Young Volunteers needed at IITA , SEP 2015

Young volunteers needed
• Are you a young graduate interested in generating your own income and becoming self employed by tapping into the opportunities in agriculture?
• Are you interested in learning how to explore these opportunities in Agriculture, learning modern farming methods and processing of agricultural produce into high value and marketable products that will make you a lot of money?
• Are you willing to be part of finding solutions to the problem of high levels of youth unemployment tin sub-Saharan Africa and in Tanzania and contribute to the economic development of this country?
If yes, you are the person we are looking for.

Who are we? We are a committed group of young graduate engaging in various agribusinesses in the country with support from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to create jobs, incomes and to become self-reliance.  Some of the agribusinesses were are conducing after receiving training from researchers at IITA and partnering institutions, both in and out of the country, include processing and marketing of High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF), soy milk and yoghurt processing (using soy-cow machine), weed management (using herbicides), modern tomato production (in screen house), and the use of modern techniques (zerofly and PICS bags) for storage of maize.

Positions available: 20
Locations: Dar es Salaam but with some travel to upcountry

Qualifications
• Must be graduate or diploma holder from any field of study
• Speak fluent English and swahili
• Age limit  18-30 years old
• Computer skills
• Self motivation
• Innovative

How to join:
If you are interested please submit your application letter and CV only as attachment to youthagrirecruitment@gmail.com. Clear applications will be given first consideration. Deadline is 30 September 2015 at 1200Hrs.

About IITA:
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the world’s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. IITA is a non-profit international organization founded in 1967 and governed by a Board of Trustees.