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agronomist

Agronomists provide consulting services to companies, agricultural cooperatives, agronomical crop growers and horticultural crop growers on the cultivation of food crops.

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DESCRIPTION

Agronomists provide consulting services to companies, agricultural cooperatives, agronomical crop growers and horticultural crop growers on the cultivation of food crops. They study the science, technology and business related to growing plants. They examine crops and perform experiments in order to improve crop yields and farms' production. Agronomists also examine the most effective ways to harvest and cultivate plants.

THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
budgetary principles
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
types of storage facilities

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
research improvement of crop yields
gather experimental data
OPTIONALOptional competences
develop scientific theories
develop personal skills

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Skills overview

81total
35 essential
46 optional

Breakdown

Knowledge
2
Skills
4

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Quick insight

This role requires 35 essential competences across both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)

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