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Role Objective
To research, provide insights and establish contacts for coconut-based value-added products on a small scale.

Key Responsibilities
1. Coconut Farming Research & Setup
o Study best practices for coconut farming in Nigeria (planting methods, spacing, soil requirements, irrigation).

2. Product Research & Development
o Investigate all potential coconut product lines
o Identify required equipment, inputs, and processes for each product.

3. Supply Chain & Sourcing
o Source raw materials

4. Market Validation
o Identify pricing and demand.
o Collect customer feedback.

5. Reporting & Documentation
o Provide weekly reports.
o Build a database of suppliers, buyers, and product recipes/formulas.

6. Training & Knowledge Transfer
o Train and Document step-by-step guides for small-scale processing techniques.

Job Requirements
• Location: Must live in (or be willing to relocate to) a major coconut-producing area (e.g., Badagry, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, or other coastal states in Nigeria).
• Experience:
o Hands-on knowledge of coconut farming and/or processing.
o Prior work in agro-processing, cooperative groups, or rural enterprise is an advantage.
• Skills:
o Practical problem-solving and “hands-on” skills (can experiment, improvise, and innovate).
o Basic business understanding (costing, sales, market testing).
o Ability to work independently with little supervision.
o Good documentation and reporting skills.
• Attitude:
o Entrepreneurial mindset, proactive, and curious.
o Willing to get their hands dirty in both manual and technical tasks.

Salary and Expectations
• N200,000 a month
• No office work. Field job only hence living near coconut farmers and processors is key

Interested? Click and apply AT: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdG4dphfjz-Xx2413N9XqmvwmzV--3L8JoiV0AiY-Fky1myxg/viewform?usp=header