Agriculture and Forestry Extension
Overview
Volunteers’ projects include establishing and maintaining soil and water-conservation structures and practices; fruit tree production, live fences, and other agriculture related forestry practices; fish cultivation; raising trees in small nurseries; apiculture and honey production; livestock health; meat and wool production; range management; and vegetable gardening and nutritional education. Volunteers collaborate with women’s and farmers’ associations to improve agriculture and agribusiness practices.
Education
Applicants can qualify with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline;
OR no college degree and one year of experience described in the next column.
Experience
Applicants with a degree must have three months of experience in vegetable gardening, landscaping, tree planting or care, urban forestry, livestock care or management, or fish (freshwater or marine) cultivation or production. Other relevant experience includes an interest and background in environmental issues and formal or informal teaching or tutoring of adults and/or youth.
Applicants without a degree must have one year full-time experience in vegetable gardening, nursery work, tree planting, or urban forestry. Competitive applicants will have 3–5 years of such experience.
Last updated Aug 04 2009