Agriculture Technician

Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

FAO’s goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high‑quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level.

The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources.

Specifically, FAO Country Offices

Advocate, inform and support policies and investments in the areas of FAO’s mandate.

Provide technical assistance and deliver core services.

Assist and catalyse partnership and resource mobilisation activities to support agrifood systems transformation.

Position FAO as the specialised/authoritative technical agency in food and agriculture and agrifood systems transformation.

Ensure risk‑smart and accountable operations and management.

Nepal remains highly vulnerable to climate‑induced disasters, with agriculture serving as the primary livelihood for most of the population, particularly smallholder and rain‑fed farming households. The convergence of drought, floods, and civil unrest in 2025 significantly affected agricultural production, livestock productivity, and local service delivery systems, especially in Madhesh and Koshi Provinces. These shocks disproportionately impacted women farmers, landless households, and marginalised communities, reducing their adaptive capacity and slowing recovery.

In response, the proposed TCP intervention aims to restore agricultural production, strengthen climate‑resilient farming practices, rebuild local technical capacity, and support diversified and nutrition‑sensitive livelihoods in the most affected areas. Effective field‑level implementation of these activities requires continuous technical guidance, coordination with local stakeholders, and close monitoring of recovery and resilience‑building interventions.

There are four available positions in the following districts:
Saptari District (Saptakoshi Municipality and Hanumannagar Kankalini Municipality) Ilam District (Ilam Municipality and Mai Municipality). Applicants are required to indicate their preferred Municipality in their motivation letter.

Reporting Lines
Under the overall supervision of FAOR and the direct operational supervision of Emergency and Resilience Coordinator and the technical supervision of the Field Coordinator, the field technicians will assist in the implementation of project interventions at the assigned municipality.

Technical Focus
As an Agriculture Technician, the candidate should assist in the planning and execution of field operations including planting, cultivating, and harvesting by implementing crop management practices to optimise growth conditions, such as fertilisation, irrigation, and pest control through regular field inspections and data collections.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Support coordination with Agriculture Knowledge Centres (AKCs), municipalities, and relevant government offices for implementation of climate‑resilient agriculture and disaster preparedness activities.

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