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Agricultural technician

Other names

agricultural research assistant, bacteriological testing coordinator, horticultural technician, aquaculture technician, biotechnician, assistant in agricultural research, viticulture technician, agricultural technologist

Farm advice, research and inspection

They do tests on crops and animals, write down what they find, work on farm land with machines, and help scientists and farmers.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Prepare land for cultivated crops, orchards, or vineyards by ploughing, discing, levelling, or contouring.

  2. 2

    Operate farm machinery, including tractors, ploughs, mowers, combines, balers, sprayers, earthmoving equipment, or trucks.

  3. 3

    Record data pertaining to experimentation, research, or animal care.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien agricole/technicienne agricole
español
técnico agrícola/técnica agrícola
العربية
فني زراعي
português
Técnico agrícola/Técnica agrícola
Deutsch
Agrartechniker/Agrartechnikerin
italiano
tecnico agronomo

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