2132-Farming, Forestry and Fishery Advisers

Tasks include:

• collecting and analysing data and samples related to produce, feed soil, water quality and other production options
• advising on techniques for improving the production of crops, livestock and fish, and alternative production options
• advising on livestock and crop disease, control of pests and weeds, soil improvement, animal husbandry and feeding programmes
• studying the environmental factors affecting commercial crop production, pasture growth, animal breeding, fish stocks and the growth and health of forest trees
• studying the effects of cultivation techniques, soils, insects, diseases and fisheries practices on animal, crop, forestry and fisheries yield
• studying fish migration, growth, feeding and spawning and devising methods of collecting fertilising, incubating and hatching fish eggs
• researching into characteristics, use capability and productivity of soils and applying findings to development of improved agricultural, horticultural and forestry practices
• developing procedures and techniques for solving agricultural problems and improving the efficiency of production
• managing forest and fisheries resources to maximise their long-term commercial, recreational and environmental benefits
• studying the propagation and culture of forest tress, methods for improving the growth of stocks, and the effects of thinning on forest yields
• investigating, planning and implementing management procedures to cope with the effects of fires, floods, droughts, soil erosion, pests and diseases
• preparing scientific reports and conducting advisory information sessions and lectures for farming, forestry and fishing communities and other groups