Agricultural Field Surveyor (Jelgava, Latvia)

Number of employees

50

Jelgava, Latvia, Latvia

Posted on: 2024-08-09

Category: agritech

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We are developing our online commodity marketplace which allows farmers to find more sellers and buyers and to identify the best possible deals out there. We are looking forward to giving you access to the Agreena platform, from which we will enable farmers to easily access and identify the best prices on agricultural commodities delivered by both local and international market players. Both farmers and trading houses will be able to post offers in this open cross-border online market place. We hope you will join us on this journey towards a more open market. 

About Agreena
Agreena is an exciting, dynamic, and purpose-oriented organisation united in a mission to mobilise farmers and corporations to unlock the value of nature and help restore the planet. While we’re rooted in agriculture, finance, and technology, our team of experts range from soil carbon scientists and software developers to market strategists and regulatory affairs experts. Over 200 employees across more than 40 nationalities are gathered under the common Agreena flag – either working from our headquarters in Copenhagen, offices in London, or remotely across Europe.

As a rapidly scaling climate agtech, Agreena provides solutions that drive both environmental and financial sustainability in farming. We have helped farmers across 18 countries in their conversion journey from conventional agriculture to regenerative farming practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and remove CO2 from the atmosphere, storing it in soil. Our company offers a supportive and positive work environment with opportunities for learning, leading and growth no matter where you are in your professional journey. We believe in giving our employees a lot of responsibility, and we encourage new thinking, innovation and fun.

Agricultural Field Surveyor
Agricultural field surveying from February to August 2024 to May 2025 Jelgava, Latvia 

Agreena is seeking part-time seasonal agricultural field surveyors in Jelgava, Latvia with in-field data collection as part of ongoing sustainability projects tracking regenerative agricultural practices in agrifood supply chains.

Responsibilities:
- Travelling to local designated areas of interest and collecting information including which crop is being grown and the level of tillage intensity. 
- Following a simple protocol to document the required type data per field
- Logging the information for each field on a mobile device using an easy to use app.
- The field surveys are conducted from the roadside.
- Uploading data daily.

Requirements:
- Travel may be required to farms in your assigned region, which will be determined based on your geographic location
- An iPhone/Android phone or tablet to run our data collection app
- A valid driver’s licenceYour own car to travel to the assigned location
- Experience working in agriculture to a level where you can reliably and confidently identify major crops and the type and intensity of tillage performed.

Timeline:
-This work will take place from August 2024 to May 2025
-The work is flexible to your schedule as you choose the number of hours and when you work but a minimum of 8 hours (1 day) per week is required.

Compensation: 
- Employment is contract based and all surveyors are self-employed, meaning all tax responsibilities are that of the contractors
- Payment will be made per data point collected 
- The average payment for a full day of data collection (8 hours collecting) is 120 - 150 Euro plus the expenses listed below:
- Lunch is covered at a rate of 7 Euro per full 8 hour day
- Mileage is covered at a set rate for EU countries at 0.23 Euro per Km


If you would like to be part of this exciting project with the ultimate goal of rewarding farmers for regenerative and sustainable agricultural practices then please apply through the link.

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🌍 Be your best self every day at Agreena
At Agreena, we are devoted to building an environment that promotes equality, inclusion, and diversity. As we embark on our journey of expansion and growth, we recognise the value of celebrating and embracing everyone's uniqueness. This diversity is crucial to our success and innovation. We aspire to build a product that is loved by our customers and we want the same to be reflected in our teams. 

With this in mind, we're dedicated to ensuring that Agreena remains a welcoming and diverse environment for all.

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