About the job:
What you do
As a Dryland Farmer, your duties may include the following:
- Preparing and cultivating soil
- Applying fertilizers
- Transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops
- Applying pesticides
- Cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products
You may also construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
The tough stuff
You might face the following challenges as a Dryland Farmer:
- Lack of freshwater
- High temperatures and strong sunlight
- Low rates of precipitation (>250mm per year)
- Short rainy season
The cool stuff
Some of the advantages of being a Dryland Farmer includes:
- The government offers long-term interest-free loans and low-cost water, fuel, electricity, and duty-free imports of raw materials and machinery
Typical work hours
You usually work more than eight hours per day during harvest times.
Are you the right fit?
Classes you should be good at
- Biology
- Chemistry
Best high school track(s)
- Sciences
Personal qualities
- Time Management
- Planning & Organization
- Reasoning & Problem Solving
Will you make money?
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Education stuff:
Education required
To become a certified Dry Land Farmer, you must obtain a degree in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.
Online education resources
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