Plantation Specialist/ Horticulturist - Bangladesh

Company Introduction

Varaha is a global, leading, climate tech venture focused on carbon removal solutions such as - regenerative agriculture, afforestation, biochar, and enhanced rock weathering - that support smallholder land stewards at scale. In just the third year of operation, we are removing and avoiding more than 1 million tons of CO2 and distributing the majority of the revenues to more than 100,000 smallholder land stewards in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Backed by leading global investors, our founding and management team comes with a stellar track record of successfully scaling projects and products to millions of smallholder land stewards at leading Agriculture and tech businesses.

Job Title - Plantation Specialist - Bangladesh

Job Location - Bangladesh

About the Role

We are seeking a Plantation Specialist/ Horticulturist experienced in high density plantations to support the establishment and management of ultra high density plantations (1,100–2,500 trees/ha) under an ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation) project in

Bangladesh. The role will focus on technical planning, plantation establishment, orchard management and farmer capacity building.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee UHDP plantation establishment protocols.
• Provide technical guidance on orchard layout, pit digging, planting, pruning, canopy management, irrigation, fertigation and nutrient management.
• Support selection of suitable varieties, rootstocks and quality planting material.
• Conduct training programs for field staff and farmers on UHDP best practices.
• Monitor post plantation performance, survival and growth.
• Prepare technical reports and recommendations to improve plantation outcomes.
• Support project activities related to biomass growth and carbon sequestration objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Pomology/Horticulture is preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Forestry, Agriculture, Agronomy or related field.
• Experience in commercial fruit cultivation.
• Hands-on experience with high density and ultra high density plantations.
• Strong knowledge of pruning, canopy management, fertigation, irrigation and pest and
• disease management.
• Experience working with farmer based plantation programs is preferred.

Salary - 80,000 - 100,000 Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)