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PRIMARY LOCATION: Waimea, Hawai‘i Island and remote on-island
FLSA STATUS: Full time, Exempt
REPORTS TO: ‘Āina-based Agricultural Practices Specialist & Climate-Smart Commodities Project Manager
The soil technician works directly with the Hawai‘i-based agricultural project partners of the USDA Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities grant. This grant is a collaboration between Lynker, University of Hawai‘i, The Kohala Center, and other farming organizations and universities. For more information, visit climatesmarthawaii.org.
The USDA Climate-Smart Commodities project provides incentive payments to producers to implement large-scale pilot projects that create market opportunities for commodities produced using agricultural (farming, ranching, or forestry) climate-smart practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and/or sequester carbon. Climate Smart Commodities in this project and portfolio have three main benefits: (1) increasing productivity and incomes, (2) enhancing resilience of livelihoods and ecosystems, and (3) reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere.
The soil technician is responsible for assisting with the onboarding of producers, including the verification of eligibility, implementing baseline soil health and greenhouse gas sampling, and data entry into the Natural Resource Data Solutions software (NRDS) for multiple agroforestry and orchard producers throughout Hawai‘i Island. Participation in the Climate-Smart Training School offered through the project is possible and highly encouraged.
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Full Time
$47k-61k (estimate)
03/28/2024
05/05/2024
kohalacenter.org
Kamuela, HI
50 - 100
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