How to become an Agriculturist

Also called: Agricultural consultant, Farming advisor, Ÿ Agricultural consultant, Ÿ Farming advisor

Agriculturist manages the execution of daily farm operations, involving seedlings propagation, harvesting, and post-harvest activities in accordance with production schedule. He/she helps to achieve productivity objectives and targets in a sustainable manner. He/she is responsible for food crop health management (to enhance quality and yield of the food crop production) and to ensure a smooth operation of farming facility, equipment and machinery in compliance with prevailing regulations on agricultural practices and food/workplace safety standards.

Main tasks

• 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
• 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

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Will AI change the work of an Agriculturist?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026