314290 - Other Agricultural technicians

Other agricultural technicians who are not listed under 3142 'Agricultural Technicians' perform experiments and tests, provide technical and scientific assistance to agricultural specialists, farmers and farm managers.

Main activities

* prepare materials and equipment for experiments, tests and analysis;
* collect and prepare soil, plants or animal cells, tissues, or their parts for experiments, tests and analysis;
* perform experiments, tests and their analysis and apply such research methods as microscopy, histochemistry, chromatography, electrophoresis and spectroscopy;
* identify pathogens, insects, parasites, fungi and weeds harmful to crops and cattle, prepare their extermination methods;
* analyze products, determine and maintain quality standards.

Characteristic competences

* prepare materials and equipment for experiments;
* collect and prepare soil, plants for experiments;
* perform experiments, tests and their analysis;
* prepare methods for exterminating pathogenic microorganisms;
* analyze products.