Jobs push for Bahrainis in agricultural sector

Jobs push for Bahrainis in agricultural sector

Of those Bahrainis 22 per cent are women and 78pc are men while 93pc of expats are men and 7pc women.

Details of job-seekers and an oversight of the current workforce were revealed by the recently-launched online platform – www.agro.bh – which is a comprehensive database gathering agricultural sector data and statistics in Bahrain.

“AgroBH can be used as an essential tool to determine trends in the agriculture sector by viewing agricultural publications and research, climatology, soil, water and agriculture sector employees’ data,” said the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) on the official website.

“Agricultural workers and employees provide expertise and services for the agricultural sector and they can be called upon to provide knowledge, train others and carry out agricultural projects.

“Land cover, agricultural zones and agriculture land use management data can also be accessed in order to make well-informed high-level decisions.”

Those currently employed in the sector include environmental health and protection engineers, agricultural engineers, technicians, botanists, biologists, biochemists, bacteriologists, pest control specialists, specialist dieticians and teachers.

They also include farmers, horticulturists – experts in garden cultivation and management, inspect and malaria control, date palm farmers, agronomists, soil specialists, traditional pharmacists, farm workers, gardeners, basket makers, and herbal water makers, among others.

“There are