Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

agent agricole

English translation:

agricultural officer

Added to glossary by Barbara Cochran, MFA
Mar 9, 2022 18:20
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French term

Agent agricole

French to English Other Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs Cameroonian birth certificate
If someone in Cameroon in a birth certificate (the father) gives his occupation as being "Agent agricole", does that just mean he is "just" an agricultural worker (basically an "agent agricole polyvalent" as defined here https://sfmq.cfwb.be/fileadmin/sites/sfmq/uploads/Fichiers/P... or is he going to be an agricultural agent? Defined I see as an "advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics", as here for instance in Rwanda: https://www.minagri.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/Minagri/Pub... "Chaque district possède une unité agricole du district avec un directeur, un agent agricole, un agent en charge des cultures de rente,"
Thanks for any help
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 agricultural officer
Change log

Mar 14, 2022 12:48: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry

Discussion

Charles Stanford (asker) Mar 9, 2022:
Eminently sensible Phil – looks like he is/was more likely to be/have been an agricultural agent
philgoddard Mar 9, 2022:
Here's the correct URL for your first reference, where it does indeed mean farmer or agricultural worker:
http://sfmq.cfwb.be/fileadmin/sites/sfmq/uploads/Fichiers/Pr...

And here's the second, where it means agent:
http://www.minagri.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/Minagri/Publ...

I'd try Googling the term and adding the names of Cameroon and other central/west African countries to see how it's most commonly understood there.

Proposed translations

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agricultural officer

Peer comment(s):

agree Chakib Roula
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Thank you, Chakib.
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