JEFFRAY ODHIAMBO BONYO

Farm Manager

Ministry of Agriculture – Maseno Agricultural Training Centre

12.2016 - 12.2023

Planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters.
Provide sustainable training and technical assistance (extension services) to smallholder farmers participating in the demonstration units and other field trials.
Provide technical skills needed to commercialize the various selected value chains.
Lead in markets assessment, Promote and scale up value addition/commercial processing of selected value chains.
In liaison with other stakeholders, establish a coordinated series of demonstration units for various technologies for target farmers ranging from commercial entrepreneurs to smallholder farmers.
Plan for and facilitate technical training workshops to share basic operational, management and business skills as they relate to various farm enterprises.
Write regular monthly, quarterly and annual reports and for Monitoring and Evaluation Programs.
Facilitate development of business planning guidelines and conduct strategic business planning sessions for Farmer groups and youth organizations.
Design, train and roll out appropriate support intervention to improve milk, eggs, poultry, fruits and vegetable quality and value addition capacity.
Maintain good public relations with farmers, stakeholders, customers, and management teams.
Ensuring that farm activities comply with government regulations.
Maintaining knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them.
Addressing constraints to market access, identify new market channels, and establish linkages between small scale farmers, agribusinesses and end markets.
Organizing Field days, exhibition and shows.