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JEFFRAY ODHIAMBO BONYO

Kisumu

Summary

Detail-oriented agriculture and environment practitioner with extensive experience in general agricultural practices, currently serving as the Sub-County Agriculture Officer for Kisumu East/Central since November 2016. Engaged in workshops and training sessions focused on innovative agricultural techniques, while managing the Kisumu County stand at the Kisumu Regional Show. Expertise includes crop management, soil analysis, and sustainable farming practices, complemented by strong skills in pest control, irrigation systems, and agricultural policy compliance. A dependable team player committed to achieving optimal agricultural outcomes and enhancing community agricultural initiatives through collaboration and adaptability.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sub county Agriculture officer (SCAO)-Kisumu East and Central

01.2024 - Current
  • Coordinating all Agricultural activities in the sub county.
  • Management of the Office responsibilities as the Sub county head for Kisumu East and Central sub counties.
  • Partnering with various stakeholders both Governmental and NGOs within the Sub county in Agricultural activities.
  • Coordination, planning and management of the Kisumu county departmental stand at Kisumu Regional Show – 2024 and 2025 Show executed well and the department won the best county stand,the best county department stand and was runners up in both the best stand exhibiting agricultural or earth moving equipments and the best stand exhibiting the most blue economy innovations and inventions. This achievements were made in both of the years.
  • Sub county head in charge of Eight technical and two administrative staff

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.

Family Bank Kenya Limited
12.2014 - 12.2016
  • Served with Family Bank Kenya Limited on various capacities.

Education

Master of Science - Agronomy

Maseno University
Maseno
12-2026

Bsc. - Agriculture (soil science option)

University of Nairobi
01.2012

Kenya certificate of secondary education - undefined

Onjiko high school
01.2006

Skills

  • Research and analysis skills
  • Strategic crop scheduling and planning
  • Agribusiness strategy development
  • Agricultural extension services
  • Educational facilitation
  • Skilled in assessing environmental and social impacts

Affiliations

  • Served as a classroom prefect from class four to class eight in primary education
  • Served as a school captain in Onjiko high school in 2006
  • Served as chairman Science and Maths club in Onjiko high school in 2006
  • Member of Christian union club
  • Member of NUASA-Nairobi university Agriculture students association in 2012
  • Participated in annual tree planting in the university in the years 2010, 2011, 2012

Certification

Certificate of training as a Trainer of trainers in Framer business school under collaboration through FAO and County government of Kisumu.

Certificate of recognition by KNBS for having served as a Content supervisor in 2019 census.

Certificate of training by AFA on nuts and oil crops production.

Certificate of participation in Champions for Change training on policy domestication by GIZ.

Certificate of training on vegetable cultivation and processing technology for developing countries by Yuan Longping High tech co. ltd in Hunan China.

Certificate of training on Capacity building for Agricultural development in Kenya('23-'25) in Asan technological centre in South Korea

BIO DATA

English
Kiswahili
Luo

Timeline

Sub county Agriculture officer (SCAO)-Kisumu East and Central

01.2024 - Current

Farm Manager

Ministry of Agriculture – Maseno Agricultural Training Centre
12.2016 - 12.2023

Family Bank Kenya Limited
12.2014 - 12.2016

Bsc. - Agriculture (soil science option)

University of Nairobi

Kenya certificate of secondary education - undefined

Onjiko high school

Master of Science - Agronomy

Maseno University

References

Joyce, Omondi, Madam, Jaluoch2007@yahoo.com, 0724382362

Training

  • As sub county head am currently engaged in day to day activities of NAVCDP (National Agriculture value chain development project). A project that promotes development of five value chains in Kisumu County. These value chains include Tomato, Cotton, Rice, Dairy and Poultry production.
  • Attended a course on Capacity building for Agricultural development in Kenya ('23-'25)in Asan City in South Korea between 23rd September to 4th October 2024
  • Attended training on cotton production under Cotton Victoria project by UNDP and Brazillian Government in Mwanza Tanzania between 6th-11th July 2024
  • Currently in partnership with Save the children and USAID, participating in development of Agri nutrition strategy and adoption of ANIS document to CANIS, Kisumu county,2023-2027
  • Currently in partnership with GIZ, participating in development of Youth in Agribiz strategy for various value chains for Kisumu county, 2023-2027
  • In collaboration with KEPHIS currently undertaking a trial on adaptive Lucerne varieties suitable for various ecological zones
  • In collaboration with KALRO Kakamega currently engaged in optimal breeding schemes and research integration and release of improved cassava varieties that meet criteria for quality acceptability and improve farmer livelihoods
  • In collaboration with ABDP participated in training of six farmer groups in Kisumu west sub county on organic and safe kitchen garden production techniques in April 2022
  • Under FAO acting as a delegated authority as Vegetable value chain head on coaching of farmer groups on African leafy vegetable production through farmer business school approach from January 2022(Graduated as a trainer of trainers)
  • With Practical action participating in experimental research protocols of tomato production under conventional production techniques versus through regenerative agriculture techniques to determine the overall ultimate good of reduced reliance on chemical production
  • In collaboration with Practical action conducted training of ten farmer groups in Kisumu county on Agro ecology and regenerative agriculture in June 2021
  • Participated in drafting of Agri youth policy document (policy on encouraging youth participation in Agriculture) in Kisumu county supported by GIZ and county government of Kisumu
  • Attended training on vegetable production techniques and marketing of vegetable products organized by Longping hybrid rice production institute in Changsha China for period of 30th may to 31st July 2017.
  • Attended workshop on urban and peri urban Agricultural technologies at KALRO Naivasha organized by UPAP between dates 19th to 21st December 2017
  • Attended workshop on Lake Victoria Basin eco-region research programme (LVBERP) at KEFRI maseno on 10th January 2018
  • Attended workshop on fall army worm control on maize at Ahero multipurpose center organized by county government of Kisumu and major stakeholders

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