Adams Koech

I am a self-motivated with high level of personal integrity, adaptable, results-driven professional with a progressive career. I am a highly effective communicator and a proven leader with a keen understanding of the organization's structure, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal and cross-cultural sensitivity skills. I have also gained relevant experience by working in various organizations.

I have strengthened my skills by reading and researching in the workplace, adding to my 5 years of experience. I desire to be part of an organization that provides unlimited utilization of my academic, creative, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills in pursuit of effectiveness, efficiency, and promotion of quality in the dissemination of my assignments. I am committed to organizations mission, vision and values.

I have over five years of experience in the agricultural industry and 4 years of experience in community development projects. I have an excellent track record in all my previous job encounters. Extensive background in agriculture projects and community projects.

Farm Supervisor - SAWAGROUP - Lilongwe, Malawi

(2023-11 - 2025-08)

• Supervised day-to-day farm operations, including horticulture (all sorts of vegetables), orchard (macadamia, lemons, mangoes, papaya, oranges & avocados), dairy, poultry (layers and broilers), crops and herbs (maize, ground nuts, soya beans, Hibiscus flower, Chives, Bulb Onions, sunflower, tobacco, rosemary, ginger, garlic, thyme, tarragon, oregano, turmeric).
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, and biosecurity standards
• Managed resources, humans, machinery, vehicles, and farm infrastructure to ensure efficient operations
• Implemented crop production cycles: land preparation, planting, irrigation, crop protection, harvesting, sorting, grading, and post-harvest handling.
• Oversaw fertigation, soil health management, and integrated pest management.
• Coordinated marketing and sales of horticultural produce while ensuring quality standards.
• Train and mentor farmer groups around and workers on good agricultural practices, smart technologies, build resilience, soil fertility management and regenerative agriculture.
• Handle conflict
• Ensured maintenance and repair of farm tools, tractors, and machinery.
• Quarterly report writing and presentation.

Field Officer - Anglican Development Services North Rift - Kenya

(2023-01 - 2023-09)

• Facilitated implementation of the Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation Project.
• Facilitated and organized field days preparation and farm visits
• Developed work plans and coordinated training workshops for community members.
• Trained farmers on climate smart agriculture technique and livestock production, disaster risk reduction, VSLA, and market development.
• Trained the community on good agricultural practices, resilient crops, and value addition. Soil fertility management, kitchen garden technologies.
• Prepared timely work plan and reports meeting donor requirements.
• Built strong linkages with communities, leaders, and local authorities to enhance participation and ownership of projects
• Documented success stories, lessons learned, and contributed to project proposal development.
• Data collection and entry using Kobo Collect.
• Participated in monitoring and evaluation
• Participated in proposal writing

Field Attachment - Anglican Development Services North Rift - Kenya

(2022-02 - 2022-05)

• Supported resilience project activities in North Pokot Sub-County.
• Trained farmers in best practices for agricultural production, soil management, integrated pest management, water harvesting technologies, income-generating activities, field visits, and exposure trips.
• Participated in data collection, analysis, and report writing.
• Attended stakeholder meetings and capacity development sessions.
• Facilitated information dissemination and promoted market linkages.
• Facilitated the establishment of a farmer's field school and ran its operation for the first time in 2022 after many years of its inception.
• Organize the first agricultural exhibition in collaboration with the local government in West Pokot North
• Shade nets/greenhouse management (horticulture, irrigation)
• Livestock management (feed production, formulation, treatment, breeding, and vaccination)

Farm Manager - Grace Farm - Kitengela, Kenya

(2019-12 - 2020-12)

• Supervised and mobilized farm workers, delegating tasks effectively.
• Managed irrigation systems, including pumping, watering, and repair.
• Oversaw pest and disease control through spraying and chemical application.
• Handled record keeping and store management.
• Directed and supervised horticultural production, including onions, tomatoes, beans, strawberries, and assorted vegetables.
• Ensured post-harvest handling and quality inspection of produce.
• Harvesting of horticultural crops, sorting, grading, and packing.

Intern - Quality Control - Green-blade Out growers Ltd (Park House) - Kenya

(2018-03 - 2018-09)

• Inspected the quality of horticultural produce upon delivery and storage in cold rooms
• Supervise production, maintenance, and harvesting of herbs (dill, chives, asparagus, oregano, thyme, tarragon, basil, parsley, lavender, mint, and rosemary)
• Maintaining Production, weeding, fertigation, and harvesting records.
• Weeding, pest, and disease control
• Supervised maintenance of the irrigation system
• Supervised harvesting of the herbs
• Ensure quantity and quality are okay.
• Ensured Packaging standards
• Enforced safety protocols in the food industry (packaging and labeling for traceability, use of PPES, Cleanliness, correct storage temperatures, and handling)
• Ensured quality assurance standards before product export.
• Labeling and loading for transportation.
• Reported findings to supervisors and contributed to process improvements.

Volunteer Agriculture Supervisor - AIC Diguna - Tinderet, Kenya

(2016-01 - 2017-09)

• Supervised farm activities and mobilized workers to achieve set objectives.
• My achievement I Established the first dairy farm for both cattle and goats
• Oversaw land preparation, planting, weeding, pest and disease control, harvesting, and post-harvest handling of crops.
• Silage making and management
• Establishment and management of Hibiscus flowers, including post-harvest handling (harvesting, drying, sorting, grading, and packaging)
• Ensured animal welfare through feeding, housing, treatment, and feed formulation.
• Operated tractors and other heavy farm machinery; conducted basic maintenance.
• Handled post-harvest management of grains and stocktaking.
• Facilitated coffee bush establishment and management, including post-harvest handling (harvesting, palping, washing, drying, shelling, roasting, grinding, packaging, and selling)
• Participated in community outreach, youth mentorship, and charitable activities.

BSc - Agriculture and Human Ecology Extension - Egerton University (2017 - 2022)

Diploma - General Agriculture - Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology (2013 - 2015)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - Larmudiac Secondary School (2008 - 2011)

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - Rehema Primary School Nakuru (2007 - 2007)