Harrison Kamau

I have over six years of experience working closely with farmers across various organizations. I have served livestock farmers in two dairy organizations, i.e., Nyala Dairy Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Nyandarua and Laikipia Counties and Mwika Dairy Cooperative Society Limited in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Tanzania implementing the Dairy Value Chain. I also served as a Livestock Officer in an INGO called Child Fund Kenya in Makueni and Kajiado Counties, where I worked with a team to implement a project referred to as Agriculture, Dairy and Economic Development (ADED) aimed at enhancing the Moringa and Dairy Value Chains from production to marketing.

Last but not least, I worked as an Agribusiness Technical Officer for the Worldbank-funded Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project in Tana North Sub-County, Tana River County, where I led a team in developing and Implementing 350 proposals across four value chains, namely Maize, Greengrams, Improved Indigenous poultry, and Beef. I intend to use my professional knowledge and gained experience as a tool for development to better other people, society, and my employer, through advancement in knowledge and experience and willingness to share knowledge with others. I aspire to be honest, creative, responsible, resourceful, and loyal to the organization I am working for.

Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project

Mid-level | Agribusiness Project

Technical Officer Hola, Kenya

2019-02-01 | 2023-07-01

Achievements

• Analyze technical and policy issues, strategies, and programs to support development,

competitiveness, inclusiveness, and improved impacts of agribusiness and agro-industries in the

Sub-county.

• Participate in developing information materials and guidelines relating to agribusiness and agro-industries on topics such as business planning and appraisal, contracts, and contract farming in the Sub-county.
• Appraise capacity-building needs relating to development, competitiveness,

inclusiveness, and improved impacts of agribusiness and agro-industries in the Sub-county.

• Participate in designing and implementing programs and projects relating to agribusiness and agro-industries development and provide technical backstopping to field projects in the

Sub-county.

• Contribute to the collection and dissemination of data and information related to agribusiness, agro-industries, and food systems trends, approaches, and impacts, including lessons and good practices; support global learning, exchange of information and data through the internet and other mechanisms in the Sub-county.
• Link farmers to input suppliers & market outlets.
• Prepare, compile, and present periodic reports and data, i.e., on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis in the Sub-County.
• Prepare and participate in technical meetings within the Sub-county.

Child Fund Kenya

Mid-level | Livestock Officer

Email, Kenya

2017-08-01 | 2019-01-01

Achievements

• Manage the day-to-day care of all livestock and ensure all legal livestock management requirements are met, including feeding, bedding up, calving, lambing, scraping up, vaccinating, castration, and routine vet care.
• Undertake the movement of livestock to and from sites and the selling and purchasing of livestock.
• Maintain livestock records using electronic and paper systems to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Assist with grassland restoration works, including haymaking, silage making, re-seeding, and scrub management.
• Facilitate breed improvement through the use of Artificial Insemination.
• Ensure all farm equipment and machinery are maintained to a high standard.
• Help farmers boost milk production and quality assurance.
• Develop reliable, timely, and efficient DIP, Smart sheets, budget notes, GRF, and Form 17A as tools to aid in actualizing project implementation.

Mwika Dairy Cooperative Society Limited

Mid-level | Senior Extension

Officer-Moshi, Tanzania

2015-08-01 | 2017-07-01

Achievements

• Enabling Mwika Dairy farmers to acquire the latest dairy farming techniques, similar to those being applied in the zero-grazing conditions in the Rift Valley and Central Regions of Kenya.
• Overseeing timely implementation of all project-supported activities concerning genetics, health, and animal husbandry improvements, and accounting statistically and analytically for the intended project outcomes.
• Introducing intensive on-farm training of the cooperative dairy farmers in Mwika, including, in particular,

the carrying out activities relating to silage making, household investment in hydroponic and other forms of fodder development and progressive genetic improvement using regular and sexed artificial insemination and (selectively in collaboration with regional experts) embryo transfer and in-vitro fertilization

Nyala Dairy Multipurpose Cooperative Society

Entry level | Extension Officer

Nyahururu, Kenya

2014-06-01 | 2015-07-01

Achievements

• Managing Dairy Farms under the Herd Management Plan initiative.
• Initiated 12 Dairy Model Plots
• Conducted Training of farmers on feed management, fodder establishment and preservation, and breed improvement.
• Opening up new milk collection routes and building up milk volumes in existing milk collection

1. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2009-05-01 | 2013-06-28

Bachelor’s Degree | BSc. Agricultural Economics and Extension (Second Class Honors Upper Division) Graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and Extension -Second Class Honors (Upper Division)

2. Naivasha Dairy Training Institute 2013-08-01 | 2014-11-01

Certificate | Distinction in Dairy Cow Management Graduated from Naivasha DTI with a Distinction in Certificate in Dairy Cow Management.

• Njabini Boys High School 2004-02-15 | 2007-11-16

Certificate | KCSE Certificate B Plain

• Zac Computer College 2008-01-20 | 2008-03-25

Certificate | Distinction in Computer Packages