FIELD RELATIONSHIP OFFICER - KENTEGRA PYRETHRUM COMPANY - Meru, Laikipia and Nyeri counties
(2024-10)
Responsible for extension service by focusing on introducing and promoting Pyrethrum farming among local communities.
- Guide and provide training on benefits of Pyrethrum through essential crop management practices
- Training farmers on sustainable agriculture approach, covering pest and diseases control, crop nutrition, sustainable farming methods and various stages of crop harvesting including drying and selling the produce to Kentegra pyrethrum company
- Responsible for collection and analyzing of data on farm productivity
- Compiled detailed reports that track the progress of farmers crop, monitor consistency of sales and use this information to make predictions about future performance of the zone
- Involved in conducting production forecast for weekly and monthly basis
- Training farmers on financial inclusion via VSLA
- Collaborating with county government agricultural officials to conduct sensitisation meetings to farmers to educate them on importance of different cashcrops and food crops
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - FLOLA OLA LIMITED
(2023-08 - 2024-10)
Production supervisor in roses responsible for various supervisory and training roles.
- Training new workers on flower handling both sprays and standard roses to minimise damages
- Ensured that correct cutstage and cut points was done in both sprays and standard roses
- Carrying out forecast of flower production to determine future productivity
- Training workers on chemical safe use and correct use of PPE
- Compiled and analyzed data on productivity which was used to make informed predictions on performance of the farm
- Keeping records of workers and recording the muster roll and register
- Training on pests and diseases identification and how to sort them during harvesting to avoid interception especially FCM
- Ensuring that the targets have been completed by each worker and the work is of desired quality and follow the SOPs of the company
SCOUTER - FLORA OLA LIMITED
(2022-01 - 2023-08)
Scouter for both roses and summer flowers like hypericam and amivisnaga responsible for pest and disease monitoring and management.
- Pest and diseases detection and monitoring and recording for immediate response by the spray team
- Training workers on pest and diseases identification and how to control and sort them
- Implementing the IPM method in the farm to minimise use of chemicals like application of phytocelous, flower dust and application of pheromone traps and stickers
- Chemical efficacy and phytotoxicity
- Checking on dry patches and curtain management when need to
- Conducting weekly crop walk to ensure sanitation was adhered to in all Greenhouses to minimise spread of pests and diseases
