Mildred Onyango

Diligent Agribusiness manager who oversees business operations for farms and other local agriculture companies. Adept at developing marketing strategies and hiring farm personnel proficient in supervising and performing various farming duties to meet production deadline

What am passionate about

Carrying out farmer field school training to community groups to provide relevant knowledge and skills development on ecological sustainable agricultural practices and technology-

Coordinate community meetings and bringing different resources to the community where they would expand their knowledge and capacity to work together as a whole for their future and well being

Mentor youths and facilitate group meetings encouraging positive regards through creative lessons and activities during the farmer field school trainings

Prepare and conduct weekly learning exercises for 25-30 members to develop group skills

Training the farmers to understand the agro-ecosystem conservation of natural enemies and crop pest insect species

Sensitizing farmers in new ways of thinking and problem solving.

Have been in this field for more than 5 years

Facilitator: LACOMP Company Limited

October 2021 (Trainings to Farmers at practical action)

Carrying out field trainings to community groups to provide relevant skills on Business Development service (BDS).

Conducted capacity building/trainings to the youths on Business planning ,Record keeping etc to enable them improve on their business entrepreneurial skills and maximize profit on their businesses.

Community Facilitator

National Agriculture and rural Inclusive growth project (NARIGP)

Feb 2020- Mar 2021

Carrying out farmer field school training to community groups to provide relevant knowledge and skills development on ecological sustainable agricultural practices and technology-

Coordinate community meetings and bringing different resources to the community where they would expand their knowledge and capacity to work together as a whole for their future and well being

Mentor youths and facilitate group meetings encouraging positive regards through creative lessons and activities during the farmer field school trainings

Prepare and conduct weekly learning exercises for 25-30 members to develop group skills

Training the farmers to understand the agro-ecosystem conservation of natural enemies and crop pest insect species

Sensitizing farmers in new ways of thinking and problem solving

Project /Administrative Assistant;

Community Action for Rural Development (CARD); 2018-2019

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage office supplies stock and place orders

Organize a filling system for important and confidential organization documents.

Prepare regular reports on expenses and office budgets.

Answer queries by employees and clients.

Maintain and update organization database

Keep records of all information related to project for documentation clarification and presentation to management.

Supervise project workers and ensure that they stick to project specification and guidelines

Intermediate between the director and other workers to prevent agitations that may hinder the smooth flow of the project execution.

Revenue Officer/ Cashier;

Kisumu County Municipal Court, May2016-March 2017;

Duties and Responsibilities

Assisting customers at our customer service counter by taking payments for parking citations, traffic violations, bail bonds and other court financial obligations prepares written correspondence to customers regarding payments matters

Field Assistant;

Muhoroni Sugar Company July 2015 –April 2016; 

Duties and Responsibilities

Participating in cane census

Providing weekly cane development reports to the supervisor

Visiting the fields to verify cane ages and cane availability

Follow up on request for the harvesting and ensure there is no delayed lifting

Providing assistance with data entry.

Relationship officer;

Faulu Kenya-Kisumu, Kenya, September 2014 -March 2015;

Duties and Responsibilities

Met with applicants to obtain information for loan applications and answer question about the process

Explained to customers the different types of loans and credit options that are available as well as the terms of those services

Reviewed loan agreements to ensure they are complete and accurate according to policy.

Obtained and compiled copies of loan applicant’s credit histories’ corporate financial statements and other financial information

Approved loans within specified limits and loan applications outside those limits to management for approval

Reviewed and updated credit and loan files

1.Studied B.Sc. in Agribusiness Management

2.Diploma in Agribusiness Management