Peninah Mutuku

Agronomist and agricultural extension professional with over 5 years of field-based experience supporting smallholder and cooperative farmers across Kenya. B.Sc. in Agricultural Education and Extension, with hands-on experience in crop production, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), climate-smart agriculture, and cooperative farmer training gained through roles with FAO, Caritas Kitui, and the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU). Experienced in delivering technical advisory to coffee and smallholder farmers, running field demonstrations, and supporting cooperative strengthening initiatives, alongside strong training design, community mobilisation, and reporting skills.

Comfortable working directly with farmers, local leaders, government officers, and international teams to deliver practical, participatory agricultural development outcomes.

Extension & Training Officer at New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU) (2025-02 – Present)

• Deliver farmer training on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and sustainable crop production techniques for coffee-growing smallholders.
• Provide direct technical advisory and follow-up field visits to farmers to improve production quality and yields.
• Support coffee farmer education and cooperative strengthening initiatives, improving service delivery to farmer groups.
• Collect and maintain field data on farmer participation and production trends to inform programme decisions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for cooperative leadership.

Field Project Officer at CDOK – Caritas Kitui (2020-08 – 2023-09)

• Facilitated community training on sustainable agriculture and livelihoods for rural farming communities.
• Conducted monitoring visits and collected field data to evaluate agricultural programme performance.
• Supported capacity building for community farmer groups and local institutions.
• Led community mobilisation and sensitisation activities to drive uptake of improved practices.
• Documented field progress, lessons learned, and success stories for donor reporting.

Field Extension Officer at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (2019-01 – 2019-12)

• Delivered extension services and technical training to smallholder farmers on improved agricultural practices.
• Supported field-based agricultural education and demonstration programmes.
• Conducted field data collection for monitoring and reporting purposes.
• Supported farmer adoption of improved practices through hands-on demonstrations.

Teacher – Agriculture & Biology at Makutano Secondary School (2020-01 – 2020-03)

• Taught Agriculture and Biology, combining classroom instruction with practical agricultural demonstrations.
• Guided students in understanding crop production, soil, and environmental concepts.

B.Sc. in Agricultural Education and Extension – Machakos University (2014 – 2018)

Certificate in Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (2024)