Manasseh Ado

To strengthen human capital, social cohesion and joint sustainable management of natural resources to encourage economic recovery and build resilience of the most exposed local residents, especially the youth and women, through access to employment and agriculture, forestry and livestock industries adapted to climate change.

Farm Director - Jams Organic Farms And Kitchens

(2023-01 - 2026-08)

• Staffs Supervision
• Record keeping And Reporting
• Stakeholders engagement/Sustainability and Innovation

Farm Manager (Production) - Be The Help Foundation (Agroforestry Project)

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

• Prepare plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensure employees understand expectations
• Preparation of Jevemeruth (Organic Fertilizer) Bijameruth seeds treatment and Biochar Production
• Ensure seeds, fertilizers, bio pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked
• Analyses existing operations, crops, Fodder, livestock, employees, and financial documents and recommend improvements
• Protect the environment and maintain biodiversity
• Monitor and Manage forage crops from planting to harvesting, maintained daily routine activities of livestock shed
• Assist with the recruitment of new farm employees and training of employees
• Build professional networks and keep abreast of development in agroforestry and related agricultural subjects

Extension Analyst - Tomato Jos farming and processing company limited Kaduna - Kaduna

(2022-05 - 2022-12)

• Recruit and train smallholder farmers
• Instruct and direct the recruited farmers on good agronomic practice (GAP)
• Coordinate the activities of the farmers towards the set target
• Input distribution
• Constant monitoring of field activities (farmers supervision) and physical presence in the field during farmers operation
• Lead farmers capacity building through crop farmer field school approach
• Facilitating vocational skill training for youths and women, Capture lessons learnt from monitoring, evaluations, and document success stories.
• Develop business plan for small and medium enterprise for households and savings groups
• Facilitate agricultural value chain strengthening and value addition trainings
• Community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate and promote the understanding and participation of the target population.
• Daily record of farmers field inspection
• Promote the mission, vision and strategic goals and objectives of tomato Jos
• Undertake regular field visit and interact with different stakeholders and especially with primary stakeholders
• Ensure community based participatory planning exercise and development of community action plans
• Support the identification of farmers to support in their food production practices through improved techniques adapted to the local environment, based on a clear targeting methodology.

Technical field promoter - East West Seed Nigeria

(2021-01 - 2022-12)

• Set up demo field as plan
• Agro dealers/Customer Relations
• Holds farmers meeting, field day event
• Collect and update market and Sales information
• Collect germ plasm
• Collect and consolidate farmers and agro dealers' data
• Collect and analyze competitor's activities in the area of primary assignment
• Maintain good relationship with collectors and key Farmer
• Monitor east west seed stock movement in the region of operation
• Contribute to technical support activities crops and expenses
• Other task assigned by the supervisor

Extension Agronomist - Agromall Discovery and Extension Service Limited

(2019-01 - 2021-12)

• Contribute in the implementation of field network activities and supervision
• Implement crop field monitoring and evaluation activities in the area assign
• Facilitate farmers training on modern farming techniques
• Disseminate information on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Management Practice (GMP) to farm workers and host community farmers
• Partake in preparation of production cost analysis (PCA) Production schedules (PS)
• Represent the organization in various meeting on related issues
• Advises the executive management on technical issues all time
• Familiar with new skills and innovation that support crop production and maximum yield
• Visiting fields to collect seed plants, soil samples for nutritional deficiencies and other changes
• Assist managing a labor force to accomplish the general farming goals stated above
• Regular random checks of store items and inventory, Stocks recording and timely report
• Stocks handling and proper dispatching and Warehouse maintenance and waybill controlling
• Keeping details of record regarding fields, crops and samples

Casual Staff - National Roots Crops Research Institute, Ginger -Sub Station Maro. Kajuru LGA, Kaduna state - Kajuru LGA, Kaduna state

(2012-01 - 2014-12)

• Analyze farming practices to optimize quality/yield
• Assist in land preparation, fertilization, pest and disease management
• Ensure Global GAP & GMP standard are being followed
• Assist in coordinating daily production to achieve the most efficient cost of production while meeting the maximum yield of Ginger and quality goals
• Disseminate information on Good Agricultural practices (GAP) and good management practices (GMP) to farm workers and host community farmers
• Continually monitor and evaluate the efficiency of operations, equipment and work practices
• Assist managing labor force to accomplish the general farming goals started above
• Regular random checks of Ginger seedlings mulch in field, kept in sheds and cold areas to avoid damages of seedlings

MSc - University of Abuja (2026-01)

Postgraduate Diploma - Agronomy - University of Abuja (2026-01)

Mini MBA - Boston, USA - Tekedia Institute (2024-05)

Postgraduate Diploma in Education - Education - Usman Danfodio University (2020-01)

Higher National Diploma - Agricultural Extension and Management - Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Kaduna (2016-01)

National Diploma - Agricultural Technology - Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Kaduna (2013-01)

WAEC (SSCE) - Victory secondary school Ungwan Yelwa Television, Kaduna (2013-01)

Primary school leaving certificate - L.G.E.A Primary School Maraban Kajuru (2004-01)