MICHAEL SANDE

Experience

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  Mumias Sugar Company Limited

  May 2006 - Jul 2007

  Agricultural Field Assistant

  Job Descriptiono Recruit and develop arable land for sugarcane growing.o Ensure that all contracted land is ploughed, harrowed, furrowed and planted as per the quality standards set.o Ensure that all contracted farmers receive Agricultural inputs (seedcane, fertilizer, spraying chemicals) in time for efficiency in the production process.o On a daily basis, collect cane production issues (farmer concerns) from the cane farmers requiring immediate action and ensure that such are adequately and promptly investigated and suitable corrective and preventive action taken.o On a weekly basis, organize and conduct training of farmers, block and area leaders, agricultural field staff and company contractors on quality standards and monitor their compliance to set key performance indicators.o Plan and attend farmer training and extension meetings in my area of jurisdiction and sensitize farmers on need for quality service delivery by the company on their farms.o Stand in as acting field supervisor in the absence of my supervisor to co-ordinate the activities of the sublocation comprising of 1500 ha and a staff and farmers number of 6and 12000 respectively. Show less

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  Mumias Sugar Company

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2015

  Agricultural Field Supervisor

  Job Descriptiono Recruit and develop arable land for sugarcane growing.o Ensure that all contracted land is ploughed, harrowed, furrowed and planted as per the quality standards set.o Ensure that all contracted farmers receive Agricultural inputs (seedcane, fertilizer, spraying chemicals) in time for efficiency in the production process.o On a daily basis, collect cane production issues (farmer concerns) from the cane farmers requiring immediate action and ensure that such are adequately and promptly investigated and suitable corrective and preventive action taken.o On a daily, weekly, quarterly and annual basis, timely analyse and prepare quality compliance reports and present them to zonal area heads and prepare a quality executive summary report for the Director of Agriculture.o On a weekly basis, organize and conduct training of farmers, block and area leaders, agricultural field staff and company contractors on quality standards and monitor their compliance to set key performance indicators.o Plan and attend farmer training and extension meetings in my area of jurisdiction and sensitize farmers on need for quality service delivery by the company on their farms.o Stand in as acting zonal manager in the absence of my zonal manager to co-ordinate the activities of the entire zone comprising of 10,000 ha and a staff and farmers number of 20 and 25000 respectively. Show less

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  SOFDI

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Agricultural extension officer

  Overall PurposeResponsible to the Head of Program (HoP) for effective planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring a sustainable agriculture program. The focal staff for farmer groups’ capacity building and developing marketing strategies for small holder farm products as an income generating activity (IGA).Carry out all farmer mobilization and capacity strengthening activities, supervise Lead Farmers (LF) and provide extension support to ensure sustained increased farm productivity. Work closely with the officers from the Ministry of agriculture and other agencies working with farmer in SOFDI program region. Job Descriptiono In coordination with the HoP, oversee overall farm management of supported projects.o Work with farmers in the identification of suitable farming enterprises and establishment of linkages that will facilitate farmer access of the required farm inputs for different sites in collaboration with officers from the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).o Coordinate the establishment and strengthening of farmer groups as entry points for agricultural projectso Carrying out Monitoring and Evaluation activities, and propose revisions required during the course of implementation of the work plans.o Assist the HoP in preparing work plans and budgets and other program operational documentso Participate in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of farmer training curriculum and capacity building programs aimed at equipping and strengthening farmer’s capacity.o Training farmer groups on all aspects of agricultural production.o Establishing and sustaining working partnerships and networks with stakeholders, and other players on the ground to ensure inclusive and consultative implementation of program.o Carrying out trials on improvement of the established modern farming technologies as well as setting up of demo plots as farmer learning siteso Serve as the farmer groups’ primary technical assistant in planning, implementation, m Show less

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  Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

  Dec 2015 - Aug 2018

  AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER

  Agricultural Field Officer,Welthungerhilfe-WHH,SIAYA.

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  Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  AGRICULTURAL FIELD PROJECT COORDINATOR

  Manage the implementation of the ''soil protection and rehabilitation project'' in kakamega county and ensure that Integrated crop, soil and water management is promoted for improved land productivity and ecosystem services by taking a leading role in the following duties:-1.Coordinate technical aspects of the project implementation and other related activities .2.Follow up on the project area monitoring systems and regularly monitor the execution of the project related activities and results and provide feedback to the head of project.3.Compile and document relevant information for collaborative activities and missions4.Support short term consultants and experts of the project to fulfill their tasks during their assignment.5.Contribute to the project strategic development6.Provide technical advice on project implementation to project stakeholders7.Keep informed about topics and developments related to the project through press evaluation,direct dialogue,forum participation,public hearings,seminars.8.Develop and organize quality assurance through conducting project related surveys and research at the beginning and end of the project time frames9.Participate in identifying stakeholders needs for external support and advice.10.Proposes new initiatives/improvements,policy formulation and strategic recommendations for the project and other stakeholders.11.Develop project designs including the preparation,organization and moderation of the planning exercise12.Formulate project action plans and synchronize between planning the budgetary systems13.Develop technical concepts,guidelines,manuals and procedures which are ready to be applied14.Prepare inputs for reports required for the project15.Generation of new project ideas in liaison with other team members and assist the head of project in concept and proposal development. 16.Technically supervise the agricultural field officers. . Show less

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  Teachers service Commission - Kenya

  Jun 2019 - now

  Education and training

  • Agriculture and Biology Teacher

    Feb 2019 - now

  • Examination cordinator(Biology/Agriculture)

    May 2019 - now

  • External Examiner

    May 2019 - now

  • Schools sports trainer(soccer)

    Jun 2019 - now