Caritas Olunjalu

Passionate Agribusiness professional with experience in the Agricultural sector in tasks such as examining data, undertaking Agricultural research analysis and statistics to identify trends and make predictions for the Agricultural market. This include analysis of production, consumption, distribution and conducting policy analysis. Proven ability to assess and recommend solutions that improve crop yields, reduce inputs and increase profitability to farmers. Passionate about sustainable agriculture and providing farmers with the tools they need to be successful. My educational background leading to this career consists of studies that focused on agricultural marketing, farm and ranch management, accounting, price analysis and finance. They also included classes in production agriculture, agribusiness management and quantitative analysis tools. Some of my other skills relevant to holding a position in this industry include the ability to manage my time wisely and to multitask to keep operations on schedule. They also include good leadership skills and the ability to work with suppliers and other professionals in the agricultural industry.

AUGUST 5TH 2022 -DATE –AGRIBUSINESS CONSULTANT AT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION.ACHIEVEMENTS/TASKSTraining farmers

Developing new SOPs per requirements and assuring performance against Agronomy related SOPsMonitoring trends to understand the impact of adopted practices accordingly

Providing economic advice to farmersSupporting agronomic optimization by adopting new technologies and methods to ensure continuous improvement by implementing best practices

.NOVEMBER 5TH 2019 –JULY 31ST 2022 – DATA ENTRY (CONTRACTS INCHARGE) AT WEST KENYA SUGAR COMPANY -KABRAS.

ACHIEVEMENTS/TASKS 

Receiving daily contracts from various field assistants. Capturing of the contracts into the Agriculture Management System Contract signing, approvals and application of new farmers into the System 

Maintaining data entry requirements by following data program techniques and procedures.Maintaining confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.

OCTOBER 4TH 2019- NOVEMBER 4TH 2019 -ASSISTANT SYSTEMS ANALYST AT WEST KENYA SUGAR COMPANY -KABRAS. ACHIEVEMENTS/TASKS Coordination and supervision of data collection activities to ensure accuracy of data. Capacity building through training of field staffs. Land survey and mobile data collection using tools such as PDA, GPS. Analyzing daily cane trash inspection sheet Creating job cards of company drivers and vehicles Updating of fields in the system and cleansing unnecessary data. 

AUGUST 3RD 2019 –OCTOBER 3RD 2019-INTERN AT WEST KENYA SUGAR COMPANY-AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-CANE DEVOLPMENT AND DATA ENTRY. ACHIEVEMENTS/TASKS 

Developing training materials for the field staff such as manuals Analyzing and visualizing the data sets as well as generating reports and dashboards to extract insights that guide business decisions Data cleaning for retrieval of investments 

SEPTEMBER 3RD 2018 –DECEMBER 3RD 2018-ATTACHEE AT WEST KENYA SUGAR. ACHIEVEMENTS/TASKS Configuration of the personal digital assistants to field supervisorsCapacity building through training of our field staffs.

08/2022-PRESENT –MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY -MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING

8/2015 –7/2019-  EGERTON UNIVERSITY-BACHELORS DEGREE IN AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT 

01/2011 – 11/2014- KEVEYE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL.KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 

.11/2010        BOOKER ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL.KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION.

01/2002- 10/2009- MUMIAS CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL.