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