Ex. Agriculture-Livelihood Officer
UN-WFP
Total years of experience :4 years, 5 Months
• Assist in coordinating and conducting the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of project activities related to agricultural livelihoods (Agricultural Schemes, Farmers’ Field Schools, Exposure Visits etc).
• Carry out different types of need assessments and surveys as and when required for the project implementation.
• Carry out different analysis of agricultural value chains, comparative economic analysis of different crops and compiling of reports.
• Identify and document success stories and case studies on extraordinary aspects of the project.
• Implement project activities like development of village development plans, enterprise development and assess the situation for innovative scheme in livelihood sector.
• Oversee the maintenance and submission of project management tools to ensure quality implementation of all agriculture projects and activities in timely fashion.
• Develop case studies and success stories of training participants.
• Submit program related reports as required.
• Conduct regular visits to project sites to carry out process monitoring as well as taking feedback from the target community about the projects and incorporating their views for improving performance.
• Provide feedback to Program management on the efficacy of monitoring and reporting tools based on experience
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Conduct agriculture assessment and determine farmers needs and gaps.
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Building strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, including farmers, cooperatives and governmental departments.
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Execute certain trainings regarding agriculture activities in the field on IPM and livestock management.
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Develop case studies and success stories of training participants.
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Submission of all trainings reports.
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Develop the tools, SoPs, and other documents needed to manage the agriculture activities.
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Contribute, participate, and lead the registration of beneficiaries and answering technical questions.
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Contribute, participate, and lead the distribution and implementation of agriculture activities.
Carried out recovery of livelihood activities in four newly merged district of FATA including Mohmand, Khyber, Bajaur and Kurram through distribution of poultry pullets & CFW (Cash For Work). Distributed agricultural tools, fertilizer, seed and pesticide to poor vulnerable farmers in District Muzaffargarh. Remained engaged in USAID/FAO agriculture & livestock input distribution to 50, 000 conflict affected, poor beneficiaries.
As Agro project focal and technical expert, supervise design and implementation of agriculture recovery program focused on IDPs and displaced population in District Tank funded by UNHCR.
Responsibilities included to visit all UCs of Tank and review and assess (i) intensification and diversification of field and horticultural crops, including livestock activity; (ii) cereal crops seed multiplication on farmers field; (iii) participatory research approach; (iv) revolving funds for input-output marketing; (v) farmers training, (vi) IPM, (vii) private nurse sires, (viii) communication supports, and (ix) support to line departments etc. and also assess to what extent the project has been successful in having a complimentarily between various donor-funded projects in order to best utilize the scares resources, avoid duplication and ensure costs effectiveness.
Project: Enhancing of Maize crop yield by the applications of integrated nitrogen and planting density
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Conduction of field and laboratory experiments
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Data collection and analysis
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Work plan & Progress report writing
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Monitoring of day to day activities carried out in the research field
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Processing of research papers for publications
6 months working experience as a research supervisor on “Effect of different nitrogenous fertilizers on yield
and yield attributes to maize”
Ph.D. Student at Universitas Padjadjaran Indonesia
Master in Agronomy Major concentration - Ecophysiology Research title - WATERING VOLUME AND GROWING DESIGN ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF CHERRY TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum Cerasiformae)
M. Sc (Hons) Agronomy Research title - Effect of integrated nitrogen and plant population on growth and yield of maize.
B. Sc (Hons) Agronomy Research title - influence of nitrogenous fertilizers on productivity of maize crop