Antony K'owiti
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Klaudija Alasauskaite
Antony is a skilled environmental professional with a wealth of knowledge on agroecology. He is a great communicator and passionate about what he does. I'm glad to have been able to work with him!
Klaudija Alasauskaite
Antony is a skilled environmental professional with a wealth of knowledge on agroecology. He is a great communicator and passionate about what he does. I'm glad to have been able to work with him!
Klaudija Alasauskaite
Antony is a skilled environmental professional with a wealth of knowledge on agroecology. He is a great communicator and passionate about what he does. I'm glad to have been able to work with him!
Klaudija Alasauskaite
Antony is a skilled environmental professional with a wealth of knowledge on agroecology. He is a great communicator and passionate about what he does. I'm glad to have been able to work with him!
Experience
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Biovision Foundation
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Switzerland
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant/Intern
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Apr 2023 - Present
Provides support to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoALD) – ISFAA Secretariat, including support to communications and organization of meetings related to ISFAA. a) Liaise with and support activities of the Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) under the ISFAA platform b) Liaise with county-level Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) and their respective TWGs to ensure smooth coordination, alignment between MSPs and increased integration of agroecology and agrobiodiversity in the Kenyan policy agenda. c) Continuously support the Biovision Country Coordinator in facilitating the upscaling of agroecology work in Kenya through ISFAA. Show less
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COSDEP-KENYA
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Agronomist and Project Officer
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2023
i. Provided technical trainings on Agro ecological Agriculture by setting up of demonstration sites for vegetable production. ii. Implemented organizational projects as officer in charge and created a larger impact to the community and organization as well. iii. Developed questionnaire follow-up and did project follow-ups. iv. Attended agricultural and marketing workshops on behalf of the organization. v. Developed different project work plans. vi. Organized farmers field days with collaboration with other partners. vii. Conducted capacity building of smallholder farmer focusing on modern sustainable farming. technology aimed at increasing food production at the household level. viii. Provided technical trainings on local fruits and their wild relatives at the community level. ix. Organized Smallholder farmers Marketing Assistance Program (SF-MAP) with partner organizations. x. Attended training for business development service for microenterprise for people with disabilities. xi. Participated in business awareness and value addition for Knowledge Centre on Organic Agriculture (KCOA) organized by PELUM-KENYA. xii. Led an expert talk on Ecological/organic Agriculture organized by Impact direct international. Show less
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COSDEP
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Kenya
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Agriculture Extension Officer/Fundraising Officer
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
I was responsible in fundraising for the company, searching for donor contacts and writing proposals to donors requesting financial support and other office work. I also offered extension services to small-scale farmers across Kiambu, Kenya on the sustainable ecological agriculture, training them to secure their future. I was responsible in fundraising for the company, searching for donor contacts and writing proposals to donors requesting financial support and other office work. I also offered extension services to small-scale farmers across Kiambu, Kenya on the sustainable ecological agriculture, training them to secure their future.
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Education
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University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, General Agriculture,Crop science (Agronomy) -
University Of Nairobi