Edwin K. Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

As the Program Manager, I am responsible for:• Client and project development.• Project Management.• Technical assessment and knowledge transfer.

Mityana District, Uganda

As an action researcher, I facilitated the assessment of innovation in livelihoods and the agricultural systems in a context of climate change for smallholder farmers in Mitayana District Uganda. Main responsibilities included:• Context and situation analysis to understand the practices of small holder farmers in the area.• Characterization of the landscape, landuse and farming typologies in the area. • Landscape zonation and characterization of the different farming systems. • Oral literature review and historical analysis of smallholders farmers in the area.• Designing structured and semistructured questionnaires for data collection. • Conducting focus group discussions and key informant interviews.• Thematic analysis of qualitative data obtained during the study. • Conduction a community feedback meeting. Achievements• Succesfully characterized the the landscape, landuse and farmer typologies in the area. • Identified the challenges and importance of intensification for commercialization by small holder farmers. • Shared our findings with the small holders farmers, ministry of agriculture staff and other relevant stake holders including suitable recommendations.

Nakuru, Kenya

• Lead in the identification, selection, and onboarding of BSF entrepreneurs and BSF smallholder farmers• Manage and support the implementation of BSF economic empowerment initiatives that enhance access to BSF Feed (i.e., agro-waste and household waste), production techniques and marketing for enhanced commercialisation of the action. • Working closely with the MEAL Assistant, take the lead in ensuring the MEAL system and plans for the project aspects are properly in place, digitized as planned and operational. • Consolidate timely and high-quality project progress reports as per DCA PPM and donor requirements; as well as regular updates on project progress to DCA Kenya Country Office (attention Project Coordinator and Area Programme Manager). • Facilitate/support collaboration and cross learning among DCA & partners staff through information sharing, exposure visits including active partner engagements. • Produce monthly project progress reports to DCA on BSF production and commercialization system and perform any other responsibilities as determined and assigned by the Project Coordinator from time to time.• Liaise and coordinate with the Technical BSF consultants for desired project outcomes• Manage and facilitate DCA partnership building initiatives relevant to Black Soldier Fly and the greening agenda at field level in close consultations with the Project Coordinator. This includes operational partnerships with technical BSF assistance consultants, and other relevant I/NGO’s, County Governments and Private Sector actors.• Participate in regular Greening and BSF actions, as well as entomology related actions at country office level, including round table partner consultations organised by the Area Programme Manager or Head of Programme. • In consultation with the Project Coordinator, represent DCA at different fora at County Level Integrated Development Plans, coordination and other relevant fora and technical working groups.

Turkana, Kenya

 Offered technical support in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of food security, livelihoods and financial inclusion interventions. Lead a team of 20 community based facilitators where we were able to recruit and train over 2000 beneficiaries in nutrition sensitive climate smart crop and animal production. Technical lead in a cash for work program implemented by a consortium of five organizations that facilitated cash transfers to 1500 project beneficiaries in remote areas and production of 8.75 tonnes of insect enriched chicken feeds. Lead in the development of the project narrative, logframe/results framework and M&E framework Facilitated the design and implementation of DCAs first electronic voucher transfer systems for agro-inputs and construction materials supply to project beneficiaries. Actively Prepared project documents including project proposals, theory of change, log frames, detailed implementation plans/work plans, budgets, procurement plans, project narratives and donor project reports. Facilitated collection of quantitative and qualitative data during program evaluations using software’s such as Magpi/kobo collect and conducting focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Part of the team that introduced the first ever DCA Kenya cash-based interventions (multipurpose cash transfer) in Kakuma, Turkana county reaching over 2000 refugee and host community households using the minimum expenditure basket.  Grants issuing and management to agri-preneurs; I facilitated competitive issuing of grants to ten agripreneurs in the poultry value chain to conduct commercial production.  Supported the development of project monitoring and evaluation systems. Technical lead in DCA first ever program on insect farming and utilization as a novel source of protein and micro-nutrients for humans and animals. The project focussed on rearing two species of insects.

Nairobi

The JIF project was an innovative project promoting the farming and utilization of insects as a source of protein and micro-nutrients. It was a multiyear project supported through Danish funding. Major tasks assigned were: Onboarded and trained over 500 new farmers on the set up of insect farms and utilization of insects as food including fortification of their usual meals with nutrient rich insect meal.  Developed training material on insect rearing, utilization and post-harvest handling and consequently published and insect farming guide. Participated in a policy design conventions of insect consumption as food/feed in Kenya Promoting consumption of the nutrient dense insect meal and fortification in normally consumed foods (baked products) Commercialized insect-food products through product development and marketing. Liased with government institutions and NGOs to promote insect as a high-quality protein source.

Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya

The INSFEED project was a multiyear project jointly funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). The projects major focus was on enhancing the poultry and fish valuechains in Eastern Africa region through utilization of insect protein in feed formulations. I was able to publish three research articles in peer reviewed journals. Major taks assigned were;  Wrote a project proposal, detailed work plans (weekly/monthly) and budget breakdowns Designed questionnaires and conducted survey in Kakamega and Busia counties in Western Kenya region. Conducted oral literature reviews and desk-based research. Designed research methodology including randomized sample storage and analyses. Ensured timely collection and recording of data through laboratory analysis and a field survey. Post-harvest processing and analysis (Chemical and microbiological) of edible insect products. Communicate project findings to different stakeholders through science conferences. Data collection, cleaning, analysis (using SPSS and STATA) and presentation in scientific conferences.

Kirinyaga, Kenya

Ensure raw materials received meet the required specificationsEnsure Rice processing is up to standards and follows ISO 22000 food safety specificationsMonitor product safety and quality throughout the manufacturing processMonitor and ensure that the processed and unprocessed rice storage ware houses are kept clean and rice is stored in an orderly manner.Educate other staff on food safety standards.Monitoring the critical control points during rice processing

Master Of Food Science And Technology, Food Science

Bachelors In Food Science And Technology, Agriculture, 2Nd Class Upper

Activities and Societies: Society of Food Technologists and Nutritionists