Maureen Njenga Email & Phone Number

Kenya

PlantWisePlus- Enabling Smallholder Farmers Grow Safer and High-QualityFoods through Sustainable Crop ProductionDuties and responsibilities• Designing research tools, data collection, analysis, and report preparation• Delved into different types of farmer groups and documented successes and failures across the region to identify patterns• Undertaking a review of how other studies have evaluated the effectiveness of farmer groups• Propose a set of criteria to evaluate farmer groups relating to the adoption of KS1758 standard• Map recommendations to support the effectiveness of farmer groups against quality criteria• Development of a standard assessment tool to enhance the adoption rate of the KS1758 standard among smallholders• Survey selected markets including an understanding of KS1758 standards employed and incentives for traders and farmersParticipate in farmer training on specific areas of the KS 1758 standard and monitoring farmer adherence to the standard through 360-degree audits, compliance monitoring and success stories documentation

Kenya

Project title- Role of information on consumer demand for safe food in the informal grain markets of the Eastern region, KenyaDuties and Responsibilities• Studied the data collection tools and participated in sourcing maize traders and consumers• Collecting data and information on variables of interest in line with the data collection tool• Providing timely responses on data query for clarification• Providing reliable, accurate, valid and relevant data relating to the subject matter • Collecting maize samples and labeling for quality analysis in the lab • Identifying and reporting any challenges faced that could have affected the quality of the data

Kenya

AFA farmer registration project • Conducted courtesy calls, meeting key project stakeholders and supported the mobilization of households for farmer registration prior and during the exercise.• Oversaw the entire farmers’ registration phase developed the daily schedule of the farmer registration exercise, including planning for the routes for the Field Enumerators• Managing a work schedule for the entire farmers’ registration exercise within the county• Utilized the set monitoring systems and carried out inspections on the registered farmers to verify the daily work done by the field enumerators to ensure that the entire farmers’ registration exercise meets the study objectives.• Regularly communicated with the Project coordinator on the progress of farmers’ registration exercise• Carried out regular spot checks to ensure adherence to data quality and ethical guidelines• Ensured compliance of enumerators and supervisors with the ethical and safety regulations• Daily reporting of the farmers’ registration exercise progress in the assigned county• Ensured the assigned enumerators have uploaded all the collected data for the registered farmers on a daily basis• Received fieldwork updates, complaints or concerns from enumerators, supported the enumerators and resolved problems in the field, any issue requiring the attention of the office was channeled through the field coordinator • Recognized and gave account of problems in registering farmers and provided useful feedback from field research activities

Kenya

Project title- Innovation for African Climate Risk Insurance project • Studied the data collection tools and participated in sourcing farmers• Collecting data and information on variables of interest in line with the data collection tool• Providing timely responses to data queries for clarification• Providing reliable, accurate, valid, and relevant data relating to the subject matter • Conducted a lab in the field experiment to elicit farmers' willingness to pay using BDM and TOILI models• Identifying and reporting any challenges faced that could have affected the quality of the data

Kenya

Project title- Climate-Smart Options Allowing Agricultural Intensification Among Smallholder Farmers in the Dry Zones of Central Highlands of KenyaDuties and responsibilities• Providing necessary training to farmers to demonstrate climate-smart agricultural technologies• Preparing and presenting progress reports to the funding agencies• Developing data collection tools (interview guide, questionnaires, and checklist)• Trained enumerators and led data collection activity• Proposal writing, conducting surveys (using ODK), and facilitating focused group discussions• Data analysis using (SPSS, STATA, and GENSTAT)• Compiling results preparing manuscripts and publishing journal papers in a peer-reviewed journal• Handling M & E tools and techniques• Preparing training materials and providing training to farmers and other stakeholders on project matters• Information packaging- Published two pamphlets (for researchers and extension agents)• Request or acquire equipment or supplies necessary for the project

Kenya

Duties and responsibilities• Providing advisory services to farmers on new agricultural technologies and innovations• Conducted individual farm visits and farmer field days to address subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming techniques• Providing technical advice in livestock production and livestock nutrition • Encouraged farmers to adopt best practices by providing exposure to new knowledge, information, skills, and inputs• Conducted plant clinics

Master Of Science In Agricultural Extension, Agricultural And Extension Education Services

Msc thesis- Communication and Uptake of Integrated Soil Fertility Management and Soil Water Conservation Technologies by Farmers.

Bachelor Of Science In Agricultural Education And Extension, Agricultural And Extension Education Services

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