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• Managing the grains, oilseeds, and other
  ingredients used by ISU-UP and collaborating schools as ingredients for
  infant feeding, school feeding and livestock programs in order to maintain
  quality and food/feed safety.
• Implementing appropriate postharvest
  techniques and technologies (e.g., drying and storage) for such
  ingredients to maintain quality and food/feed safety and to reduce
  postharvest losses.
• Monitoring the presence of and mitigating
  the effects of mycotoxins in such ingredients.
• Managing a micro-finance program for the
  distribution of hermetic storage containers to smallholder farmers.
• Developing and implementing outreach
  education programs on postharvest technology to smallholder farmers.
• Assist in monitoring school garden
  activities so as to increase food security in schools with the respective
  school children and teachers in schools supported by ISU-UP in accordance
  to the approved work-plan and budget framework.
• Provide additional support to Agricultural
  Club pupils in schools supported by ISU-UP who perform gardening and
  poultry activities during holidays on planned days.
• Undertake all activities for effective
  borehole drilling, maintenance, repair and water quality
• Identifying water issues in the community
  and developing plans to address them.
• Collaborating with community water
  committees to ensure the functionality and safety of the boreholes, and in
  the implementation of sanitation and health activities.
• Planning, coordinating and participating
  in the data collection by the University students undertaking data
  collection for research.
• Writing regular weekly, monthly,
  quarterly, and annual reports for submission to the
• National Director, ISU-UP, with copies to
  the Associate Director and may be required from time to time.
• Perform any other activities as may be
  directed by the ISU-UP management.

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
  degree in agricultural engineering, food science or closely related field.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in
  postharvest drying and storage of grains, oilseeds and other food/feed
  ingredients
• Knowledge and experience in reducing
  postharvest losses.
• Knowledge and experience in measuring and
  understanding quality characteristics of food/feed ingredients.
• Knowledge and experience with borehole
  technology and management.
• Experience in developing and delivering
  outreach education programs to smallholder farmers.

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