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• Guide the producer organization (PO) and
  the farmer groups through the Farmer Field School (FFS) formalization
  process, i.e. establishing the FFS, leadership structure, constitutions,
  bye-laws, registration with the community development office.
• As the key resident resource person,
  conduct the regular FFS sessions on a weekly basis following the season
  long schedule.
• Carry-out ground working activities in
  preparation for the formation and registration of new and existing farmer
  groups and/ or producer organizations.
• Carry out trainings in good agronomic
  practices (GAP), PHH and collective marketing techniques, Village Savings
  and Loan Association (VSLA) methodology, Coffee Certification, Farming as
  a Family Business (FAAFB) and/or entrepreneurship.
• Conducting field demonstrations for
  learning to include good quality coffee nurseries, coffee fields and tree
  nurseries.
• Training and mentoring gender change
  agents on joint planning and gender mainstreaming to ensure greater
  participation of women and the youth in the coffee chain.
• Work closely with the Field Supervisor in
  preparing the appropriate training content and any other necessary
  backstopping requirements and maintain a regular exchange of information
  with them.
• Guide the Farmer groups and/or producer
  organizations to put in place and regularly monitor and update the
  appropriate records and reporting formats where necessary.
• Organize the field days as an integral
  component of the FFS learning process
• Training PO leadership and depot
  committees on their roles and responsibilities to have strong PO that are
  legally recognized self sustaining and independent.
• Ensuring that farmer groups carryout their
  business in a transparent and accountable manner.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly
  activity reports on the progress, challenges and status of the project
  implementation to the Field Supervisor.
• Perform other duties as may emerge from
  the project implementation 

• Number of potential farmers identified to
  participate in the project area responding to set criteria.
• Awareness of the farmer groups, the
  community and other stakeholders about the project, quality principles,
  practices and standards required.
• Accurate registration of formers and
  inspection of the project guidelines
• Coverage of training topics to farmer
  groups
• Accurate documentation and filing of data
  required for the project
• On-time and accurate submission of weekly
  and monthly reports
• Farmers actively participating in VSLA’s
• Gender Mainstreaming in Project Areas
• Work within agreed Project standards.
• Manage tasks and be responsible for
  reporting through project structures.
• Duties are carried out in a professional
  manner to a high standard with due care and attention to detail.

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold
  a Degree/Diploma in Agriculture, Forestry or a related field.
• Possession of a Post graduate
  qualification in a relevant discipline is an added advantage.
• At least two to three years’ experience in
  Agribusiness Company.

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