User:Ngarenderitu


 * 1) Name: Francis Ngare Nderitu
 * 2) Instituition: Ministry of Agriculture
 * 3) Address: P.O. Box 30028 00100, Nairobi.
 * 4) Title: Senior Agriculture Officer

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1. Personal Particulars
Nationality:	Kenyan Marital Status:	Married Religion:	Christian Languages:     English. Kiswahili. Kikuyu Passport No:	A1114671
 * Name:	Francis Ngare Nderitu
 * Sex:	Male
 * Date of Birth:	15/03/1963

2. Contacts

 * Postal Address:	P.O. Box 708 - 20300, Nyahururu, Kenya.
 * Telephone No:	+254 020 21504/8/9
 * Mobile phone No:	+254735848115
 * E-Mail address:	ngarenderitu@yahoo.co.uk

2003 January – 2005 July

 * MSc. Degree in Computer Based Information Systems (CBIS). The Degree was awarded by University of Sunderland, United Kingdom. My research project involved: - 1. Analysing Nyahururu-water-company billing system. 2. Developing a computer based billing management system based on Access database and application based on Java programming language.

1990 October – December 1995

 * BSc Certificate in Agricultural Engineering. I passed with second Class Honours (Upper Division); The Degree was awarded in JKUAT, Kenya. My research project involved developing a performance measuring system for a farm-tractor. The system determined tractor wheel-slip by aid of a computer program and necessary sensors.

1982 July – 1985 March

 * Ordinary Diploma in Agricultural Engineering. I passed with Credit. The Diploma was awarded in JKUAT, Kenya.

19th - 23rd February 2007
Award: Certificate of Participation. Trainer: Kenya School of Professional Studies (KSPS). Sponsor: Government of Kenya.
 * Course: Leadership Development and Change Management.

23rd – 31st October 2006
Sponsor: COMESA. Venue: KEPHIS, Kenya.
 * Course: Training of Trainers Course in Early Warning Systems on Food Security.

4th – 6th December 2006
Award: Certificate of Participation. Sponsor: JICA in collaboration with Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Kenya.
 * Subject: The Master Plan Study for Kenya Industrial Development Workshop (MAPSKID).

25th-29th September 2006
Sponsor: FAO, KARI and RAiN. Venue: ICIPE, Kenya
 * Subject: International Agriculture Information System (AGRIS) Network Planning and Technical Workshop. Award: Certificate of Participation.

2005 to date
Duties: Coordinating Agricultural Information Management (Collection, Processing, Storage, Packaging and Dissemination) and assisting other units to develop Computer Based Information Management Systems for their work.
 * Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture (Head Office). Department: Agribusiness, Market Development and Agriculture Information Department (AMDI).

1996 - 2003
Section: District Agriculture Mechanization Extension Officer Thika District, Kenya. Duties: To promote mechanised agriculture to enhance efficiency in agricultural production.
 * Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture.

1995 - 1996
Section: District Drainage Engineer Nyandarua District, Kenya. Duties: Reclamation of agriculture land through design and implementation of drainage structures.
 * Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture.

1988 - 1990
Section: Extension Officer in agricultural rural structures (e.g. crop storage, water harvesting, etc) Nyandarua District, Kenya. Duties: Teaching Farmers on how to construct and manage agricultural structures.
 * Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture.

1985 - 1988
Section: Field supervisor in Agricultural Machinery Services (AMS).
 * Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture.

6. Additional ICT Skills and Experiences

 * I can comfortably work with MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Access. Also I have substantial knowledge of Oracle database, object oriented programming and networking. Finally I have valuable skills in systems analysis and design.

7. Special Duties/Assignments

 * Currently I am working in a Task Force charged with developing a Kenya Agriculture Sector Communication Strategy. The Agricultural Sector constitutes at least 5 Ministries (Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Development, Co-operatives, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Water), plus other public and private institutions.


 * The Task Force is expected to come up with policy guidelines and identify necessary structures to be set up to ensure users of agriculture information can access quality information from agriculture sector prayers when required.

8. My Interests

 * After realising that lack of access to information is a major missing links to development of the third world, I want to be instrumental in ensuring that this essential link is in place for national, regional and possibly international development. I will utilise any opportunity to ensure this.

9. Referees
Deputy Director of Agriculture P.O. Box 30028 - 0100 Nairobi, KENYA. Tel. +254733944517 ewkimenyi@yahoo.com
 * Elizabeth W. Kimenyi

Ministry of Water P.O. Box 49720 - 0100 Nairobi, KENYA. Tel. +254722397440 bmmacmaina@yahoo.com
 * Eng. Bernard M. Maina

Deputy Director of Agriculture P.O. Box 30028 - 0100 Nairobi, KENYA. Tel. +254722243017
 * Francis K. Wambugu

*Lesson 1: Systm Analysis *Lesson 2: Application
 * 1) Software Engineering

=#Dairy Cattle Management=


 * Types of most common breeds
 * Types of feeds and feeding methods
 * Cattle pests


 * online leaarning

Ministry of Agriculture: OER Experience by Francis N. Nderitu