CURRICULUM VITAE

Vision:

To dedicate expertise in the continuous improvement of Food and Nutrition security and ensuring food safety and all safety measures significant to minimize Food borne diseases and food poisoning. Transform operations, maximize efficiencies and minimize risks to achieve sustainable growth in food and nutrition security. Aimed at achieving wholesome, quality and safe product along the value chain nodes and reducing the current Global Acute Malnutrition rate in Turkana that is very high at 34%, and enhancing quality of life. Climate change and its effects has greatly affected food production systems despite the increasing population to feed, hence increased number of food insecure households. There is need for the community and households to build competitive advantage of research relevant to food and nutrition security intervention and work with private public partnerships to achieve goal.

Keys of success:

·Integrity, Ethics and Competitiveness in service and overall production

·Enhanced Pastoral risk management and livelihood support programme

·Providing both nutrition sensitive and nutrition specific programme important to promote food and nutrition security.

·Work as Lodwar County Referral Hospital, department of Nutrition and Dietetics. Here working with Patient attending diabetes clinics, health promotion for people managing such conditions and health talk to those attending diabetes clinics. Here I work on Tuesday from 8.00 a.m to 12.30 p.m ward rounds and overall consultation. I did my Master thesis in Dietary and physical management of Type II diabetes adults attending Nakuru County referral Hospital.

·Quality service delivery and Continuous Improvement

·Team leader/ team player

·Demonstrate Traceability and withdrawal of products

·Reducing acute malnutrition through nutrition sensitive programs

·Coordination of activities and programme towards resilience building and livelihood diversification at Sub-County and County level.

Name: Beatrice Atieno Opiyo

Date prepared 20-October 2022

Designation: Chief Livestock Production Officer

Title: Sub-County Livestock Production Officer- Turkana South Sub-County

Office Address: Mifugo Complex, 52-30500 Lodwar.

Phone and Email: +254*********, adtv0k@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

M.Sc : Food Nutrition and Dietetics (2022). Kenyatta University, Nairobi,Kenya.

B.Sc : Food Science and Technology (2008). Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru-Kenya.

Diploma: Dairy Technology (2005). Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru-Kenya.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (1993), D.N. Handa Secondary School, Naivasha, Kenya.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Chief Livestock Production officer, Promoted by Turkana County Public Service Board through the Chief Officer Ministry of Agriculture Pastoral Economy and Fisheries with effect from [1/7/2021]

Sub-County Chief Livestock Production Officer: Ministry of Agriculture and Pastoral Economy, Department of Pastoral Economy, Directorate of Livestock Production. Turkana County, Kenya.[2021 to present].

Responsibility and roles of Sub-County Chief Livestock Production Officer:

Providing technical advice in Livestock production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture, ranching and to promote economic livestock farming.

Assisting in organizing extension activities including field days, field demonstrations, farmer and/or pastoral field schools, apiary demonstration and visits and farm visits

Develop strategies to enhance and better utilization of available/potential feed resources and implement good feeding and nutritional practices.

Advise sub-countries, wards and the feed industry in developing and complying with feed safety/quality standards, cases of non-compliance we reject a case in Lokichar ward.

Contribute to and technically support appropriate supplementary/emergency feeding interventions for livestock in FAO, WFP, LMS, Government and other partners emergency and/or rehabilitation programmes.

Contribute to the work of and participate in partner and stakeholders in County Steering Groups (CSG), cross border livestock migration peace forums both international and regional, NGO networks and producer organizations as they relate to Livestock production, Food and nutrition security and feed safety.

Keep up-to-date and informed on relevant developments; design and conduct analytical studies on specific technical and policy issues affecting livestock nutrition, feed resources and feed safety.

Plan, organize and participate in scientific and technical meetings; prepare and edit reports, manuals, guidelines and other specialized publications concerning livestock in Turkana.

Assist national institutions through the decentralized offices in planning/establishing training, extension, research and human resources development programmes for efficient livestock nutrition and utilization of emergency supplementary feed.

Collect and analyze appropriate data that contributes to the Sub-County livestock information systems.

Participate in the design and implementation of the Sub-County Programme activities that support good livestock production practices that relate to the conservation and utilization of livestock migratory routes, Community Managed Grazing Areas (CMGA), which are wet and dry season grazing areas.

In collaboration with the County Livestock Production Office, partners and stakeholders participate in the development, implementation and technical support of Field Programme and interventions to address food and nutrition security by improving livestock production since it is a major livelihood contributing to over 65% in Turkana County.

Research associate as technical staff, Honey value chain mapping, a case study in Turkana County [2018-2020].

County Apiculture Platform Chairperson, Turkana County [4/2018 to present]. The goal is to study, conserve and enhance the contribution of bees, honeybees and other pollinators to food and nutritional security for improved livelihoods for social economic development. To develop apiculture (the science and art of beekeeping) for food and Nutrition security through pollination, enterprise promotion, and environmental conservation. Coordinated Directorate of Livestock Production, in collaboration with National Agricultural Rural Inclusivity Growth Project (NARIGP), the formation of two Beekeeping cooperatives in the County. These are the first beekeeping cooperatives in the County, Kaloka in Turkana South and Loima Amonok Aoo in Loima Sub-County. Beekeeping Common Interest Groups (CIGs) and individual beekeepers to promote beekeeping formed the cooperative. The cooperatives support beekeeping practices for honey and other hive products production related to record keeping for traceability of all products example: inspecting, feeding, watering, yield and harvesting records.

A member of Apiculture Platform of Kenya Society, Nairobi [October to present]. Assist in sensitizing on importance of bees and beekeeping, practical’s in understanding beekeeping, types of bee housing and/or hives, hive baiting and/or breeding and placement, hive maintenance and inspection, harvesting, processing and packaging and rendering wax from comb and wax processing.

A member of Turkana County Ethics and Anti-corruption committee, Turkana-Kenya [October, 2018 to present]. Promote National Values and Principles of Governance to all state organs, state organs, state officer, public officer and all persons. Mandate is to undertake public education, sensitization and awareness creation campaigns aimed at effecting fundamental changes in the attitude, behavior, practice, culture of employees towards corruption.

Associate researcher, Stellenbosch University, Helsinki South Africa, in Collaboration with Kenyatta University, Kenya [2/2015 to 4/2015]. Conducted a doctoral research on Dietary diversity in food production systems in Trans Nzoia County, Kitale. Kenya.

Part-time lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nakuru Kenya. Nakuru Central Business District (CBD) campus school of Institute of Tropical medicine and Infectious diseases, from 2010 to 2015.

Associate lecturer, Mount Kenya University, Nakuru campus, Nakuru-Kenya [2012 to 2014].Lecturing and guiding students in Dairy technology, Milk handling and hygiene, Cheese ghee, butter production and fermented milk production.

Food safety management auditor, Mount Kenya Dairies (formally Meru Cooperative society),[7/2014 to 8/2014]. Implement ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems in a record short span of three months, helping firms develop a good traceability system to reduce pre and post processing contamination and maintaining product quality, product consistency and conformity. Food safety and quality issues as the major consumer concerns especially to the healthy general population to maintain good health and vulnerable groups for proper management. Establishes production standards of efficiency, minimum wastages due to post harvest losses and maximum utilization of resources (machines, raw material and manpower) to increase productivity. Reduction the risks of food-borne illnesses that may occur through biological hazards such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and parasites, or/and mycotoxin and botulism ingestion of poisoned food and chemical hazards or natural toxins. Supervision of production processes to ensure implementation of company standards to facilitate value addition and product variation, important in creating dietary diversity.

Dairy technologist and Food scientist, Makueni County Hospital, Makueni County, Kenya [8/2014 to 10/2014]. Organize and facilitate very successful workshop sponsored by Land O’ Lakes Inc with a grant by the U.S department of Agriculture (USDA) in providing assistance in the development of the private dairy sector in makueni, to help improve malnutrition of the children under five years attending, Makueni County Hospital, Kenya. Makueni County, in collaboration with Makueni District hospital’s comprehensive care clinic, mother child health (MCH), Makueni District social work department, Makueni District commissioners’ Office, the residence and Makueni Dairy Co-operative society. The aim was to promote the use of Agricultural product milk particularly milk and milk products, which are nutrient dense and healthy rather than sodas which are energy dense. Malnourished children attending the MCH and the People living with HIV/AIDs attending the comprehensive care centre advised on good nutrition and its significance.

Food and Nutrition survey for Children Under five year at Makueni County Hospital, Makueni Dairy and Makueni County Commissioners office, Makueni County, Kenya[ 11/2014 to 1/2015]. As Food scientist and Dairy Technologist, I was leading in identifying the various milk and milk products produced by Makueni dairy. This was significant in identifying the diversified milk products availed to them to access. The survey was accessing the caregivers/mothers delivering milk to Makueni Dairy and had children under five years old, on their food choices and preference for the children. From the Survey it come out clearly that caregivers/mothers were selling all milk milked in a day milk to the dairy, not leaving any milk to the children but instead use the income earned to buy cereals, sugar, bread and sodas for the children and the household as well. The caregivers/mothers food preference was key in determining food consumption patterns, dietary choices for the children. This will inform the nutritional status of the children, from the survey it was clear that the malnutrition rates were high and it was attributed to bad food choices and preferences among the caregivers/mothers’ practice. The survey results and discussion came out clearly that the caregivers/mothers had inadequate knowledge on various foods (milk) and the nutritional composition. They prefer energy dense foods like cereals and cereal products, rice, bread and sugar based diets as compared to nutrient dense and well-balanced milk with very high levels of palatability and absorption to the children. There was need for creating awareness and sensitizing the caregivers/mothers on nutrient dense feeds than energy dense food for the children to reduce malnutrition cases and promote healthy growth children for a healthy population. Hence, address the gap through various interventions using public private partnership model, nutrition sensitive and specific approaches.

Research assistant, researcher from Stellenbosch University, Helsinki South Africa, Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Collaboration with Kenyatta University [01/2010 to December.2011]. A two-week’s training offered before the actual research conducted in three phases. Phase I [September and December, 2010]. Phase II (May and August) and Phase III (September and December 2011). Looking at Nutrition diversity and variation with difference in seasonality therefore scarcity and surplus.

Facilitator of Trainer of trainers, Rift valley, Central and Eastern province, Kenya [Jan 2007 to Dec 2009]. Responsible to train on Milk products’ handling, hygiene practices on the container & equipment during transportation, reception, processing and storage. Quality Control, packaging condition, product formulation and quality of production to ensure timely and consistency. Quality control by cooling and cooling equipment access and available. Milk safety by assuring it is free from contaminants and antibiotics for example Hydrogen peroxide. Training of prerequisites for acquisition of standardization mark as a symbol of quality (KEBS). Create awareness on Role of Dairy products on Food and Nutrition Security across the life cycle breastfeeding mothers, people living with HIV/AIDS and children under five years old.

Food Safety Management System Auditor/Lead auditor (Food Safety Auditor certification scheme) Bureau VERITAS, May- June 2008.

Quality Control and Assurance officer, Lelkina Dairies, Molo Kenya [2005 to 2006]. Carry out quality tests (subjective and objective) for acceptance or rejection. Subjective tests involve the use of the panelist senses, for example sight, vision, earring and feeling while Objective test based on the use of reagents and equipment for example Alcohol test, clot on boiling, Acidity test, Lactometer test and Butter fat test among others. Raw milk procurement, cooling and transportation. Sales, marketing of milk, its products in Nakuru, and its environs.

Laboratory analyst /Quality controller, Tri-clover industries Ltd, Kenya [2001 to 2005] Prepare reagents and sample for analysis for the cosmetics.

Quality control assistant officer, Homegrown Kenya Ltd, Naivasha, Kenya [1993 to 1997]. Harvesting of runner beans and grading at the pack house. Promoted to Supervisor and team leader at the packing table ensure Quality is ensured and assured. The fellow employees enhance packaging of the products in both unit consumer packages and bulk packages and ensuring Good manufacturing practices - (GMP) and good hygienic practices. Training of community-based organization (CBOs), Trainer of Trainees’ (ToT) of Self Help Groups (SHPs) among others on the significance of value addition by sorting and grading, packaging, preservation by refrigeration and freezing and other methods acceptable in the value chain.

Presiding Officer in the 2013,2017 and 2022 General election, I was a Presiding Officer at Nakuru Town West constituency, in Nakuru County.

Tutorial work at Eldoret Polytechnic in the department of Applied Sciences. [12/01/2012 to 22/12 2013]Lecturing dairy technology, food production and value addition

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics; Supervisor in the previous Population census which was from mid- August 2009 at Githima Sub Location, Kaptembwo Location, Nakuru District, Nakuru County.

Aphia II Eastern, working as a team leader, planned, organized and carried out training workshops and seminars on Value addition on Goats milk and it significance on People living with HIV/Aids, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), the Elderly and later designed a program Monitoring and Evaluation, which was Participatory Approach. Planned and organized for the creation of awareness of the nutrition status, by caring out nutrition assessment to both the caregiver and mother at the same time we offered nutrition counselling, to them.

At Tracom College as the Head of Section, offering varied courses Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, Child Health and Survival, Community development and Social work among others.

Land O’ Lakes Inc, Kenya Nairobi Westlands;

Food Safety Management System Auditor. Performed inspection, audit and implementation of ISO: 22000-Food Safety Management Systems in different factories.

1.Land O’ Lakes a Non-Governmental Organization under United States Agency International Development (USAID), the Program being, Kenya Food for Progress that dealt with empowerment of small and middle scale farmers in the Dairy Sectors, thus overseeing, managing, coordination and prioritizing their daily activities towards food production and value addition.

2.Conduct, coordinate and document investigations, corrective and preventive actions and tracking of all products through traceability.

3.Manage and monitor the quality of all finished products to maintain the company’s high standard and meet the market requirements.

4.Manage the work activities of Quality Assurance Department to ensure that Q.C. Technicians adhered to approved quality control procedures

5.Participating in design and safety reviews and Non-conformity analysis.

6.Perform internal and external quality audits.

7.Ensuring production materials tested for acceptability in accordance with the written procedures (standards).

8.Ensuring product compliance to the standards, training farmers groups, ToTs, CBOs Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).

9.Coaches and trains production staff prepare on job training programs. Evaluate performance of staff, recommends promotion, additional training or termination.

10.Prepares employees safety procedures and makes sure that these procedures are enforced and ensuring general and specific documentation. Document the organizations Food Safety Policy to ensure food safety at all levels to the consumer.

11.Conduct, plan and implement hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP), pre- requisite and Operational pre-requisite programmers to assist in audits.

12.Implement TQM principles and tools to solve the management problems and help them to improve the company strategically.

13.Ensure proper training of Quality Assurance, to Technicians to upgrade their knowledge required to maintain high quality standard.

14. Ensures proper training of plant personnel to upgrade their professional and maintain the equipped level of quality standards to achieve the operational equipment.

15.Train and coach farmers on good agricultural, good hygienic, manufacturing practices, train farmers on viable supply chain on practices trading and distribution.

Land O’Lakes International Development

Training Facilitator (ToF) - Rift valley, Central and Eastern province - Jan 2007 to Dec 2009

1.Milk products’ handling, facilitation and hygiene practices on the container & equipment during transportation, reception, processing and storage

2.Coordinates with Quality Control regarding packaging condition, product formulation and quality of production to ensure timely and appropriate solutions are adopted avoiding customer’s complaint hence consistency.

3.Emphasis and ensure the importance of milk cooling, use of efficient milk cooling equipments, quality testing to improve the quality of the daily products.

4.Educate and encourage farmers on dairy quality control and assurance free from contaminants and antibiotics for example Hydrogen peroxide, water.

5.Create awareness in relation to product quality and standardization mark as a symbol of quality (KEBS).

6.Create awareness on Role of Nutrition and Dairy products for breastfeeding mothers, people living with HIV/AIDS and children under five years old.

Quality Control and Assurance: Lelkina Dairies, Molo Kenya: 2005 to 2006

1)Undertook both subjective and objective tests.

2)Subjective tests involve the use of the panelist senses, for example sight, vision, earring and feeling while Objective test based on the use of reagents and equipment for example Alcohol test, clot on boiling, Acidity test, Lactometer test and Butter fat test among others.

3)Milk & milk products marketing in Nakuru and its environs

4)Milk procurement, cooling and transportation.

Laboratory analyst /Quality controller, Tri-clover industries Ltd, Kenya - 2001 to 2005

Prepare reagents and sample for analysis of the cosmetics

Homegrown Kenya Ltd, Kenya -1993 to 1997

Picking of runner beans and grading at the pack house.

1.Supervisor and team leader at the packing table ensure Quality is ensured and assured.

2.Packaging of the products both in unit consumer packages and bulk packages

3.Ensure Good manufacturing practices – (GMP) and good hygienic practices enhancement to the fellow employees.

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED

The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS), Nakuru [15-17/2/2022] Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) is a set of international guidelines and standards for designing, implementing, and evaluating livestock interventions to help people affected by humanitarian crises. LEGS is based

on three livelihoods objectives: to provide rapid assistance, to protect livestock

assets, and to rebuild the livestock assets of crisis-affected communities. LEGS

supports the saving of both lives and livelihoods through two key strategies:

• LEGS helps identify the most appropriate livestock interventions during

emergencies.

• LEGS provides Standards, Key actions, and Guidance notes for these

interventions based on good practice.

Championing Animal welfare programme in the Sub-County through LEGS

Because LEGS is based on humanitarian principles and law, its starting point is the welfare of people. Although LEGS is not based on animal welfare objectives, many LEGS interventions lead to improved animal welfare, thus contributing to the ‘five freedoms’ commonly used as a framework for assessing animal welfare:

1. Freedom from hunger and thirst – by providing ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigor.

2. Freedom from discomfort – by providing an appropriate environment, including shelter and a comfortable resting area

3. Freedom from pain, injury, or disease – by preventing or rapidly diagnosing and treating the problem.

4. Freedom to express normal behavior – by providing sufficient space, proper facilities, and company of the animal’s own kind

5. Freedom from fear and distress – by ensuring conditions and treatment that avoid mental suffering.

Desert locust biology and behavior, Mapping, ground survey, reporting, management systems and Community sensitization in Turkana County, Peace wind Japan [30/6/2020 to 7/1/2021].

Training of trainers’ course on technology, innovations and Management practices for Indigenous Chicken value chain, Jumuia Guest House, Kisumu [6-12/12/2021]. National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project a World Bank project sponsored it

Senior management Course, Kenya School of Government Baringo County, Kenya [1/2019 to 2/2019]. Acquired training on Management Principles and practice, planning and Management, Management communication, Effective leadership, Good Governance in Public Resource Management, Performance Management in Public Services

Supervision and planning of emergency livestock offtake, emergency supplementary feed beneficiary targeting, distribution, extension services to both pastoralists and agro pastoralists. Responsible for oversight and leadership of rangeland training mapping and reseeding and pasture production and conservation just to mention a few in Loima and Turkana South Sub-Counties. Organized and planned sensitization, training and exchange visit for livestock marketing association to established livestock markets in and outside the County to upgrade my management skills, acquired Senior Management Course.

Bankable project proposal writing, Sandfields Camp, Lodwar, Kenya by Vedaman Consultant’s Limited [17 to 21 September 2018]. Acquired knowledge on project cycle Management and elements of a proposal Writing, tree analysis, design, implementation, project resource plan, Monitoring and Evaluation. Reporting and Project Exit Strategies.

Training of Trainers (ToT) course on Livelihoods, Improvement Approach to Development Practices. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, State department of Agriculture under Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood Programme (DRSLP) held at KALRO (KANDARA)-THIKA. [17 TO 19, OCTOBER/2016]. Overview on the Livelihood improvement Practices and it is application on extension services. Fund raising for group activities, Women farmers training system, Life improvement activities, process of developing farm lifestyles, Facilitation styles on livelihood improvement, Entrepreneurial of LIP through green tourism and role of supervision in LIP.

Team building training Event, Eliye Springs, Turkana County, Kenya [16-19 December,2015]. Participatory approaches and Techniques for Community engagement on sustainable Natural Resource Use and Management in Turkana County, Bankable project Proposal writing, Application of Di-monitoring and general Monitoring and Evaluation approaches held at Lodwar.

Appointed member of Ethics and Anti-corruption committee in the Ministry of Agriculture Pastoral Economy and Fisheries. An Act of Parliament to establish the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission pursuant to Article 79 of the Constitution. Functions of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission(EACC); The functions of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission derive from the provisions of Articles 79 and 252 of the Constitution, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Act, and the Leadership and Integrity Act. Conduct investigations on its own initiative or on a complaint made by a member of the public:

The commission has powers necessary for conciliation, mediation, negotiation and recruit its own staff. Perform any functions and exercise any powers prescribed by legislation, in addition to the functions and powers conferred by the Constitution.

Pedagogy Training, course on introduction to instructional System Design, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology [6 to 8 August, 2014]. Overview of Learning Process, Process, and Metholody, Formulation Instructional objectives and media/ICT Integration in Learning.

Agribusiness and Value Chain Development Workshop, KALRO (KANDARA) Thika-Muranga County [27 to 31/1/2020] State Department for crop development and Agriculture research, Small-scale irrigation and value addition project(SIVAP)/ Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme (DRSLP).

Co-operative Governance and Development training of trainers for Garisa,Isiolo. Marsabit,Turkana and Wajir County Government, sponsored by ACDIVOCA.[20-28/7/2020

Holistic Rangeland Management, University of Nairobi’s African Institute for Sustainable (ADIS) [3 to 7/8/2020. Covered review of Rangeland Management, Range Management Policies, Emerging issues, Equity and Inclusiveness, Rangeland Recourse Management, Management of Invasive species and Rangeland Assessment and Monitoring.

Grassland and rangeland Society of Kenya (GRASK),[04/2022 to date]. I am a member of Grassland and rangeland Society of Kenya, is a professional society that brings together researchers, professionals, practitioners and resource users to address the challenges facing grassland and rangelands in Kenya and the IGAD region

Value Addition of livestock and livestock products, University of Nairobi’s African Drylands Institute for Sustainability (ADIS) [17 to 21/8/2020. Training covered introduction to Livestock value addition, livestock Marketing, Animal Production, overview of Fodder and Animal Feeds, Milk and Meat processing and Value Addition, Food Safety and Hygiene, Enhancing Market Access and Gender in Agriculture value Chains.

Application of Di-monitoring and general Monitoring and Evaluation approaches, Lodwar, Kenya, sponsored by GIZ( Germany Organization) [7/2019].

Advanced Beekeeping course, Baraka Agricultural College[12/09/2022 to 16/09/2022]. Successfully completed A one week course on Advance beekeeping.

Bee multiplication and breeding course, Baraka Agricultural College[14/11/2022 to 25/11/2022], is an bee breeding and multiplication course for two weeks. Important in beekeeping in colony multiplication and overall productivity.

Participatory approaches and Techniques for Community engagement on sustainable Natural resource Use and Management, Cradle, Lodwar, Kenya[10/2018]. Acquired knowledge on Participatory community engagement, project planning, implementation and result based monitoring. Project cycle documentation from planning baseline, implementation to end of project evaluation and sustainable income generating activities in rangelands.

Applied GPS and GIS training, Cradle, Lodwar, Turkana [29-2/10/2018]Q-GIS and complex Q-GISapplication with self-generatefdGPS data.

Trainer of Trainees training on Community and Adult Learning, Ceamo Hoel, Lodwar, Kenya, by Vedaman Consultants Limited[10/2018]. Covered Fcilitation skills, Instrumental design, Evaluation of trainings, Data gathering methods, designing of a training curriculum, development of training resources and Participatory approaches in Community training.

I worked as a research assistant for a period of 1year, in a project sponsored by Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) Stellenbosch University, Helsinki South Africa, in

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