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Setting Demonstration plot:
● Identify villages in collaboration with NGO partner (if in place in the area)
● Select and coach key farmers with NGO partner (if collaboration in place)
● Provide regular technical advice to farmers on all aspects of vegetable production
● Share visit plan and practical training plan with Team leader, Commercial team, NGO Partner, and Extension team in Cambodia.
● Place sign boards around the demonstration plots to inform other farmers of the current activity.
● Build up capacity of key farmers to train other farmers in the area or present activities and results - Learn with the key farmer using their practical expertise, set up trials within the demo plot, group key farmers to help them take decisions on improved vegetable production.
● Focus on improving farm management practices using EWS varieties or if not available for a specific crop from another seed company (to coordinate with Team leader, Technical specialist, and Project coordinator)
● Assist demonstration farmers with the collection of farm data include cost and benefit
● Take photos of the demonstration plot at different growing stage
● Data entry all farm record on KT-App
Conduct farmer training:
● Identify training needs per crop season of the different groups in villages (target or satellite)
● Plan training in collaboration with commercial team and partner NGOs (if in place in the area)
● Share training plan with Team leader, Technical specialist, and Project coordinator.
● Conduct short village level training courses on vegetable production, as per project document
● Collect data for project coordinator if requirement
● Evaluate training and training materials in collaboration with NGO partner, Team leader, Project coordinator to Ensure participation of farmers in the training to increase learning.
● Distribute extension materials
Organize Field days
● Plan field days as soon as demonstration in place - field days can be organized at different crop stages.
● Share plan with partner NGO (if present), EWCB spot promoter or EWCB sales & marketing if spot promoter not in place in this area, Technical Program Officer and Supervisor, Extension Management Team in Cambodia.
● Advertise and inform community and stakeholders
● Record information, observation from field days and follow up
● Distribute extension materials
Technical point of contact for vegetable production and EWS varieties within the area of activities.
● Participate in events from EWCB sales & marketing on EWS varieties information (EWCB field day, PDS farms)
● Be proactive in keeping updates with new varieties, new techniques, new products on the local market
● Be proactive in setting trials in demonstration farms, record accordingly results. Prepare with Team leader and Project coordinator.
● Closely coordinate activities with input dealers and collectors and support them with technical information within the township.
● Coordinate with relevant partners
● Share extension materials
Data collection in coordination with Team Leader and Project Coordinator
● Report accurate and timely farm record 2 JOB DESCRIPTION
● Record data for monitoring - training number of participants, field days participants
● Record observations, remarks that could be important in evaluating and managing activities
Reporting
● Provide the project quarterly reports to Team leader, Project coordinator and CC KT Manager
● Prepare activity planning and share to partner and internal
● Collect the farmers success stories and share with related partners and EWS- KTS
● Share the market information with the Commercial team regularly.