WOMEN IN AGRIC DEVELOPMENT
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| Position Title: Director, WIAD |
Immediate Superior: Chief Director |
Associates: Directors of MOFA |
Objective of the position
To provide technical expertise for the development of district and regional women and youth programmes in agriculture; |
Responsibilities
- Promote the processing, storage and preservation of food at the household level in collaboration with Food Research Institute (FRI) and other relevant institutions;
- Collaborate with RAO Extension and Ministry of Health to develop messages on food base nutrition and home management;
- Promote the use of research results on gender sensitivity of farming methods;
- Provide technical support to women in agribusiness;
- Promote household backyard vegetable farming and school garden programs
- Collate and prepare bi-annual national and regional reports on women and youth in agricultural development;
- Prepare technical leaflets and training materials for use by Districts
- Provide technical backstopping to the districts in matters relating to women and youth programs and welfare;
- Advise the RDFA on all matters related to women and youth;
- Support the RAO MIS in the collation and analysis of data on the region’s women and youth; and
- Develop and promote institutional feeding programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and sports and other relevant institutions.
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Other Duties
Undertake any other duties that may be assigned |
Authority
Exercise authority derived from and consistent with assigned responsibilities as well as authority delegated by the RDFA. |
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Victoria Aniaku |
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Paulina Addy |
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Nyuieme Adiapena |
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