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Najma Ahmed

Agriculture Professional

Somaliland•6+ years experience

Also works as: Agronomist · Agricultural Product Lead · Food Security Specialist · Livelihoods Project Manager · Agricultural Extension Officer · Digital Agriculture Specialist · Farm Manager · Agricultural Consultant

Senior Agronomist & AgriTech Product Lead | Digital Agriculture & Food Security Solutions

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About

I am an agricultural specialist and product lead with over five years of experience advancing community-based food security, agronomy, and digital agriculture platforms. I bridge technical field agronomy with digital solutions, driving sustainable climate-smart practices, soil fertility management, and smallholder empowerment. Throughout my work across extension services and agritech, I design practical tools that enhance crop productivity and farmer resilience. I am committed to scaling high-impact agricultural innovations that strengthen rural livelihoods.

Experience

  1. TT

    Beeroole Product Lead

    Present

    Tiriig Technology

    2026 — Present · <1 yr

    • Direct the product roadmap and end-to-end lifecycle for the Beeroole digital agriculture application.
    • Transform smallholder farmer field requirements into functional modules for hyper-local weather, market pricing, and disease alerts.
    • Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy automated crop disease identification tools and actionable agronomic advisory features.
    • Execute user research, field feedback sessions, and usability trials to maximize application adoption among rural farming communities.
    • Cultivate strategic partnerships with agricultural research bodies, NGOs, and regional development institutions to expand user reach.
    • Analyze in-app user engagement metrics to inform continuous iterative platform improvements and feature deployments.
  2. CW

    Enumerator

    Concern Worldwide

    2026 — 2026 · <1 yr

    • Administered standardized quantitative household questionnaires and structured field interviews across target communities.
    • Gathered and uploaded field data in real time using digital mobile data collection platforms including KoboCollect and ODK.
    • Secured informed consent and maintained strict respondent confidentiality during all community research interactions.
    • Conducted daily data verification audits to ensure complete accuracy, consistency, and validity prior to submission.
    • Achieved designated daily survey quotas consistently while operating across remote and logistically challenging locations.
    • Reported field anomalies, non-sampling errors, and contextual challenges to field managers to refine ongoing survey workflows.
  3. FN

    Master Trainer – African Food Security Development Course (AFSDC)

    FarmEASY Nigeria / Bilow Capital

    2026 — 2026 · <1 yr

    • Delivered interactive capacity-building workshops on climate-resilient farming, agronomy, and sustainable food security.
    • Coached agricultural practitioners to enhance practical agronomic capabilities and field management proficiency.
    • Contextualized international curriculum frameworks to align with regional soil profiles and agro-ecological systems.
    • Evaluated trainee competencies through structured assessments and actionable feedback to maximize learning retention.
    • Liaised with organizational partners and leadership to ensure educational deliverables matched core project goals.
  4. AF

    Founder

    AgroLife Farm Solutions

    2025 — 2025 · <1 yr

    • Provided actionable agronomic consultancy, soil diagnostic interpretations, and tailored fertilization regimens to smallholder farmers.
    • Enabled client farmers to lower production input costs while enhancing crop yields through precision agronomic techniques.
    • Formulated and distributed organic bio-fertilizers to enrich soil microbial activity and promote long-term soil conservation.
    • Designed specialized crop calendars to optimize seasonal planting, nutrient application, and harvest intervals.
    • Conducted routine field scouting to identify plant nutrient deficiencies, water stress, and emerging crop diseases.
    • Facilitated community demonstrations on regenerative soil management and climate-resilient farming methodologies.
  5. SC

    Agronomist

    Somaliland Community Action Network (SCAN)

    2025 — 2025 · <1 yr

    • Mobilized community beneficiaries across four target villages by delivering 15 targeted agricultural awareness sessions.
    • Supervised the construction of water catchment structures, land preparation activities, and drip irrigation installations.
    • Procured and distributed certified high-yield seed varieties and fertilizers to 100 smallholder farming households.
    • Established communal crop and tree nurseries to advance long-term community agricultural self-reliance.
    • Conducted more than 20 practical training sessions covering integrated pest management, safe chemical handling, and market linkages.
    • Represented the project during monthly coordination meetings with the World Food Programme and delivered donor progress reports.
  6. CP

    Agronomist

    Crop Productivity Increase

    2023 — 2024 · 1 yr

    • Executed systematic field scouting across production plots to identify pest pressures, crop pathologies, and nutrient deficits.
    • Trained growers and farm managers on good agricultural practices, seedling nursery management, and post-harvest handling.
    • Developed tailored crop management schedules that increased harvest yields and minimized post-harvest losses.
    • Conducted controlled field variety trials to identify drought-tolerant crop cultivars suitable for arid environments.
    • Advised local agricultural producers on the practical adoption of water-efficient and climate-adapted farming techniques.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

University of Nairobi

Skills

Agronomy
Soil Fertility Management
Crop Planning
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Farmer Training
Mobile Data Collection (ODK / KoboCollect)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Drip Irrigation Systems
Digital Agriculture Product Strategy
Agricultural Extension Services
Stakeholder Engagement
Agricultural Accounting
Agroforestry
Field Scouting & Diagnostics
Project Planning & Reporting

Certifications

Certificate of Accounting for AgricultureICPAS
Certificate of Project PlanningAlima Consulting Firm
Certificate of Sustainable Soil Management, Agronomy and AgroforestryProfessional Training Institute
Certificate of EntrepreneurshipAfrican Management Initiatives (AMI)
Certificate of Data Collection using ODK as Enumerator and SupervisorMobile Data Solutions
Certificate of Tissue Culture Propagation Technology TrainingUniversity of Nairobi, ISTVS and World Vision

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