Biovision Africa Trust Staff Members

The BvAT team of 44 staff is under the leadership of Dr. David Amudavi as the Executive Director. BvAT started off in 2011 with the appointment of Dr. Amudavi as interim director and doubling as the Coordinator of the Farmer Communication Programme (FCP) managed by ICIPE. Dr. Amudavi assumed the role of Executive Director in 2013 and pursued the formal registration of BvAT by certification with the Kenya Government culminating in the legal status in October 2015. The Trust became autonomous from ICIPE’s institutional support from January 2016 but has remained a strategic partner together with the founding organization, Biovision Foundation of Switzerland. In June 2019 BvAT celebrated its 10th anniversary considering its beginning traceable to 2009.
BvAT currently runs 3 main progammes. The  Farmer Communication Program (FCP) in Kenya and Tanzania, The Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative for Africa  and The Knowledge Center for Organic Agriculture for Eastern Africa

Field Officers

NAME RESOURCE CENTRE REGION TELEPHONE EMAIL
Mirriam Makato
Kangundo
Machakos
0740919717
Sarah Karanja
Maragua
Murang’a
0713212454
Nancy Mugera
Kakamega
Kakamega
0721961448
William Buluma
Singi CBO
Busia
0713332568
Pamela Otieno
KALRO Kakamega
Busia
0726308569
Mr. Michael Wangalwa
Singi CBO
Busia
0714803999
Nelly Wambui Kamau
Kagio
Kirinyaga
0703360100
Francis Maina
Gilgil Farmer Resource Centre
Gilgil
0729089911
Peter Murage
Gilgil Farmer Resource Center
Nakuru
0724331375
Ms. Irene Wasike
Kamukuywa Farmer Resource Centre
Bungoma

0723518889

Anthony Nadunga
Kamukuywa Farmer Resource Centre
Bungoma

0704477234

Veronicah Wamiti
Murungaru Farmer Resource Centre
Nyandarua
0727168770
Joseph Mwaura
Kagio
Kirinyaga
0717742147
John Mutisya
KALRO Katumani
Machakos
0727621162
Anthony Musili
KALRO Katumani
Machakos
0714338198
Margaret Kioko
KALRO Katumani
Machakos
0712530151
Ruth Mutisya
KALRO Katumani
Machakos
0725014758
Joseph Mbithi
Mukuyuni
Makueni
0797493891
Sarah Karanja
Maragua
Murang’a
0713212454
Caleb Musilwa
Singi CBO
Busia
0722221105
Karanja Irungu
Mukuyuni
Makueni
0723233846
Naomi Wangari
Murungaru
Nyandarua
0726674779
Magdalene Wangeci
Maragua
Murang’a
0711538776
Elias Biwott
KALRO Kakamega
Kakamega
0726086060
Elsa Oluoch
Ndeiya
Kiambu
0707178698
Anthony Mukhongo
Kisii
Kisii
0795556561