Center Engineer
Fredrick Otiende Odowa
"The station serves three counties in the vast Lake Victoria region. It has an operational Agro processing unit/Incubation center, well-equipped laboratory and a fully functioning workshop. These facilities are crucial for fabrication of appropriate technologies in the field of agricultural processing such as conservation agriculture tools, value addition equipment and quality control / quality assurance of value-added products. Soy bean, sorghum, groundnut, and sunflower are the major crops in the region." Fredrick Otiende Odowa
Staff Establishment
Deputy Manager
Dave Eboche Khasakhala
Food Technologist
Merceline Ahiambo Kwelu
Workshop Supervisor
Alula Joseph Owidhi
Plant Operator
Mautia Donald Sabuni
Priority Value Chains
Priority has been given to groundnut and sorghum value chains. ATDC Siaya has engineered and promoted groundnut shellers and sorghum threshers which have the efficiency of 6 bags per day and 8 bags per hour respectively.
