Volunteer Course Review Opportunity
Help improve agribusiness courses used by learners across Africa.
The Agrodemy Subject Matter Expert volunteer pathway is for professionals, founders, academics, and experienced practitioners who want to help review practical agribusiness and digital agriculture courses before they reach learners.
Why this matters
Your expertise can make agribusiness learning clearer, more practical, and more useful.
Many learners do not just need information. They need content that is accurate, simple, practical, and connected to real agribusiness experience. That is where volunteer Subject Matter Experts make a real difference.
Improve practical accuracy
Help us check whether the course reflects what actually happens in farms, processing facilities, agribusiness offices, markets, and digital agriculture spaces.
Make lessons easier to understand
Suggest where explanations should be clearer, examples should be stronger, or learners need more context before taking action.
Support Africa’s workforce
Your review helps improve courses that prepare learners, founders, and future professionals for real opportunities in agriculture.
How the engagement works
A simple two-week volunteer process.
We designed the process to respect your time while making your feedback useful and actionable.
Apply
Fill the form so we can understand your expertise, background, and the types of courses you can review.
Receive access
If matched, you receive view access to a course presentation related to agribusiness or digital agriculture.
Review in 7 days
You go through the slides and leave comments, suggested edits, questions, and improvement notes directly on the material.
Join feedback call
We schedule a closing call to discuss what you liked, what can improve, and what learners may need.
Who should apply?
This is for people who care about quality learning.
- Agribusiness owners and operators with hands-on industry experience
- Agriculture graduates, lecturers, researchers, and extension professionals
- Digital agriculture, food processing, value addition, and agritech practitioners
- Learning designers, instructional designers, educators, and course reviewers
- Professionals who can give honest, structured, and helpful feedback
What makes a good review?
We are looking for useful feedback, not grammar policing.
- Is the content accurate and practical?
- Can a beginner understand the explanation?
- Are there missing risks, tools, examples, or steps?
- Does the course reflect real agribusiness practice?
- What would make the learning experience better?
Why volunteer?
This is not just a review task. It is a contribution to better agricultural education.
What to expect
Simple commitment. Meaningful impact.
This volunteer role is designed to be clear and manageable. You are not expected to rewrite the entire course. You are expected to review, comment, suggest, and help us see what a learner may miss.
The full engagement runs for about two weeks: course access, slide review, feedback submission, and closing call.
Progression
From one review to deeper collaboration.
Some volunteers review one course. Some become long-term reviewers, training partners, guest experts, or collaborators. The first step is showing us the quality of your insight.
Volunteer Reviewer
Review one assigned course and complete the feedback call.
Recognized SME
Receive a certificate and be considered for future course review opportunities.
Training Partner Pathway
Learn how your expertise or facility can be listed as a physical training offer.
Long-Term Contributor
Strong contributors may be invited into deeper Agrodemy content or advisory opportunities.
Common questions
What applicants usually want to know.
Is this a paid role?
This is a volunteer engagement. The value is contribution, recognition, certificate, professional visibility, and possible future collaboration opportunities.
How long does it take?
The engagement runs for about two weeks. You will usually have 7 days to review the course presentation before the closing feedback call.
Do I need to be an academic?
No. We welcome academics, agribusiness owners, practitioners, trainers, consultants, and professionals with relevant practical knowledge.
What exactly will I review?
You will review course presentation materials. Depending on the course, this may include slides, structure, examples, activities, templates, and learner-facing explanations.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. Volunteers who complete the assigned review and closing feedback process receive a formal Certificate of Recognition.
Can I review more than one course?
Yes, but we usually begin with one course so both Agrodemy and the reviewer can assess fit, quality, availability, and alignment.
Apply to Volunteer as a Subject Matter Expert
Tell us your expertise so we can match you with a relevant agribusiness or digital agriculture course for review.