Experience

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  Balton uganda ltd

  Nov 2005 - Sept 2007

  Agronomist

  Farmer Advisory and Training, Product Trials and Demonstration, Sales Promotion, Pre and After Sales Service

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  Balton rwanda agribusiness limited

  Oct 2007 - May 2014

  Agriculture manager

  Founded and set up the company's Agriculture Department growing it to a $1 Million Annual Revenue in 6 Years. Responsible for market survey, strategy formulation and execution, creation and management of product portfolio of agricultural solutions, training of staff and creating relevant department structure, day to day operational and administrative management. Grew it into a profitable, sustainable business unit serving small scale farmers, government projects, commercial farms and Improved Livelihood/Food Security Projects in partnerships with NGOs in Rwanda and Burundi. Show less

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  The hive group

  Jun 2014 - Dec 2019

  Md - east africa

  The Hive Group is a leading, African-owned bee products and beekeeping equipment company headquartered in Kenya and present in 16 countries in Africa. I lead the roll out of the business from Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Malawi, supporting strengthening of operations and systems in the rest of the East Africa Region, while driving specific elements of overall continental and global strategy.

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  H2o venture partners rwanda limited

  Dec 2014 - Nov 2015

  Lead consultant

  Lead Consultant for an H2O Venture Partners social enterprise plant health pilot project called Ingabo Plant Health Ltd. I guided and advised the H2O Business Adviser to create a viable business plan for the social enterprise ensuring that it can deliver benefits to farmers and agro-dealers sustainably. Helped to raise GB£ 100,000 seed investment from DFID/SEED at Deutsche Bank, London Headquarters . I also guided and mentored new MD and management team of company at board level to create systems and processes to be used in business operations. Show less

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  Shambapro

  Jan 2020 - now

  Ceo & founder

  Shambapro is a agtech startup that helps farmers build and run viable, sustainable farm businesses. We are building a digital platform to help small scale farmers in Africa access suitable financing and other value chain services like off take contracts, weather prediction, crop advisory, animal tracking, farm insurance etc

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  African food fellowship

  Nov 2021 - now

  Africa food systems fellow - food tech & trade

  The African Food Fellowship is a practical, collaborative and visionary leadership initiative for inclusive and regenerative food futures on the continent. It targets emerging leaders from the civic, public and private circles to jointly transform Africa's food systems and ensure equitable availability and access to healthy and sustainable food for all. Wageningen University & Research and Wasafiri Consulting initiated this fellowship to help deliver progress promised in the 2014 Malabo Declaration, which aims to end hunger on the continent by 2025, and to promote intra-Africa food exchange through the continental free trade area. The initiative enjoys support from the IKEA Foundation.Ten months of intensive, tailored learning from technical mentors, leadership coaches and systems-change experts, designed to Build your network of food systems leaders across the continent, Gain world-class knowledge of food systems, and Strengthen skills to lead systems change culminating with graduation into the African Food Fellowship and a life-long professional association of change-makers.The Fellowship is hosted by leading institutions Wageningen University and Research and Wasafiri Consulting with support from the IKEA Foundation. Show less

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  The centre for african leaders in agriculture (cala)

  Jul 2022 - now

  Cala delegate

  The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme is a collaborative, hands-on, and tailored experience for senior and rising leaders in Africa’s agriculture sector. Designed for individuals spearheading and directly implementing specific country-level agriculture initiatives. The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) supports sector leaders to deliver on top national priorities in African agriculture and nutrition security. These leaders represent the wide range of key actors from across government, private sector and civil society.CALA is an initiative led by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and launched in collaboration with implementing partners including the African Management Institute (AMI) and USAID’s Policy LINK.The Centre supports countries and sector leaders working towards inclusive agriculture transformation across Africa. This is in line with collectively contributing to the African Union’s Malabo Declaration and Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) goals. As a result of CALA’s programmes, we believe leaders will be better equipped to mobilize modern agriculture for increased production, productivity, and value addition that contributes to farmer and national prosperity, food security, and jobs.CALA’s practical leadership programmes focus on delivering results in the following areas:1. Enabling leaders to better drive and deliver on national agricultural transformation initiatives, through increased collaboration and leadership capacity.2. Preparing a next generation of public and private sector leaders to meet the succession challenge in Africa’s agriculture sector.3. Increasing agriculture leadership and sector prioritization capabilities for improved implementation Show less