Experience

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  Intern at spec consult limited july 2010 – october 2010

  Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

  Training assistant

  My duties included• Coordinating all logistics and training materials prior to each training session and creating strategies to enhance successful delivery of training.• Designing training application forms, evaluation forms and writing reports on completed trainings.• Researching training notes for pending trainings and assisting training facilitators during training session.

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  Golden star wassa limited

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2011

  Assistant rehabilitation officer

  My duties included• Assisting with all environment impact assessment both on mine sites and communities where mining goes on to ensure compliance with Environmental Protection Agency.• Correctly preparing time sheets, weekly work schedules, weekly and monthly reports.• Facilitating the execution of work schedules and other job request from commencement till Completion.• Coordinating and supervising junior staff and their work schedules.• Coordinating and conducting daily pre-shift inductions and general environmental inductions for junior staff.• Accurately collecting and inputing daily environmental monitoring data. Show less

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  Atlantic international holding company ltd

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Project officer(special projects)

  My duties included• Leading the planning and implementation of special projects like Guaman Moringa Project, ODAM Foundation Corporate Social Responsibility Project and Sogakope Farm Project. • Successfully facilitating stakeholder engagement for the various projects. • Appropriately organizing project logistics and coordinating project staff activities.• Meticulously managing project resource allocation.• Consistently presenting progress reports on all projects.

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  Sustainable agro limited sustainable agro-based projects) march 2012-december 2012

  Mar 2012 - Dec 2012

  Farmer & technical support officer

  Duties included• Executing daily routine management practices (land preparation, nursery raising, transplanting, weed control, fertilization, bird scaring, harvesting) on project farms.• Performing routine post-harvest practices (threshing, drying, winnowing, bagging, transporting, warehousing) on project farms.• Assisting and supervising the milling and grading of paddy rice at processing centers.• Effectively operating and supplying tractor, tricycle, power tiller, rice harvester and thresher services to small holder farmers around project farms. • Successfully training potential machine operators in the correct use and maintenance of tractors, tricycles, power tillers, rice harvesters and threshers. Show less

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  Association of african business schools (aabs)

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Agribusiness management project coordinator

  Duties included• Successfully marketing AABS/AAC programs like Agribusiness Management Program, Agribusiness Master Class and Agri-Lending course to senior level managers in key organizations and institutions across key agricultural belts/sub sectors in Ghana.• Effectively coordinating the aforementioned programs in all the targeted African countries (Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa). • Thoroughly organizing all logistics needed for effective implementation of these programs in Ghana.• Coordinating and ensuring efficient delivery of all the programs the targeted countries (Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa).• Supervising data collection from participants for purposes of monitoring and evaluation of training program• Data inputting and analysis for program evaluation and monitoring Show less

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  Sustainable agro limited

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2019

  Projects & technical support manager march 2015- january 2019

  Duties included: • Sourcing for quality seed and agro- inputs at competitive prices for out-grower farmers• Managing the distribution and sales of agro input to out grower farmers • Managing the debt recovery of out grower farmers in the case of credit sales sales and increased recovery from 70% to 92% in the first year. In the subsequent years, debt recovery rate increased between 85%-92% • Supervising and offering technical support/guidance to field extension officers, processing & packaging team, marketing and sales team • Negotiating farm gate prices with farmers based on their seasonal production cost• Overseeing the aggregation of grains from outgrower farmers into designated warehouses• Superintending and ensuring proper documentation of produce received at various warehouses• Managing the activities of contract workers and service providers like transporters and loaders• Leading extension officers to mobilize individual farmers into groups for a common purpose (nucleus farm/outgrower group/ contract farm concept)• Conducting capacity building trainings and workshops for field extension officers and farmers • Managing project resource requirements, resource allocation, scheduling project activities and timelines Show less

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  Food & agricultural organization (fao)

  Nov 2019 - May 2020

  Rice value chain ex-act national consultant

  Duties included• Teaming up with FAO policy economists to conduct a policy review on the Ghana rice sector.• Networking, engaging and collaborating with stakeholders such as government bodies, farmer associations/cooperatives, processors, aggregators, agriculture machinery service providers, agrochemical input dealers, developmental partners, research institutions and educational institutions in the grain and cereal value chain of Ghana. • Coordinating and facilitating communication between policy makers at Ministry of Food and Agriculture and FAO-RAF technical team. • Facilitating multi-stakeholder engagement workshops and seminars to validate Ex-Act project findings. • Bibliographic review on food crop and cash crop value chains (upstream and downstream). • Planning and leading a team of enumerators to collect field data on major grains and cereal value chains (upstream and downstream) in Ghana. • Guiding the drafting of survey questionnaires used for data collection by providing deep insights into the major cereal and value chain. • Assisting in data analysis using the FAO EX-ACT value chain tool. • Supporting and contributing all report writing, articles and publications for the project. Show less

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  Sustainable agro limited

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Managing partner

  • Conducting analysis into grain and cereal value chains and market systems in key agricultural belts of Ghana. • Supporting data collection team for the value chain analysis and market systems by coordinating all necessary inputs needed for the exercise on time. • Led the redesign of a grain and cereal value chain and market systems tailored to the company for the purpose of upgrading, resource mobilization and strategizing to improve profits. • Providing technical support on the company’s rice project around training extension field officers, aggregators and warehouse receipt officers. • Networking and collaborated with grain and cereal value chain actors and stakeholders in the agriculture landscape of Ghana. • Effectively engaging relevant institutions and stakeholders across various agriculture belts to explore possible strategic collaborations. Show less

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  Freelance

  Mar 2022 - now

  Agribusiness specialist

  Duties include • Conducting tailor made business diagnostic services and offer tailor made solutions to agribusinesses • Assisting start-ups to build solid foundation for their businesses to curtail common pitfalls in future• Conducting tailor made capacity building sessions in personal development for young start up agribusiness personnels• Mentoring/coaching small and medium scale young agribusiness personnels• Helping small and medium scale agribusinesses to identify and create new revenue streams • Developing training materials and offering training for smallholder farmers on good agricultural practices, post-harvest handling and market-oriented farming• Developing training materials and offering training for small and medium scale agribusinesses on post-harvest handling, value addition, processing, contract farming and out-grower systems• Offering advice to agribusinesses on market linkages and supporting them to tap into new markets • Assisting agribusiness to design or conduct value chain and market analysis into their area of operation. • Developing concept notes and proposals for small and medium scale agribusinesses to seek funding from donor projects.• Offering digital marketing services to SME's Show less