About

An apt Agricultural Economics Consultant with key expertise in sales, marketing of agricultural products, farm production, and project management. He has impeccable touch on SMEs and farmer training and capacity building on finance access, management, and climate resilient technologies adoption. Top 25 employee of the year Gala Awards Nominee Year 2022

Skills

  • Communication
    10
  • Teamwork
    10
  • Problem-Solving
    10
  • Creativity
    10
  • Leadership
    10
  • Microsoft Office
    10
  • Management
    10
  • Microsoft Word
    10
  • English
    10
  • Typing Skills
    10
  • Excel
    10
  • Customer service
    10
  • Marketing
    10
  • Product management
    10
  • English and Kiswahili
    10
  • basic French
    4

Experience

Best Seeds and Horticulturals Africa Limited

Work experience
  • Research and trials management
  • SME training and capacity on finance management and access
  • Farmer training curriculum development
  • Environmental and social impact projects reports development
  • Agronomists trainings on crop production

Best Seeds and Horticulturals Africa Limited

Work experience
  • Product development for seed business
  • Research and trials management as per technology development protocols
  • Farmers centres of excellence management
  • Demonstration set ups and farmer training
  • Sales and marketing of seeds portfolio
  • Field promotional teams and activities management
  • Distribution channels management and coordination
  • Leveraging on synergies and partnerships
  • Market intelligence and projections
  • Field teams training and development

Best Seeds and Horticulturals Africa Limited

Work experience
  • Marketing of crop nutrition solutions
  • Selling of Fertilizer blends to farmers
  • Distribution accounts support and push out to retailers
  • Product demonstration to farmers and training
  • Promotional teams coordination
  • Customer service support to clientele
  • Market research and intelligence reporting

Best Seeds and Horticulturals Africa Limited

Work experience
  • September, 2017 - August, 2019
  • Fulltime
  • Product marketing, and sales of vegetables seeds
  • Promotional activities management and coordination
  • Seasonal trials management of key farmers in the region
  • Leveraging on collaborations with farmer groups and societies
  • Trials management as per technology development protocols
  • Accounts management for distribution and retail network
  • Customer service provision to farmers, distribution, and retailers

Best Seeds and Horticulturals Africa Limited

Education
  • September, 2012 - September, 2016
  • Fulltime
  • Agricultural Economics Major
  • Farm Planning and Management
  • Firm Accounts Management
  • Environmental and Social impact assessment
  • Resource use and management
  • Soil science and Fertilizer Use
  • Principles of Crop and animal production
  • Weed Science
  • Genetics and Biotechnology

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