Experience

Gift Jones Munthali

Work experience
  • 1• Leading and coordinating Wala’s field work and interaction with farmers. Supporting farmers to make better decisions to increase their agricultural productivity and incomes through solar energy production use, processing to add value, packaging, linking renewable energy sources suppliers to regulators and users.
  • 2• Overseeing field level sales, performance and maintenance of solar powered irrigation, milling and other productive use technology by the company including helping farmers with choice of right equipment.
  • 3• Deliver relevant trainings and skills development to farmers in operation and maintenance of solar powered irrigation technology equipment, financial literacy, good agricultural practices, farmer business schools, conservation agriculture, water management and climate smart agriculture.
  • 4• Support in linking farmers to markets and financial services such as AGCOM, creating awareness, conducting training and providing support to farming communities to enhance adoption of technology.
  • 5• Assist in research and development of advocacy massages around agricultural extension methods.
  • 6• Lead stakeholder dialogue and consultation meetings with farmer communities and other like-minded stakeholders on agriculture production, processing, marketing and documenting success stories.
  • 7• Coordinating, liaising with stakeholders in project planning, implementation and preparing field visits
  • 8• Reporting to inform progress and decision making in addition to sharing project success stories.

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