Id: 38481 Curriculum Vitae

1. Senior Agronomist 01/12/2009 - Present
Company: World Vision Mozambique
Country of work: Mozambique
Region of work: Zambezia
City/place of work: Quelimane
Salary: Confidential
Department: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Workfield: Coconut Project
Responsibilities: - Promote sesame, cowpea, soybean, groundnut, cassava, maize, sorghum, pigeon pea intercropping systems using Farmer Field School extension method;
- Write up work plan, Integrated Pest Management Strategy, Integrated Nutrient Management Strategy, and Monitory and Evaluation plan;
- Coordinate field activities with emphasis on ensuring that vulnerable people (eg. HIV infected, women-headed, elderly households) are actively participating in the Project;
- Organize introductory meetings with donors and beneficiaries;
- Promote community monitory of the Project;
- Represent World Vision and ensure good collaboration with Project stakeholders (ACDIVOCA, MCA, MADAL, ICS, IIAM, MADAL, CEPAGRI);
- Write up quarterly report and monthly report;
- Coordinate of all administrative and financial work of the Project for over 100 people.
Recommandations: Dr. Brian Hilton
Mobile: +258825920740
Email: brian_hilton@wvi.org
Acheivements: - Over 100,000 coconut seedlings of Giant Green Tall variety tolerant to Coconut Yellowing Disease distributed to over 3,400 smallholder farmers and planted in 40 days;
- Over 4,000 smallholder farmers trained on pre and post coconut planting activities including mulch, watering, intercropping with nitrogen fixing crops and non-burning practices;

2. Project Coordinator 01/12/2006 - 30/11/2009
Company: IITA
Country of work: Mozambique
Region of work: Zambezia
City/place of work: Nampula
Salary: Confidential
Department: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Workfield: Cassava Project
Responsibilities: - Prepared, conducted and supervised Project baseline survey;
- With emphasis on value chain, environmental, socio-economic and cultural sustainability selected the best cassava varieties to include in the breeding program;
- Coordinated famers training on intercropping systems including cassava, groundnut and cowpea using Farmer Field School extension method;
- Planned, budgeted and monitor Project activities;
- Contracted and trained staff on surveying the major cassava pests and diseases and how to control them using Integrated Cassava Management;
- Prepared and convened Project launching meeting with Project stakeholders;
- Produced training materials for farmers and extension agents;
- Wrote up quarterly report to Project stakeholders in English and Portuguese;
- Represented IITA and ensured good collaboration with Project stakeholders (World Vision, Save the Children, CARE, IIAM, DPA);
- Organized field days, seminars, steering committee meetings and wrote up proceeding reports;
- Coordinated participatory impact monitoring of IPM technologies in selected areas for scaling up into existing cropping systems capable of improving productivity and sustainability;
- Coordinated the adoption survey of already distributed cassava varieties tolerant to CBSD and CMD in Nampula and Zambézia provinces;
- Coordinated the production of training materials on cassava IPM for both farmers and extension agents;
- Contracted and developed staff on the main cassava pests and diseases and how to control them using Integrated Cassava Management;
- Promoted best practices for sustainable food production with farmers´ groups including: legumes cereal intercropping and rotation systems, non-burning and integrated pest management practices using farmer field school extension method.
Recommandations: 1. Dr. Stethen Boahen
Mobile: +258823045286
Email: s.boahen@cgiar.org
2. Dr. Edward Kanju
Mobile: +255754897182
Email: e.kanju@cgiar.org
3. Sicco Kolijn
Mobile: +258823107100
Email:
Sicco.kolijn@gmail.com
Acheivements: - 205,000 cassava stems tolerant to Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) distributed;
- Over 8,000 smallholder farmers received CMD and CBSD tolerant varieties;
- Over 110ha planted with CMD & CBSD tolerant varieties;
- 600 cassava integrated pest management manuals produced and distributed to extension agents in Nampula and Zambézia provinces;
- 3,400 leaflets on cassava integrated pest management produced in Portuguese and local languages for farmers in Nampula and Zambézia provinces;
- 18 cassava on-farm trials carried out with participation of 288 smallholder farmers (45% women) in Nampula and Zambézia provinces.

3. Project Director 01/11/2004 - 30/11/2006
Company: Consórcio Kulima - Nakosso - Olipa
Country of work: Mozambique
Region of work: Nampula
City/place of work: Nampula
Salary: Confidential
Department: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Workfield: Cashew Project
Responsibilities: - Managed Project annual disbursements in accordance to procurement policies & budget lines;
- Ensured a good information exchange among the Project, donors and cashew partners (ADPP, SOFRECO, Miranda Comercial, INCAJU) and the beneficiaries;
- Led a 35-peolpe Project team on planning, implementing activities on the field and provide field staff with technical and methodological support;
- Collected, compiled and submitted monthly and quarterly report to INCAJU and the European Commission (donor) with emphasis on comparing targets and achievements;
- Coordinated Mid-Term Project Evaluation;
- Coordinated farmers´ group development on the entire Project area (value chain, market analysis and business development);
- Coordinated awareness campaigns for farmers’ groups on Land Management Law, Tourism and Environment Law to guaranty rational use of natural resources;
- Promoted sustainable agriculture and food security by intercropping nitrogen fixing crops like pigeon pea, groundnut and cowpea with staple food crops like maize, sorghum and cassava;
- Wrote project proposals to donors for funding.
Recommandations: Joel Cossa
Mobile: +258846014110
Email:joel.cossa@teledata.mz
Acheivements: - 60 cashew trees spraying service providers established;
- Over 125,000 grafted cashew seedling tolerant to Cashew Mildew Disease (CMD) produced and distributed;
- Over 5,000 smallholder farmers received CMD tolerant cashew seedlings;
- Over 330 cashew trees sprayed to control CMD benefiting 4,700 smallholder farmers (30% women);
- Over 5,000 smallholder farmers trained in pre and post cashew seedling planting;
- 80 smallholder farmers groups established and converted into 9 forum, of which 6 were legalized and had commercial registration by the end of the Project;
- Wrote up a wining proposal and the Project was awarded a sub-contract with CARE Nampula;
- Successfully managed 1,300,000 Euros (the Project total budget).

4. Independent Consultant 01/06/2004 - 30/10/2004
Company: World Vision Mozambique
Country of work: Mozambique
Region of work: Zambezia
City/place of work: Quelimane
Salary: Confidential
Department: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Workfield: Proposal Writing
Responsibilities: - Reviewed all World Vision nurseries in Zambézia province and evaluated procedures being utilized for production, multiplication, disease control, and good husbandry;
- Made recommendations for change in operations as appropriate in order to produce high quality seedlings for distribution throughout the Zambézia province;
- Prepared a final report summarizing findings and recommendations, including in relation to operating procedures;
- Wrote up Niassa and Inhambane outsourcing proposals to donors for funding (one of them shortlisted in two rounds);
Recommandations: Dr. Brian Hilton
Mobile: +258825920740
Email: brian_hilton@wvi.org
Acheivements: - Final report produced on World Vision nurseries;
- Niassa outsourcing proposal shortlisted in two rounds;

5. Cashew Project Agronomist 01/02/1998 - 28/02/2002
Company: World Vision Mozambique
Country of work: Mozambique
Region of work: Zambezia
City/place of work: Quelimane
Salary: Confidential
Department: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing
Workfield: Cashew Project
Responsibilities: - Planned, coordinated, monitored and evaluated project activities aiming to increase yields of cashew and other fruit trees based on the Logic Framework of the project;
- Promoted capacity building and strengthening of cashew farmers groups on the Project target area on a number of issues including: Non-burning Practices, Business Development, Promoting Gender Equality, Integrated Pest Management and basic management skills;
- Wrote up monthly, quarterly and annual reports on project progress;
-Trained technicians and farmers on cashew and other fruit trees seedlings’ plantation and crop husbandry;
- Promoted the use of nitrogen-fixing agroforestry trees such as sesbania and leucaena in improved fallows;
- Coordinated awareness campaigns for farmers’ groups on Land Management Law, Tourism and Environment Law to guaranty rational use of natural resources;
- Coordinated and write up reports of on-farm chemical control of cashew Powdery Mildew Disease (PMD) in Morrumbala, Namacurra, Maganja da Costa and Nicoadala districts;
- Trained and supervised technicians and farmers on spraying technique, safety practices and equipment storage;
- Coordinated field activities with emphasis on ensuring that vulnerable people (eg. elders, widows) are playing active roles in the Project;
- Represented World Vision in provincial, national and international meetings.
Recommandations: Dr. Brian Hilton
Mobile: +258825920740
Email: brian_hilton@wvi.org
Acheivements: - Anvil and Bayfidan confirmed as the best chemicals for controlling Cashew Mildew Disease (CMD);
- Over 300,000 cashew seedling distributed to over 7,000 smallholder farmers;
- Over 8,000 smallholder farmers trained on non-burning practices, intercropping with nitrogen fixing crops, basic management, farming as a business and value addition.