Experience

Innovative Fish Farmers Network Trust

• Fisheries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical and field Officer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  - Developing and promoting best practices and technologies in fish farming - Increase the availability of fish products and income from sustainably operated small and medium size aquaculture businesses. - Commercializing fish farming through aggregation of farmer groups into input suppliers and fish produce (hubs).- Promoting aquaculture business development and profiling of fish farmers and groups in Malawi. - Projects implementation and farmer capacity building.

• Contractor

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  Rehabilitation of 31 earthen fish ponds at National Aquaculture centre, Zomba district Malawi.The ponds were being prepared for GIZ-Malawi, intermittent Harvest Research study.



ZAFARM

• Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

• ZAFARM

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  -Zafarm digital - specialising in Agri- Media and Development -Zafarm Foods - Specialising in Agri-food processing and value Addition - Aquculture and Agribusiness consultancy -Agribusness Management -Zafarm digital - specialising in Agri- Media and Development -Zafarm Foods - Specialising in Agri-food processing and value Addition - Aquculture and Agribusiness consultancy -Agribusness Management



Aquaculture Business school project, GIZ. Implemented by IFFNT

• Malawi

• Aquaculture Business School Trainer

  • Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  - Increasing business and entrepreneurship skills and change of mindset towards fish farming as a business -Preparing production Calendar and calculate gross margins -Increasing adoption of fish feeding techniques and management -Increasing investments in fish business and diversification of farmers income sources - Increasing business and entrepreneurship skills and change of mindset towards fish farming as a business -Preparing production Calendar and calculate gross margins -Increasing adoption of fish feeding techniques and management -Increasing investments in fish business and diversification of farmers income sources



ACG Organic Farms

• Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

• Fish Pond Contractor

  • Mar 2022 - Apr 2022

  - designing and construction of multipurpose fish pond - Design water harvesting and discharging canals - designing and construction of multipurpose fish pond - Design water harvesting and discharging canals



Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

• Germany
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Local consultant (Aquaculture Value Chain Programme -AVCP)

  • Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

  -Sensitise fish farmers about national fish farmers organization in the southern region of Malawi - Assisting in development of district fish farmers associations - Support in development of fish marketing strategy - Assisting in fish farmers coaching -Sensitise fish farmers about national fish farmers organization in the southern region of Malawi - Assisting in development of district fish farmers associations - Support in development of fish marketing strategy - Assisting in fish farmers coaching



LUANAR-Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Malawi
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Technician (Aquaculture and Fisheries Department)

  • Feb 2018 - Dec 2019

  - Technology Transfer and outreach - Fish Hatchery management - Fish sampling - Assisting in laboratory practical sessions - Assisting Research projects implementation - Technology Transfer and outreach - Fish Hatchery management - Fish sampling - Assisting in laboratory practical sessions - Assisting Research projects implementation