Experience

Agricultural Marketing Authority

• Zimbabwe
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acting Director Agribusiness

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Production Planning and Operations Officer

  • Dec 2012 - Present

   Regulating participation in production, buying, and processing of agricultural commodities and products Promoting proper marketing and fair pricing of agricultural commodities produced in Zimbabwe Coordinating contract growing of Zimbabwe’s strategic crops for food and raw material security  Undertaking production planning process, estimating national input requirements, instituting funding mechanisms, improving timely inputs supply and promoting efficient service delivery systems Executing sound data and information collection and processing systems for policy analysis and advice, value chain analysis and drafting of position papers Monitoring and evaluation of performance of various sub-sectors and the agricultural sector as a whole



Ministry of Agriculture,Mechanisation and Irrigation Development

• Senior Agricultural Economist

  • May 2008 - Nov 2012

  policy framework. Assessing impact of agricultural policies in the agricultural sector in close cooperation with other sectors. Coordinating the development and implementation of the Agricultural Sector Investment Program. Assisting commercial and resettled farmers in accessing credit from banks and other service providers. Providing assistance to the farmers on crops and livestock production and financial management. Conducting farm visits and producing crops and livestock assessment reports. Coordinating the planning and implementation of the government’s Agricultural Inputs Loan Scheme. Preparing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between the Ministry and the corporate sector for supporting crops and livestock production through contract farming. Coordinating the identification, design, appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of agricultural and rural development projects. Following up Agreements on bilateral technical and/or financial cooperation between the Ministry and NGOs for agriculture and rural development. To represent the Ministry on meetings of agricultural institutions and non-governmental organizations on all matters pertaining to agricultural marketing, trade and food security. To maintain a continuous dialogue with public enterprises on policy issues governing agricultural marketing, trade issues and food security and to assist and advise marketing boards to effectively adjust to the overall dynamic economic environment. To follow up policy issues pertaining to marketing, trade and food security issues with all parties concerned within and outside the Ministry as well as within the SADC and COMESA region.