Experience

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  Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project (REED/World Bank/MoALD - DVN)

  • Pokhara, Gandakī, Nepal

  • Marketing Manager - Outreach and Communications for Capacity Building of SMEs

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Pokhara, Gandakī, Nepal

    For Capacity Building of SMEs and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development.1.Develop template for application/business idea; conduct information campaign, orient SMEs and startups; conduct diagnostic consultation and business coaching.2.Develop selection criteria, appraise the applications/business ideas and select the SMEs and startups; conduct/facilitate training and workshop contents, facilitate events; develop/finalize diagnostic tools; develop SMEs/startups profile.3.Conduct market analysis and synthesize market information4.Conduct marketing research of agriculture commodities5.Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relations6.Develop business incubation plan; design and conduct coaching and mentoring of SMEs/startups; Collect, manage M&E, learning, facilitate workshop; Prepare reports7.Work with entrepreneurs, undertake business analysis and intelligence8.Work with other experts in designing SMEs selection tools, diagnostic tools, and conduct diagnostic study 9.Involve in coaching and mentoring of SMEs and startups; support/facilitate development of business idea and growth plan; collect and manage performance data; performance monitoring, prepare learning, reporting.10.Support to the project management team for effective project implementation11.Maintain effective stakeholder relations and develop productive alliances to the successful business operation12.Designing and managing outreach programmes13.Conduct outreach to 100 growth oriented agribusiness SMEs and technology enabled startups undergo the diagnostic consultation and business coaching and mentoring14.Adminster and supervise the incubation plans/support to the shortlisted growth oriented agribusiness SMEs and technology enabled startup15.Faciliate to the selected SMEs to the Business plans develop/preparation16.Provide monthly update reports with supporting M&E data to the OPD summarizing progress of activities.

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  NLSIP/World Bank/MoALD

  • Enterprise Development Expert at Nepal Livestock Sector Innovation Project/World Bank and MoALD

    • Sep 2020 - Present

    • Coach, mentor and train interested sector entrepreneurs (Farmers, Cooperatives, Private Firms and Companies) to develop bankable Business Plans• Guide and support entrepreneurs through the loan application, approval and disbursement processes• Guide and support entrepreneurs through the matching grant application, approval and disbursement processes• Support entrepreneurs to forge productive alliances with other actors in the Value Chain• Provide mentoring and coaching to financed entrepreneurs and their staff on regular basis to ensure successful implementation of Business Plans• Coordinate delivery of business development services (BDS) from in-house/ external experts• Provide coaching, mentoring and backstopping to technical field staff to enable them to function as Enterprise Development Facilitators• Network and influence important stakeholders• Organise various informational, networking and capacity development events in the Project area• Data collection, analysis and reporting• Analyse technical and policy issues, strategies and programmes to support the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and improved impacts of agribusiness, food systems and value chain development in working regions• Contribute to the appraisal of capacity building needs related to the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and improved impacts of agribusiness and value chain development and contribute to developing training materials and to training courses and activities• Contribute to the design and implementation of programmes and projects related to agribusiness, value chain development, agricultural economics, and agricultural and rural development and as requested, provide technical support and/or backstopping to field projects

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  Agrifood Consulting International , ACI, Meryland, USA.

  • HIMALI Project/ADB, Nepal

  • Agribusiness and Socio-Economic Expert

    • Apr 2016 - Present
    • HIMALI Project/ADB, Nepal

    Prepare a book on Agribusiness Good Practices in High Mountain areas of Nepal. Conduct case studies and analyze the overall database of sub-projects to understand the constraints and the factor of success.The Main Objectives:To prepare a book documenting agribusiness good practices in high mountain areas of Nepal. The audience of the book will be:• Existing and potential agribusiness enterprises in Nepal• Development partners interested in development of high mountain areas in Nepal or other countries• NGOs, Business Service Providers, Researchers, Consultants working on income generating activities in high mountain areas• Government agencies involved in the management and planning of development programs for high mountain areas.

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  LTSI/DFID UK

  • Nepal

  • Nepal -Country Lead, Sector Analyis Studies for the Commerical Agriculture

    • Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
    • Nepal

    Objective of the assignment;The primary objective of the study is to enable DFID to identify the value chains, sub-national regions and stakeholders to form the basis for CASA’s country level interventions. The studies are expected to:• Identify two value chains in each country which offer the best potential to increase economic opportunities for smallholder farmers for CASA/DFID Programme, using the selection criteria;• Identify potential interventions within the recommended value chains which the programme could make to develop commercial agriculture in line with the CASA/DFID objectives and approach. The studies will identify opportunities to: o Establish, support or expand smallholder aggregation and access to markets, particularly for poorer farmers, women and those not currently engaged in commercial agriculture. o Support SME agribusinesses with significant smallholder supply chains to prepare for and attract early stage investment; o Support organizations which bring together stakeholders to advocate for regulatory reform and identify possible reforms which would boost growth in the value chain and increase the ability of smallholders to participate in it.Roles and responsibility;1. Conduct initial consultations and desk-based studies to identify the long list of agriculture sectors and value chains in your country for study. 2. Apply the inclusion criteria and selection criteria to identify the shortlist of value chains. 3. Facilitate a workshop with relevant stakeholders to validate the two selected value chains for fieldwork study. 4. Undertake the fieldwork and value chain data collection and on the two selected value chains. 5. Produce fieldwork report for the Country Sector Analysis Report - describing the selected Value chains and specific opportunities for intervention. 6. Key point of contact for the DFID Country Offices and Assignment International Team on the country study.

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  Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade(PACT/World Bank)

  • Maharajganj, Kathmandu

  • SME's Development Specialist

    • May 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Maharajganj, Kathmandu

    • Agribusiness Innovation Center (ABIC ) Implementation • Build and retain contact with the supported enterprises and monitor progress with the support of infoDev team. • Coordinate and support PACT and infoDev team on business development for creating a pipeline of potential clients for ABIC • Complete SME's Needs Assessment and identify key areas of intervention e.g. financial, operations, sales, production etc. • In collaboration with infoDev team, provide one on one coaching to select SMEs to provide guidance and direction that enable them to meet their agreed growth targets. The coaching may include advice on business operations, product quality and certification, SPS compliance, sanitary and personal hygiene, environmental and social safeguards measures, market development, supply chain optimization, manufacturing efficiency, human resource management, financial planning and management etc. • Identify and with the approval of PACT, mobilize resources that can be used to assist enterprises to achieve targets (e.g. liaise with local financiers). • Liaise with business growth gurus and other local networks to ensure delivery of appropriate support. • Keep the PACT team (particularly with the PACT consultant and other designated staffs) fully informed on progress, issues and needs on mutually agreed format and intervals• Keep the PACT team and the World Bank fully informed on progress, issues and needs via reports and Skype communications on a monthly basis and prepare written reports on progress achieved as directed. • Coordinate with WB, relevant government bodies, private sector and other development organizations for ABIC’s implementation and results • Support the PACT and infoDev team in identifying private sector players and help enter into partnerships and collaborations with the private sector and other relevant organizations for ABIC project implementation • Assist PACT in procurement of ABIC implementing partner

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  Asia Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APF Net) China (TL)

  • Nepal

  • TL: Value Chain Study of Essential Oils at Sarlahi District of Nepal & Sensitization programme,

    • Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
    • Nepal

    Analysis of value addition potentialities, Resource analysis( financial, input, labor, machinery, tools & others), Indentify the most potential sub-sectors & processing Industries, Market Mapping, Analysis of the services providers, Analysis of the Government Policy and rules, Existing harvesting practices and its expansion possibility , Employment opportunities at a local level and its sustainable Impact, Analysis of Upgrading strategy , Survey of Potential Groups, cast and others for businesses

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  Agrifood Consulting International USA for HIMALI Project/ADB

  • Nepal

  • National Consultant, Capacity Development Specialist

    • Feb 2012 - Sep 2013
    • Nepal

    Identified the most potential businesses and Developed the sustainable Markets for this as well as Capacity building to the agribusiness stakeholders,Government line agencies, AEC staffs(FNCCI) Proponents, Farmers, Processors,Cooperatives, end market actors Including all Value Chain actors likewise Facilitate to the product development, organizational strengthening and develop the forward & backward linkages of the most potential sub-sectors, review of the Business Proposals for Grant, Provide the training to the proponents/AEC staffs/Government line agencies for the develop to the Business Plan as well as provide Value Chain Analysis & Development training to the all Value chain actors which has along within a chain.

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  Rural Enterprise Developers Group Pvt.Ltd.

  • Kathmandu

  • Agribusiness Value Chain & Private Sector Market Development Specialist

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2011
    • Kathmandu

    * Identify potential Value chains, Analyze the value addition possibility of the existing commodities* Formulate strategy for the value chain development, * Making markets work for the poor M4P and BOAM* Business plan development of potential Enterprises and conduct the capacity development activities of Government line agencies, Public & Private sectors* Agribusiness & forest based business creation & development * Designing, planning and monitoring of the projects

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  LOTUS OPPORTUNITY Supported by SNV

  • Nepal

  • Agribusiness & Market development Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Dec 2007
    • Nepal

    Capacity building, market linkages/development, entrepreneurship/enterprise development, Business Plan Development, cooperative formation, A2F, Value chain Analysis/development of the potential sub-sectors and over all looking of the Cardamom, Ginger, Amriso, Dairy, Honey & Tea sub-sector development activities of the three districts, backstopping of the Koseli Ghar, Ilam and product development for the potential products of the micro entrepreneur’s product, coordinate with the all the stakeholders like ICCI, NGOs. Cooperatives, buyers, sellers and others in micro, meso and center level. And looked overall managerial sector of the Koseli, Ilam, Promoted Dairy products, Cardamom, Ginger, Honey, Chiuri ghaee and Orthodox Tea t in local, regional Central and Indian market, Developed the Most potential Value chain and operated the Value addition activities ( Ginger, Cardamom, Tea, Amriso, Milk/Chhurpi/ Butter and Honey products ), Coordinate & established good networking with the TCCI, PCCI, ICCI, DADO, Tea & Cardamom development board , FNCCI, NGOs. INGOs. Financial institutions and Government line agencies , At least 20 potential business developed, Introduced Gasifire Improved dryer for Cardamom processing.