Experience

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  World Food Programme

  • Italy
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Programme - Resilience and Food Systems

    • Nov 2023 - Present

    I lead and coordinate all programme implementation in Amhara region of Ethiopia and strategic guidance to WFP Sub offices and partners to deliver a complex portfolio of food systems and resilience, nutrition, social protection, and crisis response programmes through an integrated approach in a complex humanitarian and development context. Also lead engagements with governments, UN agencies and other partners on programme, including advocacy and resource mobilization.

  • Programme Policy Officer (Manager Resilience and Livelihoods)

    • Jan 2020 - Nov 2023

    Led the Country office smallholder farmer support unit providing overall guidance of the Integrated smallholder farmer support focusing on food systems, through enhancing productivity, production, climate services post-harvest loss management and micro-insurance, savings and entrepreneurship, markets access including leveraging the Home-Grown School Meals and Nutrition platforms such as Sun Business Network.

  • Programme Policy Officer (Production and Productivity)

    • Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

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  Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI)

  • Lusaka

  • Research Associate

    • Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
    • Lusaka

    Led the smallholder productivity and poverty reduction thematic area (which focused onlooking at ways to build resilience, markets and support improved livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Zambia) by carrying out research and using the findings as policy advocacy tools.

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  HarvestPlus Zambia

  • Research Consultant

    • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

    Led the Orange Maize Market Test Study for HarvestPlus Zambia to streamline the inclusion of Orange maize (a new product) on the Zambian market. Undertook the study with recommendations on how best to promote orange maize on the urban market used by HarvestPlus and Milling companies.

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  HarvestPlus Zambia

  • Lusaka

  • Project Assistant

    • Mar 2012 - Feb 2013
    • Lusaka

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  International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

  • Lusaka

  • Field Research Assistant

    • Sep 2011 - Nov 2011
    • Lusaka

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  Care international Zambia / University of Zambia

  • Lusaka

  • Student Research Assistant

    • May 2010 - Oct 2010
    • Lusaka