Professional Experience:
Development of strategies for agricultural value chain promotion.Identification of key stages in the value chain processes for small scale irrigation produce using the “Value Links” method. Successful implementation of PPP models, across various production hubs for key agricultural commodities and innovative marketing approaches.Development of strategies for land reform post-settlement support, land use productivity analysis, participatory land use planning, management of natural resources and regional rural development.
Integrated water resource management and water basin management approaches. Production systems and land use in the tropics, sustainable production intensification measures, livestock ecology and local land use agreements.
GIS, empirical social research, participatory interview techniques, networking, programme based approaches, multi-stakeholder-facilitation, participatory community facilitation, value chain analysis and market entry strategies, Capacity WORKS, farm competitiveness assessment and gross margin calculations, natural resource economics, spatial poverty analysis and geographical targeting of agricultural policy interventions.