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Charles Moyo
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Director
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Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe
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English speaking small livestock based rural development expert with 13 years experience, plus 11 years range management research expert in Zimbabwe seeking full time assignment. Currently local NGO Director |
 Contact Charles Moyo
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Area of Expertise: |
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Professional Experience: |
Current Employer : Khula Sizwe Trust (Managing Director)
Period : 2004-to date
Notable achievements
• Grew the organization from an in-house unit of a private business supporting outgrowing of ostriches and broiler chickens, to include the outgrowing of pigs in partnership with a separate private business as well as the promotion of indigenous small livestock value chains (goats, sheep and chicken)
• Grew the organization to an independent function that attracted the support of agencies such as Oikonomos Foundation; FAO Zimbabwe; DFID / Australian Aid led consortium; HIVOS International and UNICEF / Zimbabwe Farmers Union
• Initiated and ensured successful annual audits by independent auditors:
Year Independent Auditor Progr. Value
2007 Daniel Timba ACISZ; RPAccZ USD 93,054.14
2008 KPMG Chartered Acoountants, Zimbabwe USD 89,420.00
2009 Schmulian & Sibanda Chartered Accountants, Zimbabwe USD 321,296.00
2010 Schmulian & Sibanda Chartered Accountants, Zimbabwe USD 511,127.00
2011 Schmulian & Sibanda Chartered Accountants, Zimbabwe USD 1,138,305.24
2012 Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants, Zimbabwe - audit at GRM as coordinating organisation USD 1,354,438.42
2014 PriceWaterHouse Chartered Accountants, Zimbabwe- audit at HIVOS & ZFU as coordinating organisations USD 303,781.00
Established a small livestock marketing consolidation centre that allows consolidation of livestock numbers from multiple small village sales and feeding the market with required numbers; reducing the turnaround time between market orders and delivery and feeding market confidence
Established Palmarum Trading (100% owned Khula Sizwe For-Profit Arm) to generate income and attend to funding gaps as well as fund community developmental priorities that may not receive support from funding partners.
Previous Employer : Matopos Research Station (Principal Research Officer - Range Ecology & Management)
Period : 1993-2003
• Poster presentation: “Recovery of rangeland after a severe drought at the Vth International Rangelands Congress, Volume 1; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. July 1995.
• Platform presentation: “Reclamation of a degraded rangeland in a semi-arid rangeland in south-western Zimbabwe, at the policy making symposium for the sustainable use of Southern African Communal Rangelands, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa, July 1998.
• Publications
Moyo CS, Frost PGH, & Campbell BM (1998). Modification of microclimate and soil nutrients by tree crowns in a semi-arid rangeland of southwestern Zimbabwe. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 15(1&2):16-22.
Moyo CS & Campbell BM (1998). Grass species composition, yield and quality under and outside tree crowns in a semi-arid savanna rangeland in southwestern Zimbabwe. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 15(1&2): 23-34.
Moyo CS, Campbell BM and Dijkman W (1999). Impact of tree crowns on grass quality and structure in a semi-arid rangeland in southwe
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Education: |
University of Zimbabwe: Faculty of Science
Department of Biological Sciences (1997)
Degree: Master of Philosophy in Science
Thesis title: Grass composition, yield and quality under and outside tree crowns in a semi-arid rangeland in southwestern Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe: Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Animal Science (1992)
Degree: BSc. Honours in Agriculture (Animal Science)
Secondary Education - A' Level (1987-1988)
School: Falcon College, Esigodini
Courses Unit
Mathematics C
Biology C
Chemistry D
Secondary Education - O' Level (1987)
School: Falcon College, Esigodini
Courses Unit
Additional Mathematics B
Statistics B
Secondary Education - O' Level (1986)
School : Mzingwane High School, Esigodini
Courses Unit
Ndebele A
English Language A
Literature in English A
Geography A
History A
Science (Physics & Chemistry) A
Biology A
Mathematics A
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English |
Nationality:
Zimbabwe
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