Name: Nengwekhulu Ndivhuwo Precious
Date of Birth: 13 March 1985
Address: *** ********* ***, ******** *******, Atteridgeville, Pretoria, 0008
Email address: ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com
Cell no: 081******* / 071*******
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Nationality: South African
Driver Licence: Code 8
SUMMARY
Experienced Agricultural Economist in the field of agribusiness development. Innovative and good in stakeholder engagement. Project planning and advisory role in implementing successful projects that are meant to improve agribusiness performance. Direct contact and working relationship with smallholder farmers, government institution and private sector for 17 years. Effective in stakeholder engagement, farmer support, capacity building, diagnostic assessment of agribusinesses and farms, market access facilitation and report writing. Effective in coordinating projects planning and implementation. Passion about transformation, growth and development in the agricultural industry. Holds Master’s in Business leadership (MBL), Honours in Agricultural Management in Agricultural Economics; Bachelor of Agribusiness Management and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management.
SKILLS
Acquired the following skills when implementing the following programmes; agribusiness development; capacity building and market access to smallholder farmers;
Report writing and computer Skills (Microsoft programmes).
Coordination; facilitation skills and communication (Verbal and Written) skills.
Stakeholder engagement; good interpersonal and presentation skills.
Problem solving; ability to work independently and decision-making skills;
Project management skills and Leadership skill.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Job Title: Senior Agricultural Economist
Date: 2008 July to present Employer: National Agricultural Marketing Council
To co-ordinate and facilitate market access between farmers and buyers of agricultural produce.
To facilitate stakeholder engagements amongst public and private sector for the development of agricultural programmes supporting market access.
To advice on design of strategies and methods to be adopted in improving market access for agricultural products.
Facilitate the design of Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan model Production scheme/Transformation initiatives.
Manage the identification and development support of farmers.
Conduct profiling and needs assessments for farmers.
Coordinate and manage stakeholder liaison with commodity associations, public sector department of Agriculture and rural development and other stakeholders for development support.
Engage organs of the state, private sector and building partnerships on development of production scheme.
Contribute to the development and implementation of AAMP projects.
Coordinate needs identification and support in compliance to market access and product specification.
Facilitate market opportunities for agricultural products.
Manage identification of local and national markets.
Job Title: Agricultural Economist Intern: Agribusiness value chain
Date: April 2007-2008 March Employer: Limpopo Department of Agriculture
Assist CASP projects with developing business plans and market access.
Facilitate administration on establishment of marketing Infrastructures.
Collect data for Rural Food Price monitoring for the NAMC.
Update and disseminate agricultural statistical and value chain information to farmers.
Weekly monitoring and facilitation of Agricultural related projects
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION
QUALIFICATIONS
YEAR
University of Venda
Bachelor of Agribusiness Management
2006
University of Pretoria
Honors in Agricultural Management in Agricultural Economics
2012
University of South Africa
Masters in Business leadership
2018
Regenesys
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management
2021
Raluswielo Secondary School
Matric
2002
REFERENCE
NAME
POSITION
CELL NO
Mr. Sotsha K.
NAMC: Agric Economist
ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com;
Mr. Tshithivhe T
LDARD: Agric Advisor
ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com;
Ms. Matlala N.
Tshivhase Farm:GM
ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com