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

EMAIL

Mr. Sotsha K.

NAMC: Agric Economist

073*******

ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com;

Mr. Tshithivhe T

LDARD: Agric Advisor

066*******

ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com;

Ms. Matlala N.

Tshivhase Farm:GM

081*******

ad4cna@r.postjobfree.com

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