Ghulam Ishaq

S/O Ghulam Mustafa

Summary / Cover Letter

I am an Agriculturist by qualification and profession with more than 13 years of versatile experience in Agriculture sector development in Pakistan. I started my career with a project funded by Agribusiness Support Fund in April 2007 as a technical person for farm production, GLOBALG.A.P. implementation and certification for mango and citrus crops. As a part of team, I helped in developing farmers working groups / produce marketing organizations (PMOs) for training and certification leading to marketing of farm produce. Later, I joined Bureau Veritas Pakistan Pvt. Ltd and worked as trainer and auditor for certification and provided related services to mango, citrus and vegetables farmers. I have grip over the subject matters for facilitation as technical person for value chains development and strengthening linkages of farmers with other stakeholders for enterprise development and bring new investments. I am trainer and certifier of food & health safety standards especially GLOBALG.A.P., QMS, SRP and BCI in agriculture and food processing industry.

Being in USAID’s Agribusiness Project in Sukkur region, we worked to strengthen rural based economy of small and medium farmers and business through developing value chains i.e. mango, banana, guava and high value vegetables. I worked in SGS Pakistan to manage operations and provide business development and support services to entrepreneurs to enhance country’s exports through inspection, certification and lab testing of various commodities i.e. mango, citrus, dates, rice etc. Currently, I am working USAID Punjab Enabling Environment Project which focuses on policy reforms, capacity building and mobilization of local and international investments in Horticulture, Dairy and Livestock sub-sectors for economic uplift of the farming community. My role in PEEP is to provide my technical support and suggest initiatives/interventions for reforms for an enabling environment, human & institutional capacity development and investment in public and private sectors. The project helped development of mango, dates and vegetables sector development through establishing Horticulture Business and Policy Research Center at BZU Multan. Olive sector development in Potohar region in collaboration with Agriculture Department is a flagship initiative of the project in which we have supported Agriculture Department, olive farmers and processors through grants and advocacy efforts. Project implementation, coordination with stakeholders, report writing, communication, monitoring and evaluation and learning are the routine tasks in the project.

Areas of Interest

Mango, citrus, olives and vegetables sectors and value chains development

Reforms process facilitation

Farm management and planning,

International quality and food safety standards i.e. GLOBALG.A.P. (FV), HACCP, SRP (Rice), BCI (Cotton) & QMS trainings, implementation and certification,

Advocacy for business enabling environment in Agriculture sector,

Human and institutional capacity development both in public and private sectors,

Project implementation, coordination, report writing, communication, monitoring and evaluation.

Proposals development, grants implementation

Investment promotion in Horticulture sub-sector

Educational Qualifications

M.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture: (2008) University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan (CGPA 3.19/4.00)

B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture: (2005) University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan (CGPA 3.25/4.00)

F.Sc. (2000) (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Govt. College Bosan Road Multan (Multan Board) (652/1100)

Matric (1997) (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths), Govt. H/S Shujabad, (Multan Board) (701/850)

Professional Training Program and Courses

6 DAYS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ON GLOBALG.A.P. STANDARD

Participated in International Program on Training of Trainers in the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard (Version 5.0) for Greater Market Access, 05-10 December 2016, Lahore Organized by National Productivity Organization Pakistan in Collaboration with Asian Productivity Organization.

TRAIN THE TRAINERS PROGRAM ON OLIVE VALUE CHAIN

Participated in two days train the trainers program on Olive Value Chain organized by USAID PEEP, UNIDO-SMEDA-ITALIA Investment Promotion Unit and Agriculture Department, Govt. of Punjab dated December 12-13, 2016.

GLOBALG.A.P. QMS OPTION-2 PRODUCER GROUP CERTIFICATION AUDITOR COURSE

Attended and passed 1-day QMS (Option-2) auditor course, conducted by GLOBALG.A.P. (in-house session) 5th September 2014, hosted and organized by Agribusiness Support Fund, Pakistan.

GLOBALG.A.P. TRAIN THE PUBLIC TRAINER COURSE (F&V, V4)

Attended 2 days train the public trainer course and passed the examination conducted by GLOBALG.A.P. 2-3 April 2012, MARRIOT Hotel Islamabad-Pakistan by USAID’s Agribusiness Project

ANALYSING & IMPROVING DAIRY VALUE CHAIN AND BUSINESSES PERFORMANCE

Attended 2 days’ workshop on dairy business performance organized by Agribusiness Support Fund on 5-6 September 2013 in AVARI Hotel Lahore-Pakistan.

ISO 9001:2008, (QMS) AUDITOR/LEAD AUDITOR TRAINING COURSE

5 Days Auditor / Lead Auditor Training Course IRCA Approved Quality Management Systems ISO 9001:2008, Bureau Veritas Certification, 20-April-2009 to 24-April-2009. Certificate Serial No: LA2/09/PK/27092, Course No. A 17024

EUREPGAP/GLOBALG.A.P. TRAIN THE PUBLIC TRAINER COURSE (F&V, V3)

Attended 2 days train the public trainer course conducted by EUREPGAP 2-3 July 2007 AVARI Hotel Lahore-Pakistan by Agribusiness Support Fund

BASIC FOOD HYGIENE AND HACCP INTERNAL AUDITING COURSE

Attended 1-day Basic Food Hygiene and HACCP Internal Auditing Course on 10th Oct. 2007 at Citrus GlobalG.A.P. Certification Project Office Bhalwal, certificate serial no. BVC/PAK/TRNG/TQA/10’10-07/04-14

GLOBALGAP UPGRADATION COURSE

Attended 1-day GLOBALGAP (Fruit & Vegetable) up-gradation course by Bureau Veritas Certification at ASF office Lahore on 21st June 2008, certificate serial no. BVC/PAK/TRNG/TQA/21’06-08/06-15

BRC THIRD PARTY AUDITOR COURSE

BRC Global Standards for Food Safety Issue-5 (4 days training) HACCP based, in Lahore by BUREA VERITAS CERTIFICATIONS

BCI THIRD PARTY VERIFIER (BETTER COTTON VERIFIER) COURSE

Attended 3 days Better Cotton Initiative 3rd party verifier course conducted by Better Cotton International in Lahore on June 12-14th 2012 (Bastien Bandi Trainer) becoming approved 3rd party verifier of Better Cotton System.

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISO 9001:2000 & HACCP

Attended 1-day Integrated Management System ISO 9001:2000 & HACCP Food Safety System at International Islamic University Islamabad on 30-August-2008 by QMS Certification Services Australia certificate serial no. IMS/T/408

ISO 9001:2000 & SA-8000 (SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY)

Attended 1-day ISO 9001:2000 & SA-8000 at International Islamic University Islamabad on 30- August-2008 by QMS Certification Services Australia certificate serial no. IMS/T/408

QMS INTERNAL AUDITING with BASIC HYGIENE COURSE

Attended 3 days QMS Internal Auditing with Basic Hygiene and HACCP Course, based on ISO 9001:2008 by Bureau Veritas Certification at ASF office Lahore

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS COURSE

Attended 3 weeks Effective Communication Skills Organized by Quiz Club, University of Agriculture Faisalabad

NATIONAL CADET CORPS COURSE

Attended 40 days NCC course with A-company Multan Battalion during 2008-09 (NCC-40), certificate serial no. 186724, during F.Sc. at Govt. College Bosan Road Multan.

Professional Experience

9-June-2014 till date

Horticulture Specialist

USAID's Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP)

Implemented by “Chemonics International Inc.”

Responsibilities:

a.Support advocacy and reforms process lead by private sector to support and safeguard investments through a business enabling environment.

b.Suggest initiatives for new investments for economic uplift of Agriculture sector.

c.Supported 1st ever Agriculture Policy for Punjab formulation process.

d.Analysis of various segments of Olive Value Chain, Olive sector players and Government policies for development of olive sector.

e.Value chain development through matching grants, establishment of Olive Development Group, capacity building of value chain players and other using grants instruments to establish new infrastructure and strengthen the value chain of olive.

f.Coordination and linkage development of various players of value chain of olive and other sectors of horticulture.

g.Facilitation of Government of Punjab through policy implementation unit to develop the value chains in horticulture sub-sector.

h.Grants to farmers association and sector associations for their institutional capacity development to assume various roles in value chains, especially information dissemination, good agriculture practices and linkage between farmers and intermediaries.

i.Supported SPS compliance process through stakeholders’ engagement and capacity development for mango and citrus crops in Punjab.

June-2013 to June-2014

Assistant M Assist. Manager (Operations and Business Development)

Inspection, Testing and Certifications of Agriculture Produce

SGS Pakistan (Private) Ltd

Responsibilities:

a.GLOBALG.A.P. Trainings and Certifications to Strengthen Mango, Citrus and Vegetables’ Value Chains

b.Hygiene and Fumigation Services

c.Pre-Shipment (Quality) Inspections of Agriculture Produce (Meat, Rice, Cotton, Sugar, Fruits, Vegetables, Dry Fruits, Herbs, Corn, Grasses etc) for export enhancement of agriculture produce

d.Trainings and services of various players across the value chains

e.Lab. testing of various food & feed items

f.Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) audits in Punjab

Feb. 2013 to June 2013

ulture ecial Horticulture Value Chains Development Specialist

USAID’s Agribusiness Project – Sukkar Region

Responsibilities:

a.Undertook overall responsibility for planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating the implementation of the ASF horticultural project components in region, together with supporting the preparation of detailed annual work-plans, targets and budgets.

b.Carried out value chain analyses to determine appropriate interventions into selected horticulture value chains in region.

c.Coordinated the identification of key private sector led project interventions to foster quantitative and qualitative improvements in the sector, either through direct intervention, through service providers or through specific inputs from international technical assistance inputs.

d.Assisted M&E team in monitoring of horticulture related aspects of ASF projects in region.

e.Other related responsibilities assigned by the Regional Program Manager.

April 2010 to Jan. 2013

Agri Food Auditor

BUREAU VERITAS Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.

Responsibilities:

a.Conducted audits / inspections of GLOBALG.A.P. certification and associated farm management practices related to the certification process for mango, citrus and vegetables.

b.Food safety trainings like HACCP, Health & Safety, GLOBALG.A.P., to various Agricultural and Horticultural value chains players to develop for capacity development.

c.Conducted inspections against Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) standard in Sindh and Punjab.

Training conducted for the Herbal Value Chains, 12 Sessions in Pakistan to farmers and investors covering HACCP, Organic & GACP;

Training of Fenugreek Cluster Kasur (20 persons attended)

Training of Kalonji Cluster DG Khan (19 persons attended)

Training of Linseed Faisalabad (35 persons attended)

Training of Ispaghol Cluster Hasilpur (21 persons attended)

Training of Ispaghol Cluster Khairpur (19 persons attended)

Training of Turmeric Cluster Chhanga Manga (25 persons attended)

Training of Guar Cluster Khushab (16 persons attended)

Training of Garlic Cluster Haripur (17 persons attended)

Training of Mint Cluster Sahiwal (24 persons attended)

Training of Fenugreek Cluster Okara (19 persons attended)

Training of Sesame Cluster Bahawalpur (26 person attended)

Training of Coriander Cluster Muzaffar Garh (22 persons attended)

(The clusters development and training project was funded by Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company)

April 2007 to March 2010

Consultant / Trainer,

Citrus GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Project, Bhalwal

Mango GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Project, Multan

Responsibilities:

a.Developed first Produce Marketing Organization in Mango sector i.e. Prime Mango Orchards comprising nine large farms in Multan. Promoted best farm management practices especially required for quality production of mangoes.

b.Worked extensively on Citrus Value Chain being part of the project, affiliated with Zahid Kinnow Grading & Waxing Plant (PMO).

c.Consultant for GLOBALG.A.P., HACCP, Health & Safety, BRC & ISO-9001, Compliance: Citrus GLOBALG.A.P. Certification Project, Bhalwal Sargodha Funded by MINFAL & ADB to Develop Citrus Value Chain.

d.Prepared the Quality Manuals and their implementation plans for GLOBALG.A.P. and HACCP Certification.

Awards and Distinctions

Stood First in all Pakistan Quiz Competition-Islamabad, Jan. 1997

Stood First in all Districts and Division (Multan) Quiz Competition,1996

Computer Skills

MS-Office (Word, Excel, PPT) and Internet use

Languages:

English (Good), Arabic (Reading only) Urdu (Excellent), Punjabi (Excellent), Sarieki (Excellent), Sindhi (Basic)

Informative Material Development and Publications

M.Sc. (Hons) Thesis Research: Recovery of Hybrids from Interspecific Hybridization of Citrus

Calendar: “Saalana Calendar bra’ey Nigehdaasht Kinnow kay Baaghaat”

Quality Manuals GlobalG.A.P., HACCP and BRC

Monthly Schedule for Kinnow orchards-quality production

Bitterness in citrus juice and its solution (Article) Kisan Risala

Managing mango bearing trees (Article), Monthly Kisan Risala, March 2012

Manual for certified olive nurseries development

Manual for olives farm management best practices

Personal Information

Religion: Islam

National: Pakistani

Date of Birth: March 21, 1982

CNIC No.: 36304-1400336-3

NTN (FBR-PAK): 4027565-5

EOBI No. 3100A467261

Marital Status: Married

Domicile: Multan (Punjab)

Contact Information

Permanent/Home Address: Village Hassanabad, Moza Hilal Wajah, Post Office Bagrain, Tehsil Shujabad, District Multan (60000) Punjab-Pakistan

Residence in Lahore: House No. 19, Block 15/B-1, Township, College Road, Lahore (54000)

Email: adhybt@r.postjobfree.com

Skype ID: ghulam.ishaq95

Cell phone & WhatsApp No. +92-333-*******

House No. 19, Block 15/B-1, Township, College Road, Lahore

Pakistan

+92-333-****-***

Email: adhybt@r.postjobfree.com

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