Food Security

Thulani Ningi

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CAREER SUMMARY

Thulani is a versatile, enthusiastic Agricultural economist with five years of rich experience in agricultural advisory, crop production, constitution, market analysis, food finance, marketing of agricultural produce, project management, hazard analysis critical control point, agricultural extension advisory principles. Comprehensive agricultural knowledge and skills on all aspects of farm management, Good agricultural practice, Agricultural accounting and commerce, processing of agricultural produce, food safety management systems, integration and optimization with expertise in farming and proven competencies enabling production of high quality cost-effective deliverables meeting client requirements. Skilled and experienced in conducting water and energy audits and delivering energy optimization objectives in process industries.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

My career objective include proactive result driven professional seeking a challenging position in an agricultural firm or department to utilize my qualifications and four years of research, management and advisory experience and deliver outstanding results by ensuring proper flow of project activities across all stages of the project.

Areas of Interest: Farm management, agricultural product processing, agricultural advisory, research, marketing of agricultural produce, agronomist, facilitating. I possess a variety of skills such as;

Analytical skills

Problem solving skills

Computer skills

Project management skills

Coordination skills

Special interest to work animals

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to communicate and motivate, orally and in writing, research findings and policy issues. Initiative and communication to delivering sound results

Ability to work in a team and individually

Manage own workload effectively and efficiently

Attention to details and deadline

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Manager, January 2018 to date (University of Fort Hare, RVSC Alice)

Company Profile:

RVSC is a Department of Science & Technology (DST) Global Change Flagship Centre that has been mandated to enhance coping and adaptation capacities by improving scientific understanding and developing technologies, innovations to respond to respond to challenges induced by global change by strengthening the science-policy-practice interface. The Centre aims to accomplish this by providing objectively informed policy recommendations and lasting solutions that strengthen the responsiveness of local and provincial intervention programmes to challenges associated with global change in South Africa especially in the Eastern Cape, which is one of the poorest and most vulnerable provinces in the country.

Projects:

•Household food security programme

•Environmental management

•Household water, energy, and food security

Deliverables prepared:

Progress report write-up on household food security project

Deliverables for the water-energy-food nexus WRC

Responsibilities: Give advice to rural households on food gardening and vegetable production, Facilitate classes to unemployed youth from the local Municipalities on managing of the environment and handling issues related to waste management, Facilitate access to markets for agribusiness, Conduct market research development, Conduct industry analysis, facilitate business modelling and institutional development investment, facilitate business-to-business linkages and market access, and Plan and manage projects.

Administrator 2017 to December 2017 (University of Fort Hare, RVSC Alice)

Responsibilities: Complied progress reports, Requisitions, data collection, data analysis, data coding, conducting of literature review and Administration of the NRF online system, Coordinating the household food security (PHFS) with University of Fort Hare (UFH) in collaboration with department of rural development and agrarian reform (DRDAR), Member of the technical committee for the household food security projects, and facilitating classes for food security on food gardening.

Administrator March 2016 to December 2016 (Department of Education, Keiskammahoek)

Responsibilities: Handling relations with parents, learners, teachers, and the community, managing budgets and ensuring financial systems are followed, overseeing record-keeping, managing student services such as guidance programs, training, supervising, and motivating faculty including teachers and auxiliary staff, working on committees including school governing bodies and task groups, assisting with recruitment, public or alumni relations and marketing activities, providing administrative support to an academic team of teachers.

Tutor February 2015 to December 2015 (University of Fort Hare, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Alice)

Responsibilities: Facilitate students to comprehend and apply newly learned content intelligently, Interpret and implement the teaching-learning guidelines prepared for each, conduct tutorial sessions, conduct the necessary activities within the time span allocated, Assist students to become independent and collaborative learners, Assist and train students in developing appropriate study skills in order for them to complete the course effectively.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

•Determinats and welfare implications of the water-energy-food nexus at the housheold level in rural areas (2018-2019

•Exploring the Evidence of Water-Energy-Food Nexus Linkages to Sustainable Local Livelihoods and Wellbeing in South Africa (2018-2019)

EDUCATION

University of Fort Hare, Alice

Master in Agricultural Economics (2018-2019)

University of Fort Hare, Alice

Agricultural Economics (Honours) (2016)

University of Fort Hare, Alice

Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (2013-2015)

PROFETIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TRAININGS:

February 2018: Intersecting qualitative with mixed methods research: Design and implementation course

November 2017: Project management course

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA)

African Association of Agricultural Economics (AAAE)

International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAAE)

Agricultural Economics Society (AES)

South African Council for Natural Scientific Profession (SACNASP)

AREAS OF INTEREST

Climate change & sustainable agriculture

Climate change & SDGs

Food and water security,

Natural resources management.

The water-energy-food nexus

Social justice

Smallholder farming

Community engagement

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Ngarava S., Zhou L., Monde N., Ningi T., Chari M. M and Mdiya L. 2020. Gender and ethnic disparities in energy security for developing countries. Experiences from South Africa. Energy Research and Social Science.

Ngarava S., Zhou L., Ningi T., Chari M.M. 2020. Determinants of household vulnerability to energy insecurity in South Africa Energy Research and Social Science.

Ningi T, Taruvinga A, Zhou L, 2020. Determinants of energy security for rural households: The case of Melani and Hamburg communities, Eastern Cape, South Africa, African security review.

Ningi T, Taruvinga A, Zhou L and Ngarava S, 2020. Determinants of water security for rural households: Empirical evidence from Melani and Hamburg communities, Eastern Cape, South Africa, South African Journal of Science and Technology.

Ningi T, Taruvinga A, Zhou L and Ngarava S, 2020. Factors that influence household food security in Melani and Hamburg communities, Eastern Cape, South Africa, African Journal of Science, Technology, innovation and Development.

Ningi T, Taruvinga A, Zhou L and Ngarava S, 2020. The water-energy-food nexus at the household level: Empirical evidence from Hamburg and Melani communities, Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development.

CONFRERENCES

Ningi T., Taruvinga A., Zhou L, 2018. Welfare implications of the water-energy-food nexus at household level: A perspective on livelihoods. Paper presented at the 4th National Conference on Global Change 2018, Polokwane, 1-5 December 2018

AWARDS RECEIVED

Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit (NALSU) Master Scholarship in Labour studies 2017.

Water Research Commission Masters Bursary 2018 and 2019 to explore the water-energy-food nexus at the household level.

National Research Foundation part time Postgraduate Scholarship 2020.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: South African ~ Date of Birth: 04 April 1994 ~ Marital Status: Single

Languages: Fluent in English, Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, Swati, Afrikaans, Sotho ~ Driving License: Code 10- C1, manual transmission Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Exercising, solving puzzles, Dance-Extracurricular Record: Won first place in school-level 2 Ballroom dance, Professional Basketball player, Prize winner in UFH spelling bee competitions.

REFERENCES

Dr L Zhou -Risk and vulnerability science centre -+274********/ +276******** Email: *****@***.**.**

Mr. S Silinga- Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (Alice) +278******** Email: ********.*******@*****.***

Prof A Taruvinga- Department of Agricultural Economics--+276******** Email: **********@***.**.**

Miss N Mgwali- Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform- +277******** Email: ***************@*****.***

Prof N Monde- The Deans office science and agriculture UFH - +27-76-834-**** Email: ******@***.**.**

Mr V Somyo-Nguni Development Trust- +278*-******* Email: ******@***.**.**

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