BASSIT YAHAYA
P.O.Box TL ****, Tamale. Tel: 024******* – Email: *************@*****.***
DATE OF BIRTH
6TH JULY 1986
NATIONALITY
GHANAIAN
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English (Fluent)
Asante Twi (Fluent)
Hausa (Fluent)
Dagbanli (Fluent)
OBJECTIVES
To help work to overcome challenges in life to bring about development, contribute to livelihood interventions for poverty reduction through resilience climate change to ensure food security by imparting knowledge to small holder farmers and rural poor.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2012 UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
(BSC Agriculture Science Technology Option Agronomy)
2002 – 2005 KUMASI HIGH SCHOOL
(General Agriculture Science, SSSCE)
RELEVANT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED THROUGH EDUCATION
Strong analytical, organizational, research and problems solving skills.
Acquired knowledge of good Agronomic practices and extension methods, post-harvest technology of arable crops and agricultural marketing.
Good quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis experience.
Good technical report writing skills.
Quality Grain Management Training against Afflatoxin and Mycotoxin organized by Nestle Ghana Ltd and Northern Rural Growth Programme.
Value Chain Development Facilitation Training organized by Northern Rural Growth Programme.
Training on different models in village savings and loans organized by Northern Rural Growth Programme.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Fludor Ghana Limited (Cashew) January, 2020-
Procurement Manager (Techiman/ Ghana)
Identifying competition and prevailing prices per kilogram.
Sourcing of RCN.
Price determination for various KOR.
Management of Secondary evacuation Transporters.
Sourced 2000MT of RCN in the 2020 season.
With the average quality of 47 KOR.
Fludor Ghana Limited (Cashew) January, 2018-December, 2019
Warehouse Manager (Japekrom/ Ghana)
Taking stock ledger
Filing of Bin cards
Recording of material transfer note
Preparing of waybills
Checking stocks at agents warehouses
Ministry of food and Agriculture February, 2015- January, 2018
Assistant Agricultural officer
Good Agronomic practices to Farmers in the East Gonja District (Salaga).
Weekly and quarterly reports on progress of cropping activities.
Exploring market opportunities for crops harvested in the district (Maize, Sorghum, Soyabeans, and Sesame).
Mobilization of farmers to potential buyers (Soybeans, Maize and Rice).
Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP), Tamale- GHANA (AfDB/ IFAD Funded) Dec., 2014 - Jan 2015
Procurement Assistant
Report on field day activities on Conservation Agriculture Implementation (Soybean, Maize, Rice, and Sorghum cultivated fields).
Assisting in the contract management of companies under the sheanut tree crop in northern region under the programme.
Procurement and Distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers under the lead farmer- out grower scheme project.
Assisting in the procurement of agricultural machineries and farmer contract management.
Weekly field visits to project sites under Soybean and Maize cultivation.
Grain Veg Ghana Ltd September, 2013- September, 2014
Operations Manger
Procurement of Sesame seeds, Soybeans, Yellow Maize in Northern and Upper Regions
Maintenance of cleaning and de-stoning machines to avoid mechanical damages.
Ensuring quality of grains to meet 98% purity specifications (Soybeans).
Ensuring moisture of 8% for proper storage to avoid aflatoxin and mould.
Ensuring secondary evacuation of procured stocks.
Data on soybean Farmers in Northern Region.
Procured 4000 MT of Soybeans
Procured 2500 MT of Sheanut
Procured 2000 MT of Yellow Maize.
MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, Wulensi, Northern Region Aug,2012- June 2013
National Service Personnel
Delivery of Crops extension Services to Rice, Maize and Soybeans farmers.
Perform other duties assigned by the District Director.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/COMMUNITY SERVICES
Surveyor, Third trimester field practical programme, UDS.
Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, SARI (Nyankpala), Industrial Attachment (Rice and Soybean Section)
University of Ghana Farms (Okumaning), Kade-Eastern Region, Industrial Attachment on Cocoa and Coffee plantations on calibration of pesticides, disease control mechanisms and good fertilizer application practices. And training of farmers on good agronomic practices and on quality bean production.
COMPUTER AND RELATED SKILLS
Good literacy of Microsoft word, Microsoft excels and Power point.
A team player.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work with minimal guidance, management priorities and work flow.
Good attitude towards work and ability to adjust myself into any environment.
Hard working and good interpersonal skills.
REFERENCE
Dennis Sampong
Head of Business
Fludor Ghana Limited (TGI)
Contact: 050******* ( Email:******.*******@******.***)
Mahama Abass
Head of Marketing
Grain Veg Limited, Tamale
Contact: 024******* (Email: ******.*****@*****.***)
Dr. Benjamin K. Badii
Head of Department (Agronomy)
University for Development Studies
Contact: 024******* (Email: ********@***.***.**)