Precious Asangbeoma Ijirigho

CRD, FHA, Lugbe, Abuja adv9zs@r.postjobfree.com +234********** linkedin.com/in/precious- ijirigho Profile

I am an agricultural economist with keen interest in project management, agribusiness, and value chain development. I have over 6 years of experience in managing donor- funded projects aimed at attaining targeted sustainable development goals and I have a track record of delivering prime technical support and advisory that has met both budget and project indicators. Skills

• Communication: Workshop Moderation, Facilitation, Presentation, and Reporting

• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point, MS Teams

• Budgeting: Operational plan budgets, budgets for specific activities

• Networking: Establishing working and consolidating good relationship with other organizations Languages

• English(fluent), French (basic), German (basic)

Experience

Private Sector Development Advisor - Market Oriented Value Chains for Jobs and Growth in the ECOWAS region

(MOVE-GIZ), Abuja (Jan 2022 – Present)

• Supporting with technical and financial planning, coordinating, and implementing project activities in rice and cashew value chains

• Supporting public and private sector partners engagement and development

• Support the development of technical and financial proposals of matching fund applicants

• Networking and establishing collaborative ties with partners and relevant stakeholders in the sector for the furtherance of project objectives.

• Developing and implementing advisory service models to deliver appropriate value chain-wide technical support Technical Advisor - Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI-GIZ), Abuja (Mar 2018 - Dec 2021)

• Managed and implemented a matching fund project of over 60,000 on "Women Empowered to Grow Rice Value Chain (We-Grow)" with Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) in Kano, Nigeria.

• Managed a matching fund project of over 100,000 on "Achieving productivity in the rice value chain through Out- grower program in Kebbi State Nigeria" with WACOT Rice Mill Ltd in Kebbi, Nigeria.

• Managed the "Kebbi State Inclusive Rice Value Chain Support" with Kebbi Agricultural & Rural Development Authority (KARDA) and Labana Rice Mill worth 100,000.

• Jointly developed the National Rice Development Strategy 2 (NRDS II) policy document for 2021-2030 with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other stakeholders.

• Introduced digital supply chain management solution to Labana Rice Mills which has led to inefficiency reduction and improvement of paddy aggregation and supply processes by 45%.

• Organized business to business (B2B) fora to build and strengthen value chain actors’ business relationships. This led to the signing of offtaker contracts and prefinancing of rice producers.

• Supported AfricaRice in the dissemination of the RiceAdvice application which has proven to increase yield by giving plot specific nutrient management recommendations. Agricultural Officer - Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Abuja (Aug 2014 - Feb 2018)

• Tracked the implementation of various federal government projects in the agricultural sector.

• Played advisory in policy workshops.

• Developed and maintained partnerships with donor groups. Planned and organized meetings, specialized panels, and ad hoc workshops

• Facilitated trainings for extension agents on improved agricultural practices and provided consultancy services to smallholders.

Teacher - Garrick Memorial Secondary School, Benin City (Mar 2012 - Feb 2013)

• Subject teacher of Basic Science and Agricultural science. Introduced a farm club with 6 students that grew into 17 students by the end of the year.

• Ensured that the established science club was better coordinated.

• Prepared, marked, and graded continuous assessments and exams.

• Pep talks on the assembly ground to inspire students. Education

University of Benin, Benin, BSc (Hon) Agricultural Economics and Extension Services. 2:1 (Oct 2005 - Dec 2010) Courses/Certifications

• Project Management (Mar 2020), Piston and Fusion, Nigeria

• Sustainable Agriculture (Oct 2019) Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ), Ethiopia

• Agricultural Production and Processing Economics (Jul 2017) Agribusiness Facility for Africa (SSAB), Nigeria

• Business Models and Linkages (Feb 2017) Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ), Nigeria

• Efficient Development of Quality Extension Materials (Sep 2016) Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ), Ghana

References

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