Agronomist
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Professional Profile
Edward is a multifaceted professional Agronomist who is privileged to have practiced a number of business management disciplines. He is an agronomist by training and post qualification experience. He is perhaps known for leading successful teams and for turning around business enterprises. Edward’s experience spans 15 years working as General Manager /Senior Agronomist, Program Area Coordinator and Regional Coordinator Food Security and Livelihoods for Rugote Enterprises Ltd Farms and BRAC International respectively.
Over the years, Edward has nurtured in him core skills in Project management, Crop agronomy, team leadership, seed sales management, budgeting/ finance management, project management, strategic planning, team performance management, logistics management, computer proficiency, customer relations, understanding of buyers, staff training, problem solving, and research. It is these very skills that have over the years defined him as an exceptional leader and agronomist and within these very skills lies the value that he brings on the team in places where he has worked.
Personal Information: DOB: 1st June 1983; married with two Children
Achievements
Compiled a wide array of Extension Service Manuals. These included:
Training of Trainers Manuals
Proposal and Fund raising approaches
Financial literacy
Illustrated messages for improved techniques and practices related to improved cropping patterns
Soil conservation and fertility improvement
Post-harvest handling and storage technologies
Farming as a business
Professional Networks
2013 to date Chairman – Youth Development Initiative (YDI)
I was responsible for;
Projects Monitoring
Youth Farmer advisory Call centre management.
Drafting organization budget and allocations
Planning for organization’s activities
Approval of beneficiaries selected by field staffs
Coordination with District and other partners
Chairing monthly, quarterly and end of year meetings
Fund-raise for youth livelihood projects – Some of these included rural initiative on agroforestry and vegetable seedlings production funded by MAAIF Uganda at a cost of $1,3M, Accelerating Pumpkin Seeds Multiplication Value Chain submitted to Feed The Future USAID projected at $9933.8.
Work History
Feb 2007 to date General Manager/ Agronomist I Rugote Enterprises Ltd Farms
Duties and Responsibilities
Crop agronomy of Maize, Rice, Potatoes, Coffee, Bananas and other multiple crops
Monitoring of the day –day farm activities effectively.
Compiling business budget for the farm.
Overall management of the farm activities and human resource in both two farms in Luweero and Mbarara.
Designing the projects for the implementation and setting the work plan and means of verification.
Coordinating management in both farms.
Providing leadership in ensuring that the financial targets are met.
Marketing of the farm produce.
Work History
April 2014 to June 2016 Program Area Coordinator Agronomy Food Security and Livelihoods I MasterCard Funded Program I BRAC
More than 10 districts supervised
Duties and Responsibilities
Monitoring seed distributions and cash for implementation to Lead farmers.
Proposal development and writing.
Identifying local cropping patterns/ farming systems in areas of operation.
Advising farmers on crop agronomy and agribusiness in Northern and Western regions of Uganda.
Conducting training of program components i.e. Community Agriculture Promoters, Lead Farmers and General Farmers/ farmer groups.
Supervising the activities of program assistant, model farmers and community agricultural promoters with extensive field visits.
Executing the agricultural extension and sales activities very smoothly and accurately to meet the sales target.
Preparing weekly and monthly sales report, program update, staff report and any other report in line with the program.
Liaising with government organizations, NGOs, INGOs and stakeholders.
Supervising the trainings and seed distribution to project beneficiaries.
Training farmers and farmer groups on value chain selection and analysis and principles of improved farming practices.
Organizing several workshops that enhance dialogue & knowledge sharing among stakeholders towards increasing the competitiveness of target value chains.
Developing training materials; manuals & posters for the project assistants and Community Agriculture Promoters.
Designing income generating activities to link communities & schools through School gardens, Poultry and Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) initiatives.
Short Work Stints
Oct 2016 to June 2017 Regional Coordinator I Food Security and Livelihoods I BRAC
May 2015 to June 2015 Coffee Agronomist I Louis Dreyfus Commodities India Pvt
April 2010 to June 2010 Field Extension Worker I NAADS I Bushenyi District Local government
Education
2013 Bsc in Agriculture, Bishop Stuart University
2008 Diploma in Crop Production and Management, Bukalasa Agricultural College
2004 Certificate 2 in Agriculture, Kihiihi Community Polytechnic Institute
2003 Certificate 1 in Agriculture, Rwentanga Farm School
2002 Uganda Certificate of Education, Rugyeyo Secondary School
References
Mr. Tibamanywa Geoffrey
Operations Manager-Brac Uganda
E: ***********@*****.***
Dr. Owarwo Vincent Mugumya
Director Rugote Enterprises LTD
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Mr.Muthappa Ponnappa
Global Researcher ED&F MAN
Phone: [+91-80-404*****] Mobile: [+91-990**-*****]
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Tweheyo Edward Kacere
Phone: +256-***-****** (Kanungu, Uganda)
Email: *************@*****.***
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-kacere-tweheyo-734ab8b0/
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