Project manager, agribusiness development, commercial alliances expert

I have 19 years of experience in project management, agribusiness development and building commercial alliances.  My goal is to deliver verifiable deliverables which are practical, evidence based and scalable for micro and small medium enterprises and corporates.

Some key points that may be of interest to you include:

  • 19 years in project management, agribusiness development and building commercial alliances.
  • +14 years of senior leadership positions (Board member/ Production manager/ General manager/ Project manager/ Country representative/ Chief agronomist/ International consultant) in corporate environment.
  • +14 years of horticultural global exports. +3 years in building technical capacity Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to participate in international value chains and markets.
  • Built and led diverse global, high-performance businesses - delivering high quality fresh produce and high impact results for corporates and MSMEs in complex agricultural projects in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan (fragile and violent context).
  • Highly experienced in preparing budgets; tracking expenditure and reporting on project and budget performance.
  • Executed production and marketing of horticultural produce for 24 months for one of Kenya largest companies which was under receivership of The Business Advisory Group (TBAG) and later PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
  • Leveraged relations for access to finance for non-bankable smallholder farmers, de-risking financing and creating export opportunities for micro, small and medium sized entities.

I believe my capacity in managing complex projects

  1. Agribusiness development: - Training and coaching stakeholders on optimizing crop productivity, enhancing their technical proficiency and competitiveness.
  2. Project management: - Building and leading profitable businesses/ enterprises for international private sector firms and donor organizations, thereby creating resilient communities that consistently and sustainably deliver high quality results.
  3. Commercial alliances: - Cultivating strategic partnerships to leverage collaborations, business opportunities and growth between stakeholders.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely

Dananai Matondo

Last Resume Update October 24, 2023
Address Anywhere, Sudan
E-mail dmatondo@gmail.com
Phone Number +263719080981

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