CV - Musacontacts

CURRICULUM VITAE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Family name:
Natha
First name :
Edson
Gender:
Male
th
Date of birth:
8 July 1978
Nationality:
Mozambican
Residence:
Alto-Molócué, Zambezia
Contact details:
Skype ID: edsonn78
Email address: [email protected]
Mobile number: 00258824553750
Education:
Institution
Universidade Aberta – Portugal
Dublin City University
Universidade Catolica de Mocambique
The Humbu University
UMB/AWU
Degrees or Diplomas obtained and graduation year
2012-2014: MSc food and consumer science in progress
2012-2013: Graduate Diploma in Leadership Dev. ICT and
Knowledge Society
2011-2012: Bachelor, interdisciplinary studies on HIV,
AIDS and Health
2007-2009: Master in Rural and community Development
2000-2004: Bachelor in Agriculture
Other skills and qualifications:

Advanced Diploma in Management and administration (Cambridge International College)

Diploma in project management (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane)

Postharvest and basics of mechanical engineering skills

Horticulture and greenhouse management

Baseline studies and participative rural appraisal facilitation

Small irrigations system design

Solar energy system

Data base and M&E systems

Participative M&E methods

Computer skills, MS word, Excel, Power point, Access, email and internet

Computer hardware
Present position:
Program Coordinator and agribusiness technical officer
National Directorate for Rural Development Promotion, The government of Mozambique and IFAD Rural
Market Promotion Program
Publications:

Co-author of Banana bunchy top disease in Mozambique and Zambia. The international
journal of banana and plantain. Infomusa 2007 Vol. 16 No. 1/2 pp. 38-39 ISSN1023-0076

Murrimba N. Natha E. Policy coherence in ICT towards knowledge society development in
Mozambique. 2013 GESCI. Kenya
Professional experience
From – to
2011-2013
Name of organisation
National Directorate for
Rural Development
Promotion- The Rural
Markets Promotion Program –
IFAD and EU funded
Position
Coordinator and
agribusiness officer
2010-2012
National Directorate for
Rural Development
Promotion- The Rural
Markets Promotion Program –
IFAD and EU funded
Agribusiness officer
Niassa, Nampula and
Zambezia
Description
Main responsibilities and activities
 General coordination of the program in Nampula and Zambezia provinces this
includes planning, monitoring and reporting.
 Supervising and coordination with the service providers national and
international NGOs contracted to implement program activities this includes
annual budget implementation.
 Facilitate the implementation and development of value chain opportunities in
Nampula and Zambezia with matching grants facility including small scale
value addition and processing initiatives
 Coordination for access roads and other markets infrastructure construction,
this includes district level assessment with district established reference
groups.
 Support the program management unit to establish and maintain market
information systems operational in the districts.
 Provide guidance and technical support on farmers groups development
including functional adult literacy training sub component
 Develop Agribusiness partnership including the facilitation to access financer
services.
 Develop and supervise the local market information system with local radios
 Support the service providers to establish and train saving and credit groups
 Assist the roads contractors to introduce HIV and AIDS prevention and
mitigation activities in the work environment and surrounding communities
Conduct technical and field assignments and support the Program unit in the
implementation of the programs activities in Niassa, Nampula and Zamnezia districts.
This included farmer’s organization development and training in business and
enterprise management, market linkages, value chain assessment development and
supporting the production of cash crops and link production to market.
2008-2010
Belgium Fund for
development and
cooperation- Belgian
International NGO in
partnership with Tete
provincial farmers union
http://www.fos-socsol.be
www.unac.co.mz
Senior food security
and livelihood
Adviser






2006-2007
2002-2005
International Institute of
Tropical AgricultureMalawi
CGIAR
a) Southern Africa Roots
Crop Research
Network
b) The horticulture
network of USAID
funded Chi Nyanja
Triangle Project
www.iita.org
http://www.asnapp.org
www.iitamw.org
Cheetah Mozambique
Limited
www.cheetahpaprika.com
Research associate









Extension and
Production manager





In general, provide technical and organizational capacity building to
implementing partner.
This included training the program staff to better assist grass roots association
to overcome food insecurity.
Implement trainings in agriculture production mainly conservation farming,
livestock, small business development for income generation, gender
mainstreaming
Support and care of HIV and AIDS infected and affected program
beneficiaries. This included the establishment of junior farmer field schools to
training orphan kids to prepare for their future lives.
Ethno veterinary trainings and medical plants multiplication and conservation.
Administratively I provided guidance on budget and financial management on
the program.
Implemented in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Angola I was in charge for
the projects activities in Mozambique.
I was responsible for technical activities such as establishing cassava
multiplication fields.
Conduct cassava and coco yams trails
Identifying opportunities for agro processing business to farmers groups
Training farmers on fruits nurseries establishment and management
I conducted some work and assignments missions to Angola, Malawi and
South Africa
Training small farmers in horticulture production including construction of
community fruits nurseries
Train farmers in intensive crop production and greenhouses management
Design small irrigation system
Worked in Tete, Nampula and Zambezia
Leading the technical field team and outgrower system for paprika production
and export
Plan and monitor activities related to the production of Paprika in the field,
Allocation of inputs (seeds, fertilizers and chemicals) for farmers in the form
of credit,
Conduct trainings on production, quality and processing of paprika for export.
2005 -
GLOBALMOZ Lda
Training and service
provider consulting firms
Director and owner






Conducted trainings of IT, business and management
Assisted ITC equipment maintenance
Provided translation services for clients
Developed capacity building to organizations staff (public health, youth
organization)
Conducted baselines and assessments
Seed and agri inputs supply
References
Mr/Mrs/Miss
Dr. Dany wijnhoud
Mr. Antonio Aljofre
Mr. Rene Desjardins
Organisation
FOS-Belgium, currently with UN
CNFA-USAID
SNV
Email address
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Download Report