CURRICULUM VITAE

Nicholas Ssebayigga

P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda

Tel: +256 783 642 312

E-mail: [email protected]

Personal Data

Date of birth: 11th December, 1988 Sex: Male Nationality: Ugandan

Marital Status: Single

Qualifications

§  Sustainable agriculture on both small and large scale

§  Food security, nutritionalisation of agriculture including dairy and beef and poultry.

§  Value chain analysis.

§  Organizational Development

§  Agricultural business and rural development/livelihoods technical assistance.

§  Highly experienced in development of producer-market linkages.

§  Excellent mobilization skills for contract farming and group training.

§  Public/private partnerships development and management

§  Demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills.

§  Provide intellectual and technical leadership in multi-disciplinary and multicultural environments.

§  Soil analysis, recommendation and mitigation of fertility loss

§  Water analysis

§  GIS and hydrological modeling

Command of Languages

English: Excellent

Relevant Experience

Marketing, advocacy and lobbying

§  Negotiated, lobbied and advocated for marketing, management and implementation contracts for various local organizations/SMEs.

§   Involved in the start-up of community level initiative programs through group/association formation in 2 districts of Uganda.

Planning and Management

§  Managed to start a family farm in my village.

Training and Extension

§  Training farmers by socialization in commercial poultry and best agronomy practices in Bukomansimbi

§  Organized field days and workshops, formal and informal training sessions for various SMEs, district extension staff and farming communities.

§  Conducted trainers of trainers (TOT) in crop, livestock and rural development programs.

§  Set up collaborations with key players in the Vegetable oil sector inclusive of government and breeders

§  Involved in training needs assessment for groups of people with similar problems, resources and potential.

§  Planned and organized contract training to specified groups by specialized organizations.

Consultancy and advisory services

§  Associate, Technical Services, Ssembeguya Estates – Management of production and breeding programs for the cattle and goats.

§  Consultant, KENSHAN Eastern Africa (U) Ltd, – Soil analysis and recommendation of sustainable land-use.

Employment

Makerere University, CAES – Research Grants Office – August, 2018 to date

Research Volunteer

I take part in watershed management research for improved agricultural productivity and extension education.

Magando Farm Projects – December, 2013 to date

Farmer

I am involved in farming on the family land in Magando Village, Bukomansimbi and the farm has the following projects:

§  Banana and Coffee

§  Coffee Nursery Bed management

§  Cereals, Legumes and vegetables

§  Poultry management

§  Informal Advisory services to farmers in Kibinge Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative

(KCFC)

N2AFRICA/COMPRO II/ SUFACE Project – June, 2012 to June, 2013

Student RESEARCH ASSISTANT.

Joined Makerere University, Soil science Department, on behalf of N2Africa and performed tasks/responsibilities including establishing field experiments, data collection and management, training farmers in agronomic skills, soil and plant analysis, statistical analysis; and writing and/or editing progress reports and technical papers.

Involved in conducting the following research:

§  Response of groundnut to P and rhizobia

§  Agricultural input adulteration on the Ugandan market and its effects on production

Freelance Consultant May 2009 to date

Recent Consultancies include:

§  Working with SMEs like Ssembeguya Estates and Ssemogerere Mixed Farm.

§  Consultant, KENSHAN Eastern Africa (U) Ltd – Soil sampling, analysis and recommendation for proper land use by investment groups and small holder farmers (April 2015 and July 2016)

Education

BSc (Agriculture), Makerere University, Kampala, 2009 – 2013.

Relevant Conferences/Roundtables

§  Eastern region Operation Wealth Creation planning meeting (24th February, 2016), Mbale resort hotel.

§  Climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptive capacity of Bududa Landslides, Mt.Elgon region, Eastern Uganda (DAAD seminar)

§  1st Great Lakes Catchment Conference at Ministry of Water and Environment

Referees

Prof. Majaliwa Mwanjalolo

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

P.O. Box 7062, Kampala – Uganda

Mobile: +256782428260

E-mail: [email protected]

Peter Ebanyat (PhD)

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

P.O.Box 7062, Kampala – Uganda

Mobile: +256772595440

Email: [email protected]

Prof. Edward Kirumira

Director,

STIAS, Stellenbosch University

Tel: +27(0)218082649

E-mail: [email protected]