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]