Consultant - Rabo Partnerships
Current
Utrecht, Nederland
Besides my job as a relationship manager I work as a consultant Rabo Partnerships. Over the past years is did several assignments: 2022Helped a microfinance bank in Liberia to develop a food & agri strategy. Focus during the assignment was on internal organisation, identifying the most promising value chains and getting to know the most import stakeholders. 2020 + 2021 For the year 2020 + 2021 I was part of the country team of Kenya for the Climate Resilient Agribusiness For Tomorrow (CRAFT) project.The CRAFT-project is a 5 year project in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, aiming to stimulate and support climate smart investments at SME / cooperative level. In all three countries there is a consortium of SNV, Wageningen universiteit (WUR), CCAFS, Agriterra and Rabo Partnerships. 5 value chains are selected that are important for its economy AND food securityMy task is to support/stimulate the above with strong focus on financial viability of the business plans and local bankability. Next to co-development of business cases I am also in contact with local banks and other related partners in the financial sector to on-board them early in the process and offer them support where needed. Conducting trainings and/or workshops is also part of the assignment.For more info: https://snv.org/project/climate-resilient-agribusiness-tomorrow-craft2019I did a cooperative assessment for a mixed cooperative in Tanzania. The cooperative deals with fish, avocado, chia, honey and beans. The objective was to examine the cooperative's situation in order to see whether there is a sufficient basis for Agriterra to work with them. Parts that were investigated were: business model, finance, governance, environment, sustainability, stakeholders and member commitment.