International Development in mainly Emerging Markets with focus on Livestock production and processing of livestock products as meat and milk. Training within the relevant sectors. theoretical but also practical.My first connection with development and development projects was in 1999 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The work, the country, the freedom and enjoy of doing something what you really like decided me to look around in the region for more opportunities. Since then I have been living… Show more International Development in mainly Emerging Markets with focus on Livestock production and processing of livestock products as meat and milk. Training within the relevant sectors. theoretical but also practical.My first connection with development and development projects was in 1999 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The work, the country, the freedom and enjoy of doing something what you really like decided me to look around in the region for more opportunities. Since then I have been living in the Balkans (mainly Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia) as junior project assistant, junior project manager, project manager since then and this resulted into initiating, developing, writing and submission and implementing of a number of projects and more important a wide network. As initiating and acquisition is a big part of the activities I have learned and experienced a lot of many different sectors. KBAgro can assist you in steps to develop your own export market. From the Netherlands this can be through the SIB coaching voucher programme as KBAgro among the approved advisors.Presently running projects are located in Guinee, Suriname and Uganda. Completed projects are in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Hungary, The Palestine Authority and the Philippines. KBAgro is also involved in the Dutch Matchmaking Facility and other linkings. Applicants were active in Beef breeding, Cattle, Dairy, Pigs, Poultry, Fish & Aquaculture, Leather, Metal, Wood, Textile, Arable agriculture, Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits and some other. Within these sectors sufficient experience and network has been built up. Many Trade Fairs, Seminars, Conferences Regional and Locally are visited regularly.First pre-feasibility studies are completed for sheep and animal feed, commercial initiatives are in progress for developing new markets. Show less

During this time being long term specialist on Animal Husbandry (Integrated Bull fattening project) Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, followed by Integrated Pig Project, Freezing of Soft Fruit, and several others in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Food Safety in Croatian Pig Sector project and Improvement of pig genetics in Croatia. the projects were mainly funded by the Dutch PSO programme.During the time mainly based as long termer in Sarajevo and Odzak.

Short termer in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to select Private farmers for receiving Dutch dairy cows. During a month time visited about 200 to 250 farmers in several areas, farm visits were from 3 up to 15 a day depending on the accessibility of the farmers.

Control of Dutch annual agricultural counting for farmers. Control of applications for subventions by farmers related to arable farming. Mutation of Central Registration System for Dutch farmers.

Quality Control at Dutch abattoir for Cattle, Calves and Sheep (incl. Halal, in Amsterdam.

Management Trainee in Meat company Sturko Doetinchem, nowadays part of the Vion Group.

Cleaning of Abattoir and Meat Production Facilities during study time in Deventer Area. During cleaning studied the lay out and logisitcs of companies in related industries to the sector