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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Larive International B.V., established in 1975, is a Netherlands-based international business development firm specialised in assisting companies in entering and expanding their business activities in high-growth markets. Larive is the principal and coordinates a network of independent business development advisory firms in 24 countries throughout Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Sub-Saharan Africa, with whom it entered into exclusive cooperation agreements, all together constituting the “Larive Group.” The Larive Group includes >400 associated emerging market advisors.Services include business intelligence, developing and implementing market entry and growth strategies, developing and implementing public-private partnerships, project coordination and post-investment services. As such, Larive shortens the time, lowers the costs, and reduces the risks associated with entering into or expanding in, emerging markets.Larive has worked for, and is working with, numerous leading multinationals, clusters of (non-competing) parties active in the same value chains, government agencies and institutional parties such as the World Bank/IFC, FAO, EBRD, and GIZ with implementing and developing projects in emerging markets.

Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands

Combining this interim assignment with the MsC Food Quality Management at Wageningen University. Duties included the maintenance of ISO22000 Food Safety Management System and reporting on quality problems including solving them with suppliers and clients.

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Provide advisory services to agricultural cooperatives that are clients to Agriterra. Together with experts from the top sector Agri Food in the Netherlands we offer technical advice and trainings on several areas including Finance, marketing, governance, inputs linkages, agricultural extension, and value addition. Covering the vegetable seeds, piggery and cassava industries.Networking and acquisition for new projects. Resulting in several private sector partnerships. Including local leaders in their sector such as East West Seeds and Alaska Milk Corporation. Representing Agriterra on various local platforms.

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

Provide advisory services to agricultural cooperatives that are clients to Agriterra. Together with experts from the top sector Agri Food in the Netherlands we offer technical advice and trainings on several areas including Finance, marketing, governance, inputs linkages, agricultural extension, and value addition. In Uganda my work focused mainly on the coffee and dairy sectors.Representing Agriterra and her clients during various regional trade shows.

Rubirizi District, Uganda

Truvalu is an impact investor with operations in Uganda. During this assignment a toolbox with business development services was developed aimed at accelerating business growth and de-risking investments. I spend 4 months in Rubirizi district, Uganda to conduct field research and stakeholder meetings. The research focused on a client that produced Bushera, a local fermented energy drink.

Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

2011 - 2014 AGF2014 - 2017 Vers

Netherlands/ Belgium

Scenario analysis and feasibility study for Belgian soft fruit company to establish an 80ha blueberry farm in Timisoara, Romania.

Netherlands

Feasibility study for establishment of a nursery project in Kenya.

Amstelveen

Created a system for calculating the transport cost per customer for the Direct to Consumer (DTC) business. Based on the insights gained I developed a plan to lower the cost for the fine mazed, temperature controlled, logistics.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Developing and implementing a quality control and grading system at five cooperatives in the Gurage zone, Ethiopia.

Master Of Science - Ms, Food Quality Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, International Food And Agribusiness, 8,7