Jean de Dieu UMUTONI

Hard working independently and flexibly, self-motivated professional, with over 12 years of hands on experience within value chain development (GAP, harvest and post-harvest activities), capacity building and cooperative management sectors, devoted to effectively contribute to sustainable development, deep personal commitment to producing the highest quality results and entrepreneurship. Jean de Dieu has the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and showing high value of responsibility with excellent interpersonal relations while being able to communicate in a concise way to all levels, and he is familiar with various donors’ procedures and working mechanisms. 3. Technical skills Coaching and training farmers in Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) including post-harvest handling and storage Since 2008, he has worked with the Ministry of Agriculture through the former RADA in coaching farmers and staff in different activities such as GAP where he participated in development of many GAP training Manuals; and recently. He was also part of the team, which initiated Crop Intensification Program (CIP). Since 2013 as post-harvest Specialist in PASP (Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project), the main responsibility is coaching and training farmers in post-harvest operations in general and link them with premium market. Post-harvest handling and treatment As Post-Harvest handling advisor in CNFA/HINGA WEZE Project. More to that he got relevant practical experience in maize production, harvest and post-harvest handling. Moreover, to be able to coordinate all harvest and post-harvest activities, He has developed skills in monitoring, evaluation and Learning. The Accountability of each staff was the key success of the project. Working with donor funded project and Private sector Since 2009, He worked with the Ministry of Agriculture through different projects including the Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project funded by IFAD and USAID related projects; where he developed a strong understanding of working model of a donor-funded project. He has also worked with private sector especially maize aggregators such AIF, Kumwe Harvest, EAX and MINIMEX. Experience in coaching and mentoring farmers are key to his career as he is working with farmers and junior staff involved in rural economic development and farm field school where he is promoting cascade approach.

• Experience in working with multiple stakeholders As a staff of Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project and a member of CIP Team, I have worked with many service providers (IMBARAGA, RDO, Caritas Rwanda, BAIR, and RWARRI IFDC-RWANDA) to develop different training materials which are current in use. I have participated in many meeting validating the training materials. As Business, Market financial development lead under CNFA-Rwanda, I have worked with different stakeholders such as FAO, WFP, IITA, CRS under F2F program and I am among the Rwandan aflatoxin prevention and control working group and also the team which is charging of preparation of UN food system summit.