Webster Miyanda
Chilanga
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Expert Consultant
Olam Coffee Outgrower Scheme Feasibility Assessment
10.2013
- To assess and outline strategies for the organisation to use in engaging the community in a sustainable coffee production mutual relationship
- Olam enhanced its relationship with the surrounding communities within one of their established large coffee farms in Songea following the completion of this assignment
- Duties and responsibilities
Conservation Farming Technical Trainer
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (Namibia) LIFE Plus Project
11.2004
- Train Agriculture Officers and Farmers in Caprivi strip
- Evaluate, review and plan crop calendar
- Facilitate the preparation of effective action plans in respect to crop calendars
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Nature Based Solution (NbS) Operations Manager
Bridge Carbon (BC)
03.2025 - 09.2025
- Lead the effective delivery of all NbS activities in-country, ensuring high-quality implementation, adherence to timelines, and achievement of project milestones.
- The NbS Manager is ultimately responsible for ensuring that implementation plans are realistic, resourced, and executed efficiently, and that delivery bottlenecks are addressed promptly through team coordination, adaptive planning, and field support.
- Accountable to ensure that project implementation is in line with project plans and SOPs.
- Work closely with the Project Manager and Country Manager to ensure coordinated delivery across integrated program components (e.g., carbon, cookstoves, and NbS).
- Supervise and support local NbS teams, including Regional Field Managers, Field Coordinators, Community Extension Workers, and data collection staff.
- Duties and responsibilities
- Project Implementation & Oversight
- Implementation Partner (IP) Collaboration & Support
- Operational Management
- Internal Coordination
- Project Validation & Carbon Compliance
- Stakeholder & Government Engagement
- Monitoring, Learning & Reporting
Nature Based Solution (NbS) Country Manager
C-Quest Capital
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Provide project management oversight and guidance to project implementing partners on technical and operational elements of project implementation, site selection, and field activities, and establishing and managing practices.
- Ensure that there are clear work plans with a detailed timeline of all project events, and track and report against these.
- Ensure that project activities comply with regulations and agreed action plans.
- Supervise the establishment and management of relevant on-farm demonstrations and research trials.
- Guide IPs in the management of local consultation processes (e.g., including Government Departments, traditional authorities, and communities) to ensure compliance with best-in-class standards, such as FPIC (Free Prior Informed Consent) & CCB (Climate, Community & Biodiversity) requirements.
- Duties and responsibilities
- Training
- Assessments, monitoring & reporting
Team Leader
Conservation Farming Unit and Climate Smart Agriculture - Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD) Project
05.2021 - 03.2023
- Conduct stakeholders review and validation meeting(s)
- Develop implementation approach in liaison with the Provincial Project Implementing Unit (PPIU), District Planning Subcommittees (DPSCs) and other key stakeholders
- Review value chain and enterprise analysis report with associated manuals
- Develop a methodology for knowledge and skills transfer
- Duties and responsibilities
- Project initiation and Planning Deliverables
- Project execution / Implementation Deliverables
- Facilitate sub-grant project launches
- Support implementation of funded sub-grant project
- Conduct quarterly reflection meetings with sub-grant project management, operations, challenges and lessons learnt
- Submit monthly grant management reports
- Timely submission of progress reports
Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness expert
The International Trade Centre (ITC)
09.2020 - 04.2022
- Promoting increased competitiveness of Small and Medium-sized Coffee Enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa (Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi)
- Developing a training programme on the establishment and maintenance of a farmer service delivery system
- Training SMEs on the enhanced coffee marketing competitiveness
- Providing SMEs with relevant coaching services on the enhanced marketing competitiveness
- Training, and coaching support for four national coaches
- Duties and responsibilities
Farmer Organisations Development Process consultant
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
09.2020 - 12.2020
- To develop a farmer organization assessment tool which generates comparable data for assessing the performance of HRNS supported farmer organization (Producer Organizations, Village Saving and Loan Associations, and cooperatives) in East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda) and Ethiopia.
- Duties and responsibilities
Organization Development Coordinator and Deputy Country Manager
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Organizing routine staff/team program monitoring and planning meetings and supervise 45 expert field staff
- Continuously monitor, evaluate and advise on Producer Organization (PO) structures, management and operation for 25,000 coffee farming households
- Overseeing the continuous strengthening of PO capacities through improvements to cooperative governance, enterprise management, product quality, marketing and member services
- Train field staff as Training of Trainers (ToTs) on business plan preparation and facilitating PO business plan review meetings with banks, input suppliers and buyers
- Establishing and expanding Agriculture Marketing Cooperative Societies (AMCOS) and Rural Primary Cooperative Societies (RPCS) and the inclusion of Sub-Village Groups (SVGs) within their cooperative structures
- Duties and responsibilities
- Organizational Development (OD)
- Technical Assistance to East Africa Regional Activities
- Project and Strategic Management
- Finance and Administration
- Business Cluster and Partnership Development
- Human Resource Management
- Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- Deputy Country Manager
Field Operations Manager
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
06.2011 - 06.2019
- Overall project management and administration including operations, finance and human resources, supervising 45 skilled staff, 20 extensionists, 3 financial staff and one administrator
- Program design and implementation including log frame preparation, implementation and monitoring plans
- Developed annual operational plans and organized and chaired annual advisory/steering body committee meetings for producers, traders and regulatory boards
- Established and strengthened an Integrated Farmer Extension System to include lead farmers, government extension staff and program agronomists
- Integrated gender and climate change adaptation and mitigation into PO capacity building
- Duties and responsibilities
Project Manager
Tanzania Agriculture Development and Social Services Trust
06.2009 - 05.2011
- Overall project management and administration including finance and human resources, supervising 12 skilled staff (including agronomists, PO trainers, and finance & administrative staff)
- Built strategic partnership with NGOs, public and private sector actors
- Facilitated annual advisory/steering committee meetings
- Coordinated with other NGOs and key institutions, such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania Coffee Body, financial institutions, input suppliers and buyers
- Facilitated linkages between POs and input suppliers
- Duties and responsibilities
Projects Adviser / Development Worker (South)
MS Tanzania (Danish Association for International Co-operation)
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Member of the Policy Advisory Body for MS Tanzania which was responsible for all policies governing the running of the country office and its partnership program
- Built the capacity of and supported implementation of activities through 1) MVIWATA – a national umbrella of farmers; 2) MVIWATA – an association of coastal farmers and 3) NJODINGO – an association of Njombe District NGOs
- Established the country project office for International Coffee Partners (ICP), an established company with a not-for-profit status that is a leading promoter of impact-oriented support to coffee farmer families and youth in producing regions
- Recruited, trained, supported and supervised project field staff
- Solicited training experts to administer technical assistance/training for project staff and beneficiaries
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Expert Consultant
Embden, Drishaus & Epping (Ede) Consulting (Gmbh & Co.) Tanzania
02.2006 - 03.2006
- Conducted a preliminary project feasibility study
- Prepared project activities in terms of organizational development, assessing existing farmer groups, informing farmers about the project and determining farmers’ interest in a future collaboration with the project
- Set up the project and coordinated activities with prospective project partners
- Assessed the commercial viability of smallholders in order to determine the overall potential for commercial group development
- Designed and prepared training agenda for Producer Organization Trainers ToT
- Carried out an assessment / evaluation of the main social and environmental problems that could be addressed by organizing smallholders into commercially viable POs
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Agronomy / Conservation Farming Technical Trainer
CLUSA Mozambique
05.2005 - 08.2005
- Collected conservation farming (CF) experience in Mozambique from local partners including the Ministry of Agriculture
- Reviewed CF recommendation in Mozambique related to ground nuts and provided recommendations
- Trained CLUSA commodity advisers on best practices in CF in Mozambique
- Reviewed CLUSA Mozambique farmer organization/PO model and developed recommendations for strengthening governance, enterprise and commercial capacities
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Organizational Development Trainer and Process Consultant
APEP / Chemonics – Agriculture Production Enhancement Program (APEP) Uganda
01.2004 - 09.2004
- Train Producer Organization Trainers
- Guide and advise on the process of organizing small holder farmers in democratic and sustainable associations
- Plan and implement effective strategies in working with farmer groups
- Design effective interventions for farmer groups
- Monitor program quality/delivery through trouble shooting and offering possible solutions for Producer Organisation trainers and farmer groups
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Market Linkage Adviser
CLUSA/SAFIRE (Market Linkage Project) - Zimbabwe
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Supervised 27 field staff including District Coordinators and Field Facilitators
- Responsible for ToT in facilitation, PO capacity building and basic leadership skills
- Ensured business orientation of POs and delivery of quality production to meet market needs
- Facilitated linkages between POs and companies (outgrower schemes) to sell their production and financial institutions to access capital
- Planned and implemented strategies for FFs to build capacity of POs and deliver services
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Field Facilitator
Cooperative League of United States of America (CLUSA) Zambia
04.1998 - 08.1999
- Planned, organized and conducted staff trainings on maize, beans, cotton and sunflower production
- Facilitated marketing meetings with service providers (maize buyers & financial institutions) for POs
- Organized & implemented staff trainings on business management, record keeping, conservation farming (CF), farmer organization/PO leadership development, group dynamics, & organizational development
- Acted as a consultant for farmer organization/PO trainings for skilled staff to assist them in planning, budgeting, operations, management and problem solving
- Coordinated program district activities in collaboration with the district coordinator
- Duties and responsibilities
- Achievements
Student (Intern)
Nyanga Farms PLC Zambia
04.1997 - 06.1997
- Improved conservation farming (CF) techniques resulting in farmers leaving all biomass in sugar cane fields after harvesting for soil improvements.
- Achievements
Student Residential Chairperson (SRC)
Zambia College of Agriculture, Monze
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Assigned accommodations to new and returning students
- Chaired semester student union meetings with the warden and registrar
- Reported to the college warden any maintenance needed in the halls of residence
- Promoted smooth operations in the halls of residence
- Updated the registrar’s office, and mediate on behalf of the students
- Duties and responsibilities
Assistant Stores Clerk
Kaleya Smallholders Company Ltd (KASCOL)
03.1995 - 08.1995
- Received and distributed project tools/equipment
- Formulated and maintained project records (timesheets, depot stock cards and labour allocation cards)
- Duties and responsibilities
Education
PhD - Sustainable Farmer Organizations Dev.
Open University of Tanzania
01.2015
Master’s in Business Administration - undefined
Open University of Tanzania
01.2009
BSc. - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Africa University
01.2006
General Certificate in Agriculture - undefined
Zambia College of Agriculture
01.1997
GCE ‘O’ LEVEL - undefined
St. Edmunds
01.1994
Skills
- An outstanding team player with 20 years of increasing experience in agriculture and development project management ie planning, implementation and monitoring
- Excellent inter-personal, analytical and communication skills with multicultural exposure
- Profound knowledge of Sustainable Farmer Organisation establishment and management
- In-depth experience in participatory Agriculture / Conservation Farming Technical trainings
- 13 years of conducting participatory ToTs in Agriculture and Farmer Organisations adult training with the aim of enhancing sustainable farmer organisations and agriculture production
- English and Swahili fluent in both spoken and written Portuguese: basic
Affiliations
- Member of the Zambia Institute of Agriculture (ZIA)
- Certified Reviewer for the South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economic
- Certified Reviewer for the Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research
Publications
- Influence of formation methodology on Farmers’ Organizations’ Sustainability (International Journal of Research and Development organisation (ISSN:2455-6661))
- Determinants of membership in Farmers’ Organizations in Tanzania (International Journal of Research and Development organisation (ISSN:2455-6661))
- Success Determinants in Coffee Farmers’ Organizations in Tanzania (Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 12(1): 1-12, 2016; Article no.AJAEES.26594 ISSN: 2320-7027)
- Success Factors in Smallholders Farmers’ Organizations in Tanzania
- Book Chapter contribution (Current Perspective to Economics and Management Vol. 2 (Success Factors in Smallholders Farmers’ Organizations in Tanzania) (http://bp.bookpi.org/index.php/bpi/catalog/view/57/622/502-1)
Training
- Leadership and management (Tanzania)
- Management of development (Food Security and Gender) – (VHL Netherlands)
- Value Chain Development – moving from theory to action ICL (ILO – Italy)
- Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation – (TCDC Tanzania)
- Facilitation skills – CLUSA Zambia
- Farming as a Business - Zimbabwe
- Farm Product Marketing - Zimbabwe
References
Britta, Deutsch, Aid by Trade Foundation, Implementation Coordinator, brittadeutsch@gmx.de, +4491751567415
Timeline
Nature Based Solution (NbS) Operations Manager
Bridge Carbon (BC)
03.2025 - 09.2025
Nature Based Solution (NbS) Country Manager
C-Quest Capital
09.2023 - 03.2025
Team Leader
Conservation Farming Unit and Climate Smart Agriculture - Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD) Project
05.2021 - 03.2023
Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness expert
The International Trade Centre (ITC)
09.2020 - 04.2022
Farmer Organisations Development Process consultant
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
09.2020 - 12.2020
Organization Development Coordinator and Deputy Country Manager
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
06.2019 - 08.2020
Expert Consultant
Olam Coffee Outgrower Scheme Feasibility Assessment
10.2013
Field Operations Manager
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
06.2011 - 06.2019
Project Manager
Tanzania Agriculture Development and Social Services Trust
06.2009 - 05.2011
Expert Consultant
Embden, Drishaus & Epping (Ede) Consulting (Gmbh & Co.) Tanzania
02.2006 - 03.2006
Projects Adviser / Development Worker (South)
MS Tanzania (Danish Association for International Co-operation)
01.2006 - 01.2009
Agronomy / Conservation Farming Technical Trainer
CLUSA Mozambique
05.2005 - 08.2005
Conservation Farming Technical Trainer
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (Namibia) LIFE Plus Project
11.2004
Organizational Development Trainer and Process Consultant
APEP / Chemonics – Agriculture Production Enhancement Program (APEP) Uganda
01.2004 - 09.2004
Market Linkage Adviser
CLUSA/SAFIRE (Market Linkage Project) - Zimbabwe
01.2001 - 01.2003
Field Facilitator
Cooperative League of United States of America (CLUSA) Zambia
04.1998 - 08.1999
Student (Intern)
Nyanga Farms PLC Zambia
04.1997 - 06.1997
Student Residential Chairperson (SRC)
Zambia College of Agriculture, Monze
01.1996 - 01.1997
Assistant Stores Clerk
Kaleya Smallholders Company Ltd (KASCOL)
03.1995 - 08.1995
Master’s in Business Administration - undefined
Open University of Tanzania
BSc. - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Africa University
General Certificate in Agriculture - undefined
Zambia College of Agriculture
GCE ‘O’ LEVEL - undefined
St. Edmunds
PhD - Sustainable Farmer Organizations Dev.
Open University of Tanzania
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