Lead grant based livestock sector program

 Developed SOPs of halal meat slaughter and processing operation.
 Train skilled workers on protocol of hygienic and quality ensured protocol measures.
 Develop business plan for meat processing and its packing strategies for domestic and export.
 Technical support to meat processing and packing for quality assurance.
 Technical support to management on developing business for International Halal Markets.
 Conducted Ante mortem and post-mortem of beef and mutton slaughter animals on commercial scale against zoonotic / transboundry diseases.
 Maintained the quality control of domestic and export based abattoir operation and meat processing plant.

 Plan and managed feedlot of commercial herd for beef production, selection of feedlot animals on professional parameters, feed formulation ,manage health performance of herd, record keeping , fodder production plan and preservation strategies i.e. silage making, hay making etc.
 Developed SOPs of feedlot and train to technical staff on professional standards.
 Management of beef breeding unit and regularly check on feed, health and reproductive performance of the herd.
 Manage health, feeding and record keeping of goat breeding & feedlot farm.
 Develop and manage breeding plan for goat breeding stock.
 Developed annual business plans and its budgeting.
 Focal person in UKAID funded project “Commercialization of smallholders in Malawi”.

 Conducted Participatory Rapid Livestock Appraisal (PRLA), technically facilitated baseline survey & Rapid Market Assessment of Meat value chain.
 Prepared concept papers on proposed interventions, Plan and design Meat development program through cost sharing challenge grant with private sector, facilitated to progressive entrepreneur for business development.
 Technical Support to country program management in developing Annual work plan.
 Facilitation to applicants of dairy and meat value chain in submission of RFAs i.e. export certification, feedlot farms, slaughterhouses & butcheries, feed mills, milk chillers & dairy cool chain.
 Technically facilitated M&E unit in developing case studies.
 Technical feedback to country office during annual planning& budgeting.

• Provided technical backstopping to Program Management at Country office in strategic planning of livestock based sustainable agribusiness projects, advisory support to partner organisations on the formulation and implementation of livestock based interventions.
• Developed standard operating procedures (SOP) for livestock based agribusiness interventions.
• Prepared annual work plans and its beak-up quarterly planning for livestock component of projects.
• Maintain a watching brief on important animal diseases, in particular those of transboundary, zoonotic and emerging nature and contribute to the formulation of policies and to the coordination of activities relating to the prevention and control of such diseases.
• Identify sustainable livestock intensification and issues relevant to the livestock sector including: breed improvement, improved husbandry, natural resource management, and livestock marketing.
• Investigate opportunities of and advise on development at sectorial level (e.g. poultry, meat, dairy);
• Plan, organizein capacity building programmes, Maintain regular liaison with research / training institutions, participatein sectorial conferences/workshops

 Provided technical and advisory services to private sector investors forestablishment of modern feedlot fattening farms, slaughterhouse and butcheries, advised on SOPs of Feedlotfattening. slaughterhouse and butcheries
 Prepared technical feasibilities for beef and mutton farms and Modern Butcheries,status paper of Meat sector in country.
 Trained livestock farmers about improved husbandry practices for feedlot fattening, paravet and farmers about new technologies on feedlot fattening, slaughtering practices of cattle/goat and meat cutting.
 Trained farmers and professionals for Artificial Insemination technology for improving reproductive efficiency of cattle and buffalo.
 Impact study of projects activities in order to evaluate progress ratio and prepared monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
 Extensively travelled to field areas of all over the country to carry out physical verification of project activities on regular basis.
 Facilitated the Annual audits of all projects activities by commercial auditors i.e. M/S Ferguson.

 Conduction of need assessment exercise and prioritization through PRA tools and techniques, situation analysis and its documentation as baseline information.
 Draft technical specifications for the procurement of livestock inputs, and plan the quantities of inputs to be procured under the project.
 Preparation of NRM related proposals at community level as well as program level.
 Prepare letters of agreement and contracts for distribution and monitoring.
 Capacity building of rural farmers through various trainings for income enhancement and improved livelihood.
 Introduction of improved breeds of large and small ruminants.
 Introduction of improved varieties of fodder crops.
 Quarantine of one thousand large and three small ruminants in order to ensure health plus production status and specific breed before handling over to community.
 Development of linkages with Government Department and various veterinary institutes.
 Assist in the preparation of quarterly and annual reports.

 Marketing of commercially prepared animal feed and medicine among livestock farmers, Training of farmers regarding improved husbandry practices,Organize farmers in dairy farmer association and develop their linkages to market,

 Conducted research trials of buffalo semen to evaluate best method of semen cryopreservation for successful Artificial Insemination.
 Prepared research report for publication