A Summary of CURRICULUM VITAE: Dr Hellen Ommeh-NATU

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1 A Summary of CURRICULUM VITAE: Dr Hellen Ommeh-NATU Key roles: Trainer, Researcher & Consultant 1. Family name: Ommeh-NATU 2. First names: Hellen 3. Nationality: Kenyan 4. Civil status: Employed C.V. for Dr. Hellen Ommeh Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi P.O Box 29053, Nairobi Mobile b. Managerial Position: Section Head: Agribusiness Management Unit, UoN 5. Education: Institution [Date from - Date to] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) & Certificates obtained:

2 Chwele G. P. School Butere G. S. School Alliance G. H. School CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE-Division 1 CERTIFICATE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, KENYA April July THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS- INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES-GREAT BRITAIN. June July, 1988 HARVARD UNIVERSITY April-September, 1991 GOETHE INSTITUT FREIBUG/ ALBERT-LUDWIGS- UNIVERSITÄT FREIBURG, GERMANY Bsc. Agriculture-Upper 2 nd (Hons)-DEGREE Msc. Agricultural Economics-DEGREE Economics Units covered both at undergraduate & post-graduate include: Agriculture in East Africa, Principles of Micro-Economics, Principles of Macro-Economics, Advanced Micro-Economics, Advanced Macro-Economics, Operational Research, Project Analysis, Development Economics, International Trade, Econometrics, Statistics, Policy Analysis, Marketing, etc. Course: Agricultural Marketing in Developing Countries. (CERTIFICATE) Managerial Economics, Applied Micro-Economic Analysis, Management of Agricultural Marketing Projects in Developing Countries, Project Accountability and Report Writing, Information Technology, etc. Food and Agricultural Policy Analysis. (CERTIFICATE) Policy Analysis, Techniques in Writing Policy Briefs and Project reports, Food Security, Managerial Economics, Project Accountability, Analysis & Evaluation. Modelling of Policies JUSTUS-LIEBIG- UNIVERSITÄT GIESSEN, GERMANY November/ December 2000 CINADCO/MASHAV- ISRAEL Course: German as a Foreign Language. Bescheinigung (CERTIFICATE) Doctor in Agricultural Economics-DEGREE (Magna cum laude) Work & Thesis Degree. Units covered include Agricultural and Food Policy Analysis, Agricultural Marketing and Environmental Conservation, International Trade, Micro-Economics, Macro- Economics, Project Analysis & Monitoring (Field Trips), Managerial Economics, Quantitative Methods.

3 Rural & Peri-urban Agri-Business Management. (CERTIFICATE). Managerial Economics, The Resource Environment, Management Styles, Implementation of Projects, Strategic Aspects in Project Planning, Economics of Production, Capital Budgeting, The Art of Negotiation, Marketing Concepts & Applications. As a consequence: CINADCO/MASHAV-ISRAEL December 2004 WORLD BANK Kampala-UGANDA April, 2005 UNITED NATIONS i) Participated in Drafting The Vegetable Market Development Project for Smallholder Farmers of Savannakhet Province, LAO PDR. ii) Drafted a similar Agri-Business Management course for the University of Nairobi. International Program for Development Evaluation Training: CERTIFICATE. Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System, focusing on: Conducting a Read-ness Assessment, Outcomes to Monitor and Evaluate, Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Outcomes, Baselines and Gathering Data on Indicators, Selecting Results Targets, Monitoring for Results, Reporting and Using the Findings, Sustaining the M&E system within the organization. Basic Security in the Field---Staff Safety, Health, and Welfare. CERTIFICATE

4 8. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - basic; 5 - excellent) Language Reading Writing ENGLISH KISWAHILI GERMAN FRENCH Membership of professional bodies: Economic Association of Kenya Kenya's DAAD Students Association Shalom Alumni Association 10. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) 11. Present position: Senior Lecturer 12. Years of Lecturing: 1988 to-date 13. Key Contributions: Trainer and Supervisor, Researcher, & Consultant in Agricultural Economics, International Economics at the University of Nairobi, for World Trade Organization and the Ministry of Trade and Industries. UNOPS-Consultant on Market Access in Sub-Saharan Africa. 14. Specific experience in the region: Research, Consultation and Training Experiences Date/ Location Organisation Position/Title Description of assignment Sept. Dec BERLIN Humboldt University- Berlin Post-Doctoral Visiting Researcher Study on Marketing and Market Access of Kenyan Maize Seed

5 April 2001 NAIROBI WTO Training Expert-African English. Trained Participants from English African Countries on Regionalism & Regional Trade Agreements. April 2002 GENEVA WTO Training Expert Map out the appropriate Trade courses that enhance Negotiations for both English & speaking Africa. April 2002 NAIROBI July 2003 NAIROBI WTO/UoN WTO/UoN Training Expert-Africa English Training Expert-Africa English Train Participants from English African Countries on Regionalism & regional Trade Agreement, and Market Access Train Participants from English African Countries on Regionalism & regional Trade Agreement, and Market Access

6 July 2004 NAIROBI WTO/UoN Training Expert-Africa English Train Participants from English African Countries on Regionalism & regional Trade Agreement, and Market Access

7 August 2005 NAMIBIA September 2005 NAIROBI Oct. Dec NAIROBI WTO/UNAM WTO/UoN WTO/UoN Training Expert-Africa English Specialized Training Expert- Africa English E-training Expert-Africa English Train Participants from English African Countries on Regionalism & regional Trade Agreement, and Market Access Train Participants from English African Countries on Agriculture: 1) Market Access; 2) Domestic Support & 3) Competition E-train Participants from English African Countries on WTO Issues for six weeks October 2003 CAPE TOWN WTO/ TRALAC EAC-Expert Collaborate on RTAs mapping: Regional Integration, Cotonou and WTO: Challenges and Opportunities for Southern and East African Countries.

8 July 2003 NAIROBI May 2005 NAIROBI Kenya s MINISTRY OF TRADE Kenya s MINISTRY OF TRADE- KEPLOTRADE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS-Expert AGRICULTURALECONOMICS- Expert Establish TEP- Technical Experts on Trade, working on the project: KEPLOTRADE- Kenya Post- Lomé Trade. A study funded by the EU. Paper Published. Study of EU Agricultural Goods Exports to Kenya including Products where the EU maintains Subsidies. A study funded by the EU. Paper Published. September 2003 Zimbabwe- SEDAP June 2004 UWESO Dev. Project (UDP) UGANDA UNOPS UNOPS Expert on Domestic & International Marketing, Resource and Environmental, Mgt. Expert Monitoring &Evaluation and Strategic Planning on Market Access of Products. UNOPS- Expert on the Supervision of the South Eastern Dry Areas Project (SEDAP), IFAD Loan No ZW, N.L Grant 382-ZW (NET) UNOPS consultant on Market Access for the Uganda Women Efforts to Support Orphans- UWESO (IFAD/BSF Grant No. BG- 32)

9 July 2004 AMSDP TANZANIA UNOPS Expert on Market Access domestic & Regional, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Strategic Planning, Resource Use and Environmental Conservation, Gender and HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming. UNOPS, M&E and Strategic Planning for the Agricultural Marketing Systems Dev. Programme in Poverty Reduction by Market Access. (IFAD Loan No. 575-TZ.)

10 13-26 March 2005 AMSDP TANZANIA UNOPS Expert on Market Access domestic & Regional, Monitoring & Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Resource Use and Environmental Conservation, Gender and HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming. UNOPS, M&E and Strategic Planning for the Agricultural Marketing Systems Dev. Programme in Poverty Reduction by Market Access. (IFAD Loan No. 575-TZ.)

11 24 31 July 2005 UWESO- UGANDA UNOPS UN Expert on Social Development Activities of the UWESO NGO UNOPS consultant on i) Market Access for the Uganda Women Efforts to Support Orphans and ii) Bifurcation of Assets between UWESO NGO & UWESO MFI (IFAD/BSF Grant No. BG- 32) 15. Other relevant information (eg, Publications) & Related Research: Date/ Country October 2003 April 2004 EAC Name and brief description of the project (major responsibility) -Mapping of Existing Regional and Bilateral Trading Arrangements and Analysis of Implications. -Analysis of Implications of Overlapping Membership in Regional/Bilateral Trade Arrangements Outputs -Papers for publication -Policy Briefs for RTA-member states. 12 th November 3 rd December 2003 KELPLOTRADE/ EU Comparison of Preferential Market Access Options; GSP to Cotonou and EPA; EBA to Cotonou and EPAs, WTO and possibility of Another Waiver to Cotonou Trade Arrangement. A Background Paper for KEPLOTRADE/EU.

12 July Sept KIPPRA-KENYA October November 2003 KIPPRA-KENYA Household Food Security EU-ACP REPA Implications for Kenya. Implications of Trade Agreements on the Horticultural Sector Trade in Kenya. A government document. KIPPRA discussion Paper KIPPRA discussion Paper

13 August October 2005 KELPLOTRADE/ EU Analytical Study deriving Sensitive and Special Products to Kenya that are Agricultural Imports from EU into Kenya, Including the products where EU has Subsidies A Government Document

14 WORK EXPERIENCE ORGANISATION & YEAR DUTIES MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT- REPUBLIC OF KENYA PLANNING OFFICER II Writing Background Papers on Agriculture, Livestock Development and the Environment. Price Reviews and other duties PLANNING OFFICER I Upto Date UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI- KENYA. Price Reviews, writing Development papers, Policy Briefs and other duties PART-TIME LECTURER Lecturing and Research on Development Issues. LECTURER Lecturing, Supervision of students and any other duties) Examiner and Researcher. SENIOR LECTURER Lecturing, Supervision of students and any other duties. Internal and External Examiner and Researcher.

15 LECTURING- UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI A: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 1) Development Economics- Covers: Classical, Neo-Classical and Contemporary Theory of Development. Development Planning and Policy Formulation, Policy Implementation, Seasonal Food Problems and Environmental Questions, Poverty and Development, Trade and Development, Health Nutrition and Gender in Development, Linkages between Agriculture and non Agricultural Sectors, etc. 2) Agricultural Marketing Covers: Economic Theories of Agricultural Marketing, Scope of Agricultural Marketing Problems, Market Structure, Conduct and Performance, Domestic and International Agricultural Market Analysis, Agricultural Market Development, Agricultural Prices and Price-making Institutions Analysis. Agricultural Marketing Policy Analysis, Marketing Mix, Agricultural Marketing Research, etc 3) Statistics for Social Science Statistical Concepts and Methods, Descriptive Analysis of Data, Probability, Distribution and Estimation of Random Variables, Sampling and Sample size, Hypothesis testing, Analysis of Variance, Linear regression Analysis, Measures of Distribution, Confidence Intervals and Statistical Tests, Correlation Analysis, Multiple Linear Regression, Time Series Analysis, etc. 4) Agribusiness Marketing Strategies & Plans Strategic Marketing Planning; Situation and Environmental Analysis; SWOT Analysis; Market Segmentation, Target Marketing and Positioning; Developing Customer Relations Through Quality, Value and Satisfaction; Product Strategy; Developing a Pricing Strategy; Distribution and Supply Chain Management; Integrated Marketing Communication; Marketing Implementation and Control. B: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 1) International Economics Covers: Trade Theory & Policy, Exchange Rates & Markets, Balance of Payment Deficits & Surpluses, Open Economy Macro-economics, Regionalism and Environmental Issues, Regional Trade Agreements & Regional Blocs, etc. SUPERVISION NDEGWA B. R. (2002) Tarriff Reduction/Removal Effects and Effective Implementation of the Rules of Origin of Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA) on Kenya s Suger Industry

16 MURICHO, S. (2002) Performance Analysis of the marketing Channels with Special Consideration of the Impact of Transaction Costs: A Case Study of Dry Grain Pegion Pea in Makueni District, Kenya. NAMBIRO, E. The Market Structure Conduct and Performance of Hybrid Maize Seed after Liberalization at Retail level: A Case Study of Trans-Nzoia District. NJOROGE, M. I. (2003) A Case Study of Pricing as a Trade Policy and Poverty Levels at Mwea Irrigation Scheme OYAYO, I. M. (2004) Market Structure in Regional Integration: An analysis of the Kenyan Sugar Industry in COMESA MOKAYA, A. M. (2004) Determinants of Air Cargo Performance in Kenya: From Imports and Exports Trade Perspective, RANDAL, R.L.N An Evaluation of Socio-Economic Aspects of Irrigation Schemes in Kenya Kenya with Special Emphasis on Rice Production and Marketing in Mwea Irrigation Scheme KARUIKI THANDE Economic Analysis of Eurep GAP Certification on Smallholder Horticultural Farmers in Kirinyaga District, Kenya KITHALE, D Economic Analysis of the Performance of Smallholder Dairy Production in Kitui District, Kenya Related PUBLICATIONS HERRMANN, R; OMMEH, H Exchange rate Devaluation and the contribution of Agriculture to the Current account: The case Kenya. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, Volume 34, No.1 January-March 1995 OMMEH, H Agricultural Products in a Global Market, Hanns Zeidel Foundation OMMEH, H EU-ACP REPA Implications for Kenya, Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research & Analysis, KIPPRA, 2004 HERRMANN, R; OMMEH, H Exchange rate Devaluation and the contribution of Agriculture to the Current account: The case Kenya. Discussion papers in Agricultural Economics, NO.27.University of GIESSEN.

17 OMMEH, H. N. A regional Assessment of Policy Distortions Affecting Small-scale Producer, Processor and Distributor Incentives in Kenya, 183 pages HAMBURG OMMEH, H. N. Comparison of Preferential Market Access Options; GSP to Cotonou and EPA; EBA to Cotonou and EPAs, WTO and possibility of Another Waiver to Cotonou Trade Arrangement OMMEH, H. N. Bottom-Up Research that starts from the target group to the Policy Makers in: Qualitative versus quantitative Approaches in Applied Empirical Research in Rural Development Pp BONN OMMEH, H. N. Quality of Infrastructure and it s Impact on the Food Industry. (Concept Paper prepared for the 4 th Africa Domestic Agricultural Market Integration Research (ADAMIR) Workshop. Berlin, December 1998). Final Paper submitted to Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture. OMMEH, H. N. Domestic & International Markets in the Marketing of Livestock & Livestock Products Paper presented to Government Planners & Economists, GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, NAIROBI OMMEH-NATU, H Study of EU Agricultural Goods Exports to Kenya Including Products Where the EU Maintains Subsidies; KENYA POST-LOME TRADE (KEPLOTRADE) PROJECT Analytical Study No. 2.8/ July 2005 GITU etal The policy Environment of Horticultural Produce, Domestic & International Markets,. IDRC Project publication, NAIROBI NEUMANN, et. al. Causal Relationship between Animal Source Foods and Improved Child Growth and Cognitive Development Summaries & Briefs in RUMMINATIONS NEWSLETTER, UCLA, California, 1998 (Contributing on: The Household Economics of Causal Relationship between Animal Source Foods and Improved Child Growth and Cognitive Development.)

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