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Agribusiness Strategist/Extension Specialist/Livelihood/Rural Development/Food Security/Food Processing/TEDx Speaker/BDSP/2ce Top Agribusiness Voice

About Consultant

Ahmed, Safiyah Beauty is an Agro-consultant/Extension Specialist cum social entrepreneur who is passionate about humanity and hails from Kogi State, Nigeria. Beauty is the Lead Agroconsultant/Managing Director of Sophie Farms & Investment Services Ltd which specializes in agribusiness venture creation, capacity building, farm survey, extension services, food processing and management.

She is a member of Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Kogi State Network.
A certified Business Development Service Provider after going through the compulsory training under the National Business Development Service Programme Scheme by Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) facilitated by Kaduna Business School as such currently working with CBN/NIRSAL in drawing funding for agribusinesses in Kogi State. With over 7years experience working agricultural business and social impact projects in Sub-Saharan Africa covering innovative agriculture, education, peace and nation building, youth development especially in Agribusiness. She is a certified 'Young Mentor' as volunteers with Nigerian Bottling Company PLC (#empowered project), Mentor Foundation and Micromentors.

Education

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Oct 2023 - Nov 2024 Masters in Agribusiness Management , Agribusiness Management
Rome Business School

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2021 - 2022 Executive MBA, Agriculture and Food processing
Institute of Food and Agricultural Leadership
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2021 - 2021 Certificate, Rural Agricultural Extension
Agrolearn (Winrock International)

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2019 - 2019 Executive MBA, Leadership and Business Management
Accra Business School, Ghana

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2019 - 2019 Certificate, Entrepreneurial and Business Growth
Kaduna Business School

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2011 - 2016 Bachelor's degree, Agriculture
Bayero University Kano

Work & Experience

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Sep 2023 - Present Extension Specialist-Remote
Farm Monitor Africa, Nigeria
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Feb 2017 - Present Agro-Consultant/Agric Extension Specialist/Business Developer
Sophie Farms & Investment Services Ltd, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Apr 2023 - Mar 2024 Program Manager
HEMAM SYNERGY LIMITED, Ibaji, Kogi State, Nigeria
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Oct 2022 - Mar 2023 Consulting Role
AFEX, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2020 Territory Sales Manager- Hybrid
Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group, Suleja, Niger, Nigeria

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Jun 2018 - Jan 2019 Farm Manager/Agro-consultant- Hybrid
Ojumo Agro Allied Farms, Kabba, Kogi, Nigeria
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Apr 2017 - May 2018 Field Supervisor- Hybrid
Wacot Ltd, Funtua, Katsina Nigeria

Awards

  • Location
  • Type
    Independent Consultant
  • English Level
    Fluent
  • Gender
    Female