ü UNDP, 2012: Islamic Microfinance Consultant in Somalia to develop a road map for microfinance in the country.
ü FAO/EU, 2012: Agricultural Value Chain Finance Consultant, facilitated a training course for Business Development Officers in SPCRP project,Sudan.
ü UNDP, 2010: Consultative Meeting on Pro-Poor Hibiscus Value Chain Integration in Sudan.
ü EU, 2011: Value Chain Analysis Consultant conducted a study on Sudanese Livestock Value Chain Analysis.
ü FAO, 2011: Rural- and Microfinance and Marketing Consultant for the formulation of “AlGhab Integrated Rural Development Project” at the Arab Republic of Syria. (4 Weeks).
ü Member of Board of Directors:
– Sudan Microfinance Development Facility, 2008 – Present: Multi-Donor Trust fund Project administered by the World Bank; Youth Microfinance Institution, 2010 – Present; and Almithal Company for Microfinance Services, 2010 – Present; Danfodio Holding Co., 2012 – present
ü FAO, 2009: Rural- and Microfinance Consultant in the project “Support for Rural Institutions to the Benefit of Small Producers” at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (6 Weeks).
ü World Bank, 2008: Rural- and Microfinance Consultant in the project “Revitalizing Gum Arabic Production and Marketing in Sudan“.
ü IFAD, 2008: Microfinance Consultant to review the Sudan Country Strategic Opportunity Paper (COSOP) and Edit the final draft of IFAD Country Program Evaluation Report.
ü FAO, 2008: Rural- and Microfinance Consultant in the project “Support for Rural Institutions to the Benefit of Small Producers” at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (11 Weeks).
ü IFAD, 2008: Team member as Microfinance Expert in the IFAD Country Program Evaluation Mission for Sudan.
ü Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and PACT, 2007: Microfinance Trainer for the Central Bank of Sudan and other Banks at Top Management, Branch Directors and Loan Officers levels.
ü Central Bank of Sudan, 2007 – 2009: Member of the National Microfinance Steering Committee of the Microfinance Unit.
ü Central Bank of Sudan/World Bank, 2007: Member of Board of Directors of Sudan Microfinance Development Facility (SMDF) of Sudan Microfinance Multi-donor Trust Fund Project.
ü IFAD, 2006: Team member of the IFAD Yemen Country Program Review (CPR) Mission as Financial Services Consultant.
ü UNICONS, 2006: Five Roundtables on Formulating a Vision and Strategy for the Development and Expansion of the Microfinance Sector in Sudan’’.
ü IFAD, 2005: Team member of the North Kordofan Rural Development Project 5th Supervision Mission as Rural- and Microfinance Consultant. Sudan
ü UNICONS, 2005: Team member for the study ‘’Formulating a Vision for the Development and Expansion of the Microfinance Sector in Sudan.’’ Khartoum,
ü Sudan Fed. Min. of Agric. and Forests, 2005: Prepared Concept Paper on “Financing Gum Arabic Production and marketing: Available chances and future prospects”. Workshop on Future Prospects of Financing Gum Arabic Production and Marketing. Khartoum
ü FAO, 2004: Sudan: Microfinance Challenges and Opportunities: Elmirehbiba Gum Arabic Producers Association: Microfinance and Forest-based Enterprises. Rome
ü FAO, 2004: Study on “Role of Microcredit in Sustainable Agriculture in the Near East”. Information Note for Near East Regional Ministerial Conference, NERC-27.
ü FAO, 2002: Formulation of Technical Cooperation Program (TCP) on: Assistance for Enhancing Microfinance Services in Support of Agricultural Sector in Sudan.
ü Humboldt Uni. of Berlin, Germany, 1998-2001: Doctorate (Ph. D.) in Agric. Economics: Rural Finance and Marketing,
Experience with IFAD, FAO and World Bank, among others, in projects and technical programs preparation, formulation, verification, appraisal, review and supervision.
ü African Union, 2011: Team Member as Trade Specialist to Analyze the Intra-Regional Trade Pathways of Livestock Commodities in EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
ü River Nile State Ministry of Finance, 2010: Team member of the study on Agricultural Markets Revival in the State. This involved analysis of Border Trade with Egypt.
ü IFAD 2006: Team member as Marketing Consultant for the Appraisal of the North Eastern SYRIA Rural Development Project.
ü Sudan Federal Ministry of Agric. and Forestry, 2006: Member of the Steering Committee and Marketing Expert of the National Scientific Workshop on the Promotion of Sudanese Horticultural Products Production and Exports. Khartoum, SUDAN.
ü FAO/AFMANENA, 2005: Prepared a Working Paper on “Contract Farming in the SUDAN” within a regional TCP on horticultural exports promotion.
ü AAAID, 2005: Evaluated the Marketing Study in two Feasibility Studies: (1) JORDANIAN Company of Marketing of Sudanese Horticultural Products; and (2) JORDANIAN Agricultural Investment Project in Almukabrab area in River Nile State, Sudan.
ü World Bank Seed and Agric. Services Project Yemen, 2004: Vegetable Seed Marketing Expert. A consultancy of four months on “Enhancement of domestic and global marketing conduct and performance of the Vegetable Seed Company with emphasis on onion seed”, Seiyun, Yemen.
ü FAO, 2004: Prepared background study within the TCP of “Capacity Building for the Enhancement of Negotiations on Sudan Accession to the WTO” on “Sudanese livestock export marketing and competitiveness.” Khartoum, Sudan.
ü AAAID, 2003: Evaluation of the Marketing Study in the Feasibility Study of the El-Bekaa Milk Collection and Processing Project in Lebanon.
ü AAAID, 2003: Review (updating and amendment) of the terms of reference (TOR) for: (1) Marketing Study in the Feasibility Study of the Factory for Poultry and Livestock Equipment at ‘Alfugaira’ in the UAE; and (2) Study on Marketing of Dairy Products in the Sudan.
ü FAO-RNE, 2005: Prepared and presented Background paper on “Promotion of Horticultural Exports in the Near East Region”. Presented in AFMANENA/FAO Workshop in Cairo,
ü AFMANENA and FAO, 2002: Preparation of a study on “The Constraints facing the Agricultural Marketing Systems in the Sudan.”
ü Arab Sudanese Seeds Co., 2003: Team Member of the Study on Seeds Marketing in Sudan under Leadership of Prof. Babiker Idris. Arab Sudanese Co. for Seeds. Khartoum,
ü FAO and AAAID, Cooperative Program, 2002: Team member in the study of “Sudan Dairy Development Project Socio-economic and Marketing Study.”
ü ACSAD, 2002: Execution of the Fieldwork and writing two chapters of the study “Camels Marketing in the Sudan” under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Babiker I. Babiker.
ü IDA and Fed. Min. of Agric., 1992: Team member in the study of “Economics of Grains Production in Irrigated Sector in Sudan” sponsored by Min. of Agric. and IDA, Khartoum.
ü IsDB, 2011: Appraisal Report ‘Gezira/Rahad Modernization’, Sudan
ü FAO, 2011: Senior National Consultant with DSRI commissioned to finalize the “Livestock Siitaution Survey in Greater Darfur.
ü FAO, 2010: Senior National Consultant writing the Terminal Project Report for the Autonomous Agribusiness Promotion Centre of the Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.
ü FAO, 2009: National Consultant as Agricultural Economist with the Autonomous Agribusiness Promotion Centre of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
ü FAO, 2008: National Consultant as Agricultural Economist with the Autonomous Agribusiness Promotion Centre of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
ü FAO, 2006: Team member together with the Senior Rural Finance Officer of the FAO Mr. Calvin Miller, for the Re-formulation of the Technical Cooperation Program (TCP) on Semi-autonomous Agribusiness Promotion Bureau. Khartoum, Sudan.
ü Sudan Fed. Ministry of Agric. and Forests, 2005: Team member prepared a paper on ‘’Monetary policies in Sudan and their impacts on agricultural investments’’. Presented in the “”First Week on Agricultural Investment”. Khartoum, Sudan
ü FAO, 2005: Prepared an Initial Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Project Proposal (IPP), and Full MDTF Project Proposal on “Agricultural Investment Promotion in Sudan” within the Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) of World Bank and United Nations for Sudan.
ü Sudan Federal Ministry of Agric. and Forests, 2005: Taskforce member for the formulation of a MDTF Initial and full project document on “Support to Gum Arabic producers Associations” within the JAM of the World Bank and the United Nations for Sudan.
ü Arab Organization for Agric. Development (AOAD), 2005: Synthesis of Case Studies on the Competitiveness of Horticultural Crops in some Arab Countries within the Arab Free Trade Area. Khartoum.
ü Sudan Federal Ministry of Finance and National Economy, 2004: Team member of the study on the Competitiveness of Sudanese Agricultural Products. Khartoum, Sudan
ü UNDP, 2012: Team Leader for Re-costing of Darfur DJAM (Joint Assessment Mission) Projects and Darfur States Development Plans (14 Members)
ü Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, 2011: Team Leader and Microfinance Consultant for the study on “Role of Sudanese Banks in Microfinance”.
ü FAO/ECHO, 2010: Team Leader of European Commission for Humanitarian Operations (ECHO) Projects Evaluation in Greater Darfur, Sudan.
ü National Federation of Sudanese Youth, 2010: Team Leader for the development of the Microfinance Institution Manuals and Staff selection.
ü Western Sudan Resource Management Project/IFAD, 2008: Team Leader of Baseline Survey of the Project States.
ü Arab Organization for Agric. Development, 2007: Lead Microfinance Consultant for the Compilation of Five Countries Case Studies on the “Enhancement of Financing the Adoption of Modern Technology for Microenterprises”.
ü DFID Lead Economist, 2007: Consultant for the Study on Sudanese Private Sector Drivers of Change.
ü FAO/EU Team Leader and Agric. Marketing Specialist, 2005: for the Verification and Review Mission of the ”Kadugli – Talodi Market Access Project” within the European Union ”Sudan Productive Capacity Recovery Program”.
ü FAO/EU Team Leader and Livestock Economist/Log-frame, 2005: Consultant for the Verification and Review Mission of the South-Western Kordofan Agro-pastoral Livelihoods Improvement Project within the European Union Sudan Productive Capacity Recovery Program.
ü FAO, UNDP, UNIDO 2011: Team member for the formulation of “AlGhab Integrated Rural Development Project” at the Arab Republic of Syria.
ü FAO, 2011: Senior National Consultant with DSRI commissioned to finalize the “Livestock Situation Survey in Greater Darfur.
ü FAO, 2010: Senior National Consultant prepared the Terminal Project Report for the Autonomous Agribusiness Promotion Centre of the Fed. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.
ü FAO, 2009: Rural Development Consultant and team member for the preparation of the Rural Development Strategy in the KSA within the project “Support for Rural Institutions to the Benefit of Small Producers” at the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
ü World Bank, 2008: Team member for the formulation of the project “Revitalizing Gum Arabic Production and Marketing in Sudan“.
ü SWECO International AB, 2007: Team member for the detailed Preparation of the Fast Track Sudan Eastern Nile Watershed Project and Fast Track Project Egypt/Sudan. In linkage with Nile Basin Initiative/ENTRO and Ahfad University for Women.
ü IFAD 2007: Team member for the Formulation Mission of the World Bank/IFAD co-financed Rainfed Agriculture and Livestock Project in Yemen.
ü Arab Organization for Agric. Development, 2007: Lead Consultant for Sudan Country Case Study on “Financing the Adoption of Modern Technology for Microenterprises Project”.
ü IFAD 2006: Team member for the Appraisal of the North Eastern Syria Rural Development Project.
ü World Bank, 2006: Team member of the Multi-donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Project “Support for Livestock Production and Marketing in the Traditional Rainfed Sector of Sudan” as Livestock Economist.
ü IFAD, 2005: Team member of the North Kordofan Integrated Rural Development Project 5th Supervision Mission. Sudan
ü AAAID, 2005: Team member for the updating of the Feasibility Study of the Poultry Project in Mauritania. Noukschott, Mauritania.
ü Sudan Fed. Min. of Agric. and Forests, 2005: Prepared Concept Paper on “Financing Gum Arabic Production and marketing: Available chances and future prospects”. Workshop on Future Prospects of Financing Gum Arabic Production and Marketing. Khartoum
ü FAO, 2004: Sudan: Microfinance Challenges and Opportunities: Elmirehbiba Gum Arabic Producers Association: Microfinance and Forest-based Enterprises. Rome
ü FAO, 2004: Study on “Role of Microcredit in Sustainable Agriculture in the Near East”. Information Note for Near East Regional Ministerial Conference, NERC-27.
ü FAO, 2002: Formulation of Technical Cooperation Program (TCP) on: Assistance for Enhancing Microfinance Services in Support of Agricultural Sector in Sudan.
ü FAO, 2002: Team member in the Updating of the Note on “Priorities for Medium-Term Rehabilitation of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Sectors.” Prepared by the Sudan Ministry of Agriculture and Forests with technical assistance from the FAO RNE, 2000.
ü FAO, 2002: Preparation and Formulation of Technical Cooperation Program (TCP) on the Institutional Support to the Dairy Sub-sector in the Sudan.
ü AOAD, 1992: Participation in the AOAD project for the evaluation of Agricultural Statistics in Arab World in data processing, summarization, and presentation, Khartoum.
ü Central Bank of Sudan, 2008: Training of Family Bank Staff
ü PACT; Frankfurt School of Finance & Management; & MFU Central Bank of Sudan, 2007: Microfinance Trainer for the Banks’ Top Managers; Branch Managers; and Loan officers.
ü High Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (HIBFS), 2003- 2007: Trainer in the HIBFS Training Course on “Feasibility Studies and Projects Evaluation”
ü FAO and Fed. Min. of Agric. and Nat. Resources, Sudan, 1994: Trainer in the Second National Workshop on “Food and Agriculture Policy Analysis” Khartoum
ü FAO, 1992: Conducting Empirical Analysis and writing the paper of the Case Study “Use of Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) in Agric. Policy Analysis: A Case Study of Sorghum and Sesame in Sudan”. Presented to the FAO workshops on” Agricultural Price Policy”.
ü FAO, 1992: Trainer in the First National FAO Workshop on “Agriculture and Food Policy Analysis” in Khartoum.
ü Universities, Banks and Federal Ministries, 1990 -2009: Trainer.
Economics, Faculty of Agriculture and Marketing Research Coordinator at the Institute of Livestock Exports Promotion Studies (ILEPS), University of Khartoum.
Supervised and monitored NCR projects: i) Bee-keeping Development in coordination with Near East Foundation (USA); ii) Post-Harvest Losses of Vegetables and Fruits in Sudan; iii) Control of American Boll Worm (IPM) in coordination with Overseas Development Agency.
