Mr. Joseph Massimba
DirectorMr. Joseph holds a Master’s degree in Agribusiness (MBA –Agribusiness) and a Bachelor degree in Food Science & Technology from the Sokoine University of Agriculture and a Global agriculture leadership certificate from Canaan Farmers School and the Younsei University of South Korea. Mr. Joseph has worked in Tanzania's public and private sectors for over 12 years in a variety of roles. Mr. Joseph worked as a Local Economic Empowerment Manager for a period of 2 years. He is Assistant lecturer in Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship development at the Sokoine University of Agriculture for 6 years, Projects operation technical support coordinator for 6 years –SUGECO. Mr. Joseph has 15 years experience in youth capacity building and empowerment in agriculture and agribusiness, 5 years of farming as a profitable business. Joseph is a trainer, consultant, and researcher in Agribusiness related fields including agri-entrepreneurship, agriculturally based Project planning and management, Agricultural Value Chain Analysis and Development, Poverty and Livelihoods Analysis, Project monitoring and evaluation, Agricultural marketing, and market linkage for agricultural commodities and Agricultural policy advocacy for the better business environment. He is passionate about seeing agriculture become commercialized and led by professionally trained youth entrepreneurs for its sustainability and growth.