Agricultural services and inputs

Working on Scaling up Village Input Fairs, Agriculture, Innovation, DEI, and more.

Attaché de Coopération, Chargé de programmes, Section infrastructures et développement durable

About me
Manuel Martín-Andrés MSc. Project Manager & Agricultural Engineer
English, Spanish, French & Russian
Culture, Travel, Community, swimming and languages

Experienced Project Manager with over 6 years of successfully leading cross-functional international teams to deliver projects on time and within the budget. Able to manage projects from agriculture to IT. Enthusiastic, hard-worker and team player able to achieve measurable results and to foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
Open minded Spaniard, living an incredible experience in odd times. I moved in 2021 to Russia to live, study and do project consultancy, Nonetheless, I am receptive to new challenges.

Saint Serenus Agronomia OU Manager
Present
As project consultant, I provide expertise in planning, resource management, and decision-making, ensuring project success through effective communication, risk mitigation, and quality maintenance.

Head of EMEA Technical Dev. Dept. Gowan Crop Protection. UK
Sep. 22/Apr. 21
Project manager for plant protection projects. Leader of an international team for the evaluation of projects and their development in EUMEA. Successfully managed 2.4 M€ for critical projects and reorganization of the whole team. High involvement in Technical, Regulatory and Marketing decisions as well as new projects evaluation. Planning, Budgeting, Risk Management, Scope Definition.

Regional Project Manager for EUMEA Gowan Crop Protection. UK
Mar. 19/Mar. 21
As a key contributor to the European development team, I managed and cultivated new product development projects across Citrus, Olives, Rice, Cereals, and nuts. Additionally, I spearheaded the project management for these endeavors across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, ensuring their success.

Project Manager. Tech. and Marketing Dept. Gowan Española Fitosanitarios. Spain
Mar. 16/Mar. 19
Product development can be defined as the conversion of a market opportunity into a saleable product. Within this developmental process, my role encompassed pre-commercial tasks such as business case analysis, addressing technical and regulatory aspects of plant protection products specifically for Spain and Portugal.

Efficacy Department Director TrialCamp. Spain
Nov. 13/Feb. 16
As a Department Manager and EU Project Coordinator, I steered the ship of efficiency, orchestrating team organization, engaging with sponsoring managers, crafting project protocols, and overseeing the conclusive data. My familiarity with EU and Spanish regulations governing product registration and development enriched my role during this tenure.

Education & Continual Learning
MSc. ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS Universtitat Oberta De Catalunya. Spain
Present
Combining a Master's in Economic Analysis with project management expertise, I possess advanced skills in analyzing economic trends and data, enhancing informed decision-making. This blend equips me for roles where economic insights drive effective project planning, risk assessment, and strategic choices.

MSc. HORTICULTURE SPbGAU. Russia
Present
Farming exemplifies advanced project management, characterized by numerous constraints throughout the project lifecycle. This master's program also strengthens my proficiency in the Russian language.
Master Scholarship from the Russian Ministry of Education.

MSc. INNOVATION AND DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY Cranfield University. UK
Oct. 09/Sep. 10
My Master's in Innovation and Design encompasses Project Management, Environmental Regulation in Practice, Communication and Evaluation, as well as Applied Innovation.
Pursued studies through the Euromovex Program Scholarship.
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING MSc. Universitat Politècnica de València. Spain
2001/2008

Journalist and media developer with focus on community media and community networks. Experience as freelance journalist and media activist in Brazil, Chile and Mexico (a.o. NPLA, jungle world, DW). Member of the extinct media initiative Flujos.org (Mexico City, 2007), collective creator of the first Linux/GNU software compilation for community media flujos-vivos in Latin America; later international consultant with AMARC Brasil (a.o Pororoca project). Work on media regulation, digital broadcasting and media training. Coordinator of the biographical online archive internationalallende.org. Consultant for special projects for Rhizomatica.org, especially LocNet. Member of the Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) network. Co-coordinator of the open-source digital newsroom Colmena (DW Akademie and partners) co-created and maintained with CSOs in the Global South.

Samuel Adimado
Agribusiness and Value Chain Expert
Address Postal: Box YB 12, Asuoyeboah Kumasi, Ghana or Box 219 Legon Accra
Telephone: +233-596833969
Email: adimadoconsultant@gmail.com or samueladimado@nichecocoa.com

Key Qualification:

Mr. Adimado is a multi-talented and highly motivated agricultural development professional with over 23 years of experience in; Agribusiness design and advisory, agricultural project designs, sustainability protocols, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation strategies and has the advantage of combining excellent technical skills in the field of agriculture technologies, legal frameworks and policy directions, with sound practical experience in agribusiness, project designs, implementation and management. Undertaken several assignments both locally and internationally, providing leadership and technical inputs for policy development and implementation of sustainable agricultural interventions suitable for the economically disadvantaged. Possess in-depth, hands-on experience in transforming NGOs, Agricultural Businesses and Sustainable Organizations.

Mr. Adimado is the President of the Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG) and the Vice President of the Coffee Federation of Ghana (CFG).

Mr. Adimado is currently working at Niche Cocoa Sourcing Limited (NCS) as Managing Director. He is responsible for the setting up and designing of a modern LBC embracing holistic electronic payment system and driving home massive impact that would transform the living status of a cocoa farmer. Mr. Adimado at Kuapa Kokoo Limited as the Managing Director, was responsible for strategic direction and marketing growth for the company, thereby securing its financial profitability an innovation in the Ghanaian cocoa sector.

Mr. Adimado at Fairtrade International, facilitated design, redesign and development of Cocoa Cooperatives Business from zero to 9- Cooperatives Unions and 390 Cooperative Societies in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia with annual premium revenue of $12 million. In addition agricultural input schemes with reputable input dealers were designed to the tune of $5 million. Mr. Adimado was very instrumental in coordinating state institutions in various countries to partner in the strengthening of Cooperative Businesses such as the Department of Cooperatives of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ghana, Ministries of Agriculture of Sierra Leone and Liberia and the Cocoa Health and Extension Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board. Mr. Adimado also initiated a massive 5- product certification scheme (Sesame, Cocoa, Groundnut, Pineapple and Cashew) export design with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council and B&B Consultancy of Nigeria under the auspices of the then CEO of Fairtrade International Mr. Rob Cameroon. While with Agro Eco Louis Bolk Institute Mr. Adimado, facilitated development of supply chain and capacity building development of Mango, Cashew, Pineapple smallholder farmers and Shea nut collectors to processing companies and exporters in Ghana. He was a team leader under FAO consultancy in the capacity building of organic sugar loaf and organic mango farmers who supplied fresh fruits for WAD African Fruits for processing into dried fruits chips and other snack forms for the Swiss market. He also assisted in the development of business plans for the mango and pineapple cooperatives that supplied WAD African Fruits. Mr. Adimado was also the team leader in the capacity building for Shea nut women collectors and improved shea butter processing in the Wechau Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) in the Upper West Region of Ghana, the women's activities were successfully linked to Savanna Fruits Company for export to the USA and Europe, with annual turnover of $1 million. Mr. Adimado was also instrumental as a team leader in the design of Organic School Garden project, which linked the Ghana School Feeding Program to the rural agricultural economics of Ghana. Mr. Adimado also lead a team in the design of cocoa export project’s with Ecosystem services for IUCN in Togo. At West Africa Fair Fruits Project (WAFF now SOLIDARIDAD), Mr. Adimado was very instrumental in the capacity building of Organic-Fairtrade mango farmers in Burkina Faso and Organic-Fairtrade pineapple farmers in Ghana, Mr. Adimado was also instrumental in the design of Cold-Chain transportation systems from Burkina Faso through Tema port to the Netherlands for AgroFair a fresh fruit company with an annual turn over of €40 million. Mr. Adimado was also instrumental in using DNA fingerprints to determine True-To-Type Planting materials in the pineapple industry of Ghana. At Organic Commodities Product (OCP), Mr. Adimado was very instrumental as a Project Officer in the design and implementation of the first certified organic cocoa project in West Africa, the purpose was for the manufacturing of specialty chocolate in the USA. At Ghana Organic Agriculture Network (GOAN) Mr. Adimado was instrumental in the pioneering of the establishment of multi-million dollar estates such as Integrated Tamale Fruits Company (ITFC), Tamale, Organic Mango Outgrowers Association (OMOA), Tamale. Mr. Adimado was also instrumental in the sourcing plan of certified pineapples and citrus for Athena Food ( a fruit processing company, Tema). Mr. Adimado was also instrumental in the setting up of Vegetable Cooperatives Businesses in many parts of Ghana that supplied the local conventional markets, the hospitality industries and the export markets. Mr. Adimado was also instrumental in the development of multiple certified cocoa producer groups and Cooperatives, he was also the contact person representative of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement (IFOAM). At TechnoServe, Mr. Adimado was instrumental in the setting up of Inventory credit schemes for various crop enterprises and used pair-wise ranking for the advice of various export commodities such as Cashew, Cola Nut and Palm Oil.

Mr. Adimado holds a Master of Philosophy Degree in Agricultural Administration from the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture Technology from the University For Development Studies, Tamale Ghana, Mr. Adimado has excellent proficiency in written English and Twi as a Ghanaian Language, minor in French Language. Mr. Adimado is an excellent interpersonal and team-building person.

Education:
M.Phil. Agricultural Administration with specialization in (Accounting, Economics, Management Science, Management Information Systems, Theories and Management of Agriculture Development, Agricultural Institutions, Financial Management, Econometrics, Computer Applications, Agricultural Finance, Environmental Economics and Project Analysis and Management). University of Ghana, Legon Accra. June 2001.
B.Sc. Agriculture Technology with specialization in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Extension. University For Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. December 1997.