Market Information Expert Paul Nyende is a Founder and Managing Director of AgriNet Uganda Ltd. Before retiring to private sector, Paul worked with various government and non-government organizations and projects for over 10 years, in the field of agricultural research, rural development and livelihood programmes. With a Master of Science in Agriculture degree from Makerere University, specializing in land and water use management, Paul has also acquired vast hands on experience in Good Agricultural Practices, agribusiness and marketing, farmer institutional development, capacity development and training, Participatory Development, Information, Communication and Networking and Project Monitoring and Evaluation. As Managing Director of AgriNet Uganda Ltd, Paul runs a number of businesses including a food and animal feed processing plant in Tororo that produces high quality branded maize flour and animal feeds, a grain trading and supply chain management business with over 300 agents managing satellite collection points in the north, east and western Uganda, a web-based agricultural market intelligence service linked to mobile phones; and Oolux solar lantern distributorship business with Antenna Foundation Technologies, a Swiss company. Paul has great experience working with big buyers and processors including Uganda Breweries, Agroways (U), Sigma Feeds Kenya Ltd and Kisenyi Traders among others sourcing various commodities including sorghum, maize, soyabean, ground nuts and cassava among others. Paul’s dream and vision to a establish the largest and reliable network for market intelligence and agricultural commodity trade in East Africa and the western world Paul Nyende Managing Director AgriNet Uganda Ltd Telephone: +256772495950/0757495950 E-mail: pnyende@agrinetug.net Website:www.agrinetug.net
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