christopher makomere

chief executive officer

About

You can say that I'm an agribusiness consultant. But I'm more than that. I'm a marketer, a blogger, a writer, a gardener, an avid farmer, and more so - just love being human. I help people who are passionate about agribusiness and who believe in the art of sustainable growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Honesty is one of my strongest values. I know what I can and what I can't do, and will never pretend otherwise. I believe that nobody has to lose for me to gain or vice versa. The world has abundant resources and all of us can win. Partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations is always a plus for me since I can't do it alone. I can be reached on; Phone: +254 (0) 725 508 259 Email: christophermakomere@gmail.com Website: https://www.hortzone.com

Country

kenya

City

kenya

Industry

farming

Skill

horticulture, strategic planning, customer service, research, crop protection, microsoft office, management, agribusiness, agriculture, microsoft excel, new business development, english, business strategy, microsoft word, marketing strategy, powerpoint, public speaking, negotiation, teamwork, business planning, social media, product development, java, html, business development, sustainability, project management, project planning, sales, sales management, sustainable agriculture, irrigation, international business, agronomy, farms, gardening, entrepreneurship, international trade, food industry, food safety, vegetables, leadership, marketing, strategy, team leadership, market planning, team management, business to business, market analysis

Experience

volunteer

topserve east africa

2013-5 - 2013-8 · 4 mos

Teaching farmers on new agro-products, their efficacy and how to avoid resistance by pest and diseases

marketer

green world international pvt. ltd.

2011-5 - 2012-5 · 1 yr 1 mo

agronomist

usaid-kenya horticulture competitiveness project/meru greens horticulture

2013-7 - 2013-11 · 5 mos

chief executive officer

hort zone

2015-7 - Present · 11 yrs 3 mos

production manager

bliss flora

2013-11 - 2016-10 · 3 yrs

* Providing leadership to Line and Production Supervisors. * Plan monthly, quarterly and annual production targets to suit the market demand. * Monitoring and evaluating our production activities and processes and the necessary changes where the need arises. * Check on fertigation/ irrigation in collaboration with irrigation in-charge and advise the management on better plant nutrition as well as design feeding regime. * Oversee all crop protection processes such as scouting, spraying etc.