1. CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name :ELtahir
2. First names :Fatima
3. Date of birth:1/4/1958
4. Passport holder: Sudanese Passport No:303900
5. Residence: Mamoura-Khartoum
6. Education:
Institution(Date from - Date to) Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
University of Khartoum (1978 – 1983) Bsc. Agricultural Economics
University of Khartoum (1989 – 1992) Msc. Agricultural Economics
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Arabic 1 1 1
English 1 1 1
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8. Membership of professional bodies:
- Member of:
• Agricultural Engineers Union
• Nuzha cooperative for Agricultural Engineers
Technical committees:
• Food security committee 2000- 2006
• Household Food security committee 2000- 2007
• Food Security and Livelihood cluster 2011 – up to date
• Technical committee for SIFSIA Studies -2009 – 2012
• SIFSIA steering committee 2009 – 2012
• Sudan National Food security and nutrition working group 2010 – up to date
• IPC Working group 2007 – up to date
• SIFSIA steering Committee
9. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)
• Very Good knowledge of Windows Operating system .
• Very Good knowledge of word processing programs (MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
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2. Curriculum vitae
• Good knowledge in statistical analysis MS Excel and SPSS
• Knowledge of STATA
• Course in gender mainstreaming in rural development
• Trainer skills
10. Present position: Assistant Coordinator – Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS)
11. Years within the firm: 2010 till now
12. Key qualifications:
Most of my experience is in food and nutrition security and Livelihood, I worked in coordination with UN,
NGO,s, technical organizations and government institutions, and with farmers ( small scale farmers and
small ruminants herders), with extension staff and states officials and staff. I have experience in food
security analysis and reporting, monitoring and evaluation of projects activities. IN Food Security Technical
secretariat I participated in Food security policy document formation, Food security analysis and Integrated
Food Security Phase Classification analysis , Nutrition and micronutrient forums, I also participated in
policy briefs for micronutrients and malnutrition.
Consultancy Work:
Exchange Visits to other countries:
Investment on land and water for food security 2001 Jordan
Food Security in International Negotiations 2004 Japan
Integrated Food security Phase classification IPC
version 1:00 training
2007 Nairobi
Integrated Food security Phase classification – IPC 2009 Nairobi
Role of standards in decreasing impact of climatic
changes on energy, food and water
2009 Egypt
IPC version 1:00 regional Workshop 2010 Nairobi
Integrated Food security Phase classification – IPC 2010 Nairobi
Study tour 2010 Kenya, Ethiopia and visited
FSNAU - Somalia
IPC version 2:00 training 2011 Nairobi
Integrated Food security Phase classification – IPC
– New version
2011 Nairobi
Training workshop for IPC group 2012 Kabul
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3. Curriculum vitae
Harmoni Harmonization of Food Security and Nutrition –
Action mapping
2012 Rome
Formation of IPC strategy and work plan
IPC tool for response analysis
First Africa conference in Climate change and
Food security
IPC level 2 training and Level 1Certificate
Role of private sector and producers organization
in rural advisory services
Training the Technical working group in Uganda
in IPC level 2 Training
13. Specific experience in the region:
Country Date from - Date to
Sudan November 1984 – to date
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
2014
Kenya
Kenya
Kenya
Kenya
Germany
Uganda
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4. 14. Professional experience
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5. Curriculum vitae
Date from -
Date to
Location Company& reference
person1
(name & contact
details)
Position Description
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6. Curriculum vitae
2010 up to date Khartoum Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation - MoAI
Food Security
Technical Secretariat
– FSTS MoAI
Abdelhaleem
ELhassan
Mobile:
+249912302362
+249123888998
Assistant Coordinator •FSTS funded by EU, supported by FAO (Sudan institutional Capacity Building
Food Security Information for Action Programme, SIFSIA) and implemented by
ministry of agriculture and irrigation MoAI, Now it is funded by the government
after SIFSIA project phased out
•FSTS activities designed to achieve the eight outcomes of SIFSIA that are:
OUTPUT 1: Effective Cross-sector Partnerships (Institutional set-up) for Food
Security (FSTS)
OUTPUT 2: Strengthened GNU Capacity for Developing Food Security Policy
OUTPUT 3: Strengthened GNU Capacity in Undertaking Food Security Analysis
OUTPUT 4: Integrated Crop Monitoring, Forecasting and Production Estimation
OUTPUT 5: Strengthened Food and Agricultural Market Information System
(FAMIS)
OUTPUT 6: Supported Natural Resource Management Information System
OUTPUT 7: Enhanced Nutrition Monitoring System
OUTPUT 8: Food Security Baseline.
Duties and responsibilities:
•Food security analysis and reporting
•Livelihood assessments
•Integrated Food security Phase classification – IPC ( Focal person at the regional
•IPC working group and member in The national IPC working group
•Review marketing information reports - FAMIS
•Follow up Food Security situation
•Participate in update of Food security Action plan
•Food security policies document
•Formation of FSTS work plans
•Participated in Micronutrients forums
•Participated in policy briefs in nutrition
•Assist in administrative and financial affairs
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7. Curriculum vitae
2008 – 2010 Khartoum Ministry of Agriculture
and Forest – MoAF
Special Programme for
Food security – SPFS
National Coordinator - funded by Lybia and Spain , supported by FAO and implemented by MoAF
SPFS components were:
• water control and management
• Crop Diversification
• Crop Intensification
• Constraints analysis
Targeted areas were N.Kordofan, River Nile, West Omdurman and white Nile
Beneficiaries were small scale farmers in vulnerable areas
Outcomes:
• Transfer of technical package
• Increase in productivity
• Expand beneficiaries
• Improve food , nutrition security and income
Duties and responsibilities:
• Supervision and follow up of activities at states
• Progress reports
• Participate in plans formation
• Coordination between FAO and national institutions at fedral and states
levels
• Coordination with state managers , small scale farmers and small ruminants
herders
• Membership in steering committee
2004 – 2008 Khartoum Ministry of Agriculture
and Forest – MoAF
Special Programme of
Food Security – SPFS
M&E officer Duties and responsibilities:
• Participated in formation of:
• log frame
• Formation of M&E plans
• Follow up the activities, regular visits to targeted states and when needed
• M&E reports and matrix
• Studies and researches
• Training staff on M&E
• Participated in analyzing the constraints
• Baseline surveys
• Field visits
• Farmers field schools
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8. Curriculum vitae
2001 – 2004 Khartoum Ministry of Agriculture
and Forest – MoAF
Food security
department – Planning
and Agricultural
Economics
Administration – MoAF
Food Security specialist Mandate of the General Administration of Planning and Agricultural Economics are:
Formation of plans :
Assessments on: crop estimation, Food security, policies ,marketing and prices, cost
of production, studies and researches.
Duties and responsibilities:
•analysis and reporting in food security
•Agricultural assessment
•FAO and WFP assessments
•Food security assessments
•HEA Assessments
•Food consumption
•Field visits
2000- 2001 Khartoum Ministry of Agriculture
and Forest – MoAF
Planning and Policies
Department - Planning
and Agricultural
Economics
Administration – MoA
Agricultural economics
specialist
•Data collection and analysis in all Agricultural Economics and Statistics
•Field visits
1984 – 2001 Khartoum Ministry of Agriculture
and Forest – MoAF
Marketing section -
Planning and
Agricultural Economics
Administration – MoAF
Agricultural economist • Data collection in prices, marketing and marketing margins
• Field visits
15. Other relevant information (e.g., Publications)
Publications and studies: participated in:
•Agricultural outlooks
•Food Security Bulletins
•Food consumption in Sudan
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9. Curriculum vitae
•Cereal availability study
•Warehouse study
•Food security in White Nile
•Marketing cost and margins
•Food balance sheet
•Effect of SPFS in achievement of food security and livelihood in the targeted States
•Update of Food Security action plan
•Impact of Special Programme for Food Security in Food Security achievements in North Kordofan
•HEA survey in North Kordofan ( previous)
•Livelihood proofing assessment
•Policy briefs in food security and nutrition
Assignments:
• Food security Situation in venerable areas
• Scaling Up Actions for Improving Food and Nutrition Security
• Report on follow up Of MDG,s
• Impact of climatic changes and effect of standards in solving the problems of food and energy shortages
• Food security in international negotiations
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10. Curriculum vitae
• M& E System for FSTS
• Food security and Water Security
• Advantages and disadvantages of GMO,s
Trainings:
Training the Staff at fedral and states on:
• M&E methodologies
• IPC tools and analysis version 1:00 & 2:00 in Sudan and Afghanistan
• Food security concepts
• Livelihood analysis
• Food Security concepts
• Food security analysis
• Food security assessments
• Global initiatives on food security information systems
• Early warning analysis
• Integrated food security phase classification
• Response analysis
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