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CURRICULM VITAE - MR. FESTO E. MARO

PERSONAL INFORMATION/CONTACTS:

DATE OF BIRTH : 19th Jan 1981 MARITAL STATUS : Married with two children ADDRESS :P.O. Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania TELEPHONE : 255-22-2760260 MOBILE : 255-754-613648OR 0684613648 E-MAIL : marofesto@gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2008-2009 : Post Graduate Diploma for Poverty Analysis for Socio Security and Human Development (Jointly delivered by International Institute of Social Studies and Rotterdam University -The Hague, Economic and Social Research Foundation and REPOA) 2005-2007 : Msc. Agric. Economics (Sokoine University of Agriculture) 2003-2005 : Bsc. Agric. Economics and Agribusiness (Sokoine University of Agriculture) 1999 -2001 : Old Moshi High School 1994-1998 : Dodoma Secondary School

EMPLOYMENT RECORD May 2012 – To date Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

Post: Senior Program Officer – Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Jan 2010 – 2012: Node Country Coordinator for Food Agriculture and Natural

Resource Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)

Dec 2010 – 2012: Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) POST: Assistant Research Fellow-Research and Publication Dept

– Growth Studies Sub unit Dec 2008 – Dec 2010: Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) POST: Research Assistant – Commission Studies Unit April 2007 – Dec 2008: AVRDC-Regional Center for Africa POST: Graduate researcher- Socio-Economics and Markets

Research

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AWARDS

2011: Research Grant to implement study on Sweet Potato Value Chain Analysis in

Eastern and Western Areas of Tanzania in collaboration with University of Dodoma by COSTECH under the National Fund for Advancement of Science and Technology (NFAST)

2010: Overall Best Student in the Post Graduate Diploma for Poverty Analysis for Socio Security and Human Development (Jointly delivered by International Institute of Social Studies and Rotterdam University –The Hague, Economic and Social Research Foundation and Research on Poverty Alleviation)

2009: Scholarship award for Post Graduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis for Socio Security and Human Development by United Nation Development Program – Tanzania Office

MEMBERSHIP/TASK FORCE

Member of the Organizing Committee on Open Data Conference, Coordinated by

the State House (2015).

Organizing Committee Member for the 4th Annual Scientific Conference on

Science Technology and Innovation.

Resource Personnel for the National Smart Partnership Dialogue in 2013 and

Assisted the National Coordinator for the International Smart Partnership

Dialogue Conference.

Steering Committee Member for the Impact Evaluation of Community Policy

Project (2013)

Tanzania Technical Team Member for the Partnership in Applied Sciences,

Engineering and Technology (PASET)

Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (CPAN), Co-Founding member (2010)

Economic Awareness Mission of Tanzania - NGO, Co-founding member

Member of Food Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network

(FANRPAN)

Member of Agricultural Economist Society of Tanzania (AGREST)

Mult-stakeholder Food Security Task Force under Ministry of Agriculture Food

Security and Cooperative development (2009)

Member of the Task Force Working on Possibility of Using National Grain

Reserve for Food Price Stabilization under the Ministry of Finance and Economic

Affairs (2008)

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Program/Project Coordination and Management

A. COSTECH

2012- Up to date: Program officer responsible for the coordination and management of

technology transfer and commercialization.

Successfully transferred 3D printer, drones and coordinated set up of FabLab

Coordination of technology business incubator and pre-incubator programs

Managed to upscale and commercialize more than 10 products and

technologies/innovations

Managed to reach and evaluate more than 20 grass roots innovators with proven

prototypes, and some with scalable business ideas in agriculture and ICT

Coordinate monitoring and evaluation activities and due-diligence to funded

institutions/individuals

2015: Coordinated Fact Finding Mission and High Level Policy Workshop on Policy

Coherence on Pharmaceutical Production Capacity and Access to Drugs and Medicine in

Tanzania for the United Nation Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

2015: Nominated to Present on Restitution Workshop Regional Food Security and

Customs Union/Common Market Policies of the East African Community: the Experience

so far and the Way Forward", Kigali, Rwanda by European Commission Joint Research

Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability Monitoring Agricultural Resources

Unit – H04.

2014: Coordinated Technology and Innovation Report 2015 edition – Enterprise

Development Policy, field work and dissemination Seminar of the Tanzania Chapter

report in Tanzania on behalf of the United Nation Conference on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD).

2012-2014: Program Coordinator for the African Union Program on African Science

Technology and Innovation Indicators and prepared two country reports on Science

Technology and Innovation Indicators.

2013- to date: Program Officer for the Government and Donor Thematic Working Group

on Technology and Innovation

B. ESRF

2011-2012: National Project Coordinator for the Monitoring African Food and

Agriculture Policies Project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. I managed

a team of four local researchers with technical backstopping from Food and Agriculture

Organization, Rome Italy. I successful lead the team to produce country report, 6 policy

briefs, 8 technical notes, and 2 special policy papers. Managed to organize policy

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lobbying to parliamentarian committee working on agriculture as part of dissemination

of evidence generated from the research. Coordinated dissemination of project results

to Agriculture Working Group, regional an international conferences.

2010-2012: Node Country Coordinator for Food Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy

Analysis Network (FANRPAN). I was responsible for the coordination of local policy

advocacy activities on issues related to Agriculture and Natural Resources, logistic

management of local and international conferences for the network and preparation of

financial reports for all national activities.

2009-2011: Project Coordinator for the Chronic Poverty Research Center on a project

titled Chronic Poverty and Development Policy: Q2Research in Support of the 2010

Poverty Reduction Strategy in Tanzania. Managed to produce qualitative guide for the

field work, identification of household clusters from the National Panel Survey for data

collection, Management of field logistics, recruitment of consultants, data base

management, prepared policy brief for key recommendations, coordinated publication

of 9 papers and one book.

2011-2012: Project Coordinator in Tanzania for the ASARECA project on Strengthening

Food Security Policy in Eastern Africa funded by the World Bank and it was implemented

in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda.

2009-2010: Project Coordinator for the Program Budgeting and Benefit Incidence

Analysis in Education, Water and Health Sectors. Conducted analysis and prepared

reports on program budgeting and benefit incidence analysis using Ms. Excel for

education, water and health sectors. Organized policy dialogues to share analysis results

and coordinated TV and Radio interviews for researchers to disseminate results. I was

responsible for quarterly and annual reporting of the project.

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CONSULTANCY/RESEARCH WORK

Consultancy 2016: Consultant to Lead Local Team to undertake Diagnostic Trade Integration Study

for the Review of National Trade Policy for the World Bank and Ministry of Industry and Trade.

2016: Consulted to Review Tanzania Country Report – Rural Financing Thematic Area. A

report prepared under the Strengthening Agricultural Policy Practice in Africa (SAPPA) within the CAADP framework coordinated by Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Development, Tanzania.

2016: Consultant to undertake Gap Analysis of Agricultural Policies in Relation to Human

Trafficking by International Migration Organization. 2016: Consultant to undertake Quantitative Assessment of the National Panel Survey to

identify poverty and resilience threshold and measure household poverty mobility. Chronic Poverty Research Center, UK.

2015: Consultant to undertake Value Chain Assessment focusing on Incentive and

Disincentive Price analysis for Wheat and Rice for the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries and FAO, Rome.

2014. Consultant to undertake a study on “Youth Unemployment and transition to

work”. Analytical paper commissioned by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) under lot 1 – Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth. Economic and Social Research Foundation, Dar es Salaam.

2014. Consultant for preparing a paper on “Tanzania agricultural sector budgeting: Are

we spending on identified priorities?” commissioned by Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI), Senegal to feed into Agricultural Sector Dialogue series in Africa.

2014: Consultant and Team member in undertaking a pilot study for “Assessing the

Impact of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) on Food Security in Tanzania” in collaboration with the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), Belgium and the OECD Secretariat, Paris through the support of the Government of Finland.

2014: Consultant for reviewing Dar Rapid Transit Project Economic and Financial

Feasibility for qualifying registration of the Project under the Public Private

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Partnership (PPP) arrangement to the Ministry of Finance, Public Private Partnership Unit (PPPU).

2013/14: Consultant for the Monitoring Agricultural and Food Policies Project (MAFAP)

– During Bridging phase in updating Technical Notes, analyzing Incentives and Disincentives to Rice, Wheat, and Cassava Value Chains in Tanzania.

2013: Lead Consultant in undertaking a study on Price Transmission Analysis in Tanzania

for Maize, Rice and Beans for enhancing food security policy options and Preparation of Price Transmission Manual by ASARECA.

2012: Consultant and Country Coordinator in undertaking “Monitoring African Food and

Agricultural Policies Project (MAFAP)” in collaboration with FAO and ESRF 2012: Consultant and Project Country Coordinator for Committee on Sustainable

Agriculture Organization (COSA) to undertake a study on Monitoring and Evaluation of Sustainable Coffee Certification Production.

2011: Consultant and Coordinator in undertaking “Cotton Sector Development Program

Evaluation Study”. Sub contracted by Overseas Development Institute-UK. 2011: Consultant and Coordinator in undertaking study “School Feeding Baseline

Survey” commissioned by World Food Program-Tanzania Office. 2011: Team Leader in undertaking a study on “Seed Supply Value Chain” commissioned

by JIMMAT consult Pty-Zimbabwe with support of AGRA-Washington and Nairobi Office.

2011: Consultant and Coordinator on “Mapping Existing Food Grain Storage Facilities in

Tanzania”-under the Feed the Future Program-sub-contracted by Acacia Consultant Ltd-Nairobi.

2010: Consultant and Coordinator in undertaking “Agriculture Sector Review and Public

Expenditure Review for the financial year 2010/2011” commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives, Tanzania.

2010: Consultant and team member in “Reviewing Tanzania Development Vision 2025 -

Macro Economic Projections” commissioned by Presidents’ Office-Planning Commission, Tanzania. (Published)

2010: Supervisor and team member in a study on “Mining Benefit Investment to

surrounding communities”. The study was done for the Oxford Policy Management under the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project hosted by Ministry of Mineral and Energy with support of World Bank.

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2010: Team member in undertaking a study on “Realignment of the Planning

Commission Functions in the Context of its New Roles” commissioned by Presidents’ Office-Planning Commission, Tanzania.

2009: Team member in undertaking “Feasibility study on East Africa Community

Common Strategy for Food Security” commissioned by Kilimo Trust-Uganda. 2009: Team member in a study on “Identification of Tanzania Economy Growth Drivers

undertaken by ESRF, commissioned by Presidents’ Office-Planning Commission, Tanzania. (Published)

2009: Team member in “Monitoring Agricultural Indicators in the Implementation of

National for Growth Strategy and Poverty Reduction” commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperative Development, Tanzania.

2008: Team member in an assignment commissioned by Norwegian People’s Aid on “A

Baseline Survey on Petroleum Exploration in Tanzania” undertaken by ESRF. (Published)

2008: Team member in undertaking a “Baseline Survey of Airline and Passenger

Satisfaction rating for Zanzibar Airport Facilities and Services” commissioned by Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and undertaken by ESRF.

2008: Study coordinator and a team member in a WWF-UK commissioned work on

“China-Tanzania Natural Resource Investment Trade and Aid relation: A scoping Study” undertaken by ESRF.

2008 Team member in an assignment commissioned by SONGAS company-Tanzania

office on “Songosongo Social Services and Economic Survey” undertaken by ESRF. (Published)

2008 Study Coordinator to the small component of the study on Trade Relations

between Ethiopia, Sudan and the EAC (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) commissioned by FES.

2008 Country coordinator in an assignment on a “Joint Evaluation of AfDB and IFAD

Agricultural Operations in Agriculture and Rural Development Africa” by ESRF and ODI.

Published Research Reports

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Maro, F., Baregu, S., Mwaijande, F and Lein, Breicht (2015). Assessment of Policy Coherent Development for Food Security in Tanzania. Food Security Profile. ESRF and ECDPM, Belgium. Maro, F. (2014). Youth Unemployment and transition to work. Economic and Social

Research Foundation, Dar es Salaam.

Maro, F (2014). Tanzania agricultural sector budgeting: Are we spending on identified

priorities? CABRI, Senegal.

Mmasa, J Maro, F., Mbaula, W. Mpendwa, Z and Swai, S. (2014). Sweet potatoes Value Chain Actors Mapping Study. A Case of Geita. University of Dodoma and Uyole Agricultural Research Institute. Maro, F. (2013). Price Transmission Analysis in Tanzania. Report prepared for ASARECA. Maro, F. (2013). Wheat Price Incentive and Disincentive Analysis. Technical Note Prepared for MAFAP – Tanzania. FAO, Rome. Mwinuka, L., Maro, F., and BarreirloHurle. J. (2012). Cotton Price Incentive and Disincentive Analysis. Technical Note Prepared for MAFA – Tanzania. FAO, Rome. Baregu, S., Maro, F and BarreirloHurle, J (2012). Coffee Price and Disincentive Analysis. Technical Note Prepared for MAFAP – Tanzania. FAO, Rome. Nganga, N., BarrerloHurle, J., and Maro, F. (2012). Rice Price and Disincentive Analysis. Technical Note Prepared for MAFAP – Tanzania. FAO, Rome. BarreirloHurle. J., Mwinuka, L., and Maro, F. (2012). Maize Price and Disincentive Analysis. Technical Note Prepared for MAFAP–Tanzania. FAO, Rome. Maro, F. (2012). Cost Effective Analysis for the Health Sector-Malaria Program. Working Paper. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Maro, F (2011). Food Security Situation Analysis: A Case of Ileje District. Report prepared to Innovation Africa project – ODI- London and I E- Netherland. Maro, F. (2011). Economic Valuation of Pastoral Production System. Case study of Ololusukwani and Wegoro Villages. IUCN-Nairobi. Maro, F. (2010). Qualitative Assessment of Non-Tariff Barriers on East Africa Cross-Border Trade of Agricultural Commodities. ESRF.

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Tibandebage, P and Maro, F. (2010). Strengthening Pro-poor targeting of investments in urban water and sanitation. Study commissioned by Oversees Development Institute, London. Kaino, D. and Maro, F. (2010). Benefit Incidence Analysis for the Health Sector Expenditures. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Kaino, D. and Maro, F. (2010). Benefit Incidence Analysis for the Education Sector Expenditure. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Kaino, D. and Maro, F. (2010). Benefit Incidence Analysis for the Water Sector. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Kaino, D. and Maro, F. (2010). Program Budgeting Analysis for the Water Sector. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Kaino, D. and Maro, F. (2010). Program Benefit Analysis for the Education Sector. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Kaino, D. and Maro, F. (2009). Benefit Incidence Analysis for the Health Sector. Economic and Social Research Foundation and Global Development Network. Maro, F (2009). Extension Services and Small holder Farmers Vulnerability in Tanzania. A Research Paper prepared for the partial fullfillment of Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis for Human Security and development. ISS-Rotterdam Univeristy Netherlands. Semboja, H., Alenga, I., Maro, F., Livoga, M, and Mfuko, W. (2009). Petroleum Exploration Study: A Baseline Survey. Mashindano, O, Maro, F., Mbilinyi, A., and Hangi, M. (2008). Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers towards SADC investments Promotion. FOPRISA-BIDPA Proceedings. BIDPA, Botswana. ILRI-ReSSaKs and ESRF (2008). Impact of Non-Tariff Barriers on East Africa Cross-Border Trade of Agricultural Commodities. ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya Maro F., Semkwiji, D and Kibamba, D. (2008). Corporate Social Responsibility: The case of Mining Sector. ESRF, Dar es Salaam. ASARECA (Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa). (2008). Responding to the food price crisis in Eastern and Southern Africa: Policy options for national and regional action. ASARECA, Entebbe.

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Maro F. E. (2007). Economics of Indigenous Vegetables Marketing. A Case study of Arumeru District. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. Ingnus S and Maro F. (2007) Production and Marketing of Indigenous Vegetables in Tanzania: Country Report. AVRDC-World Vegetable Center – CGIR Research Center. Germain P., Kasambula G. and Maro F. (2007). Production and Marketing of Indigenous Vegetables in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas. Ugandan Country report. AVRDC-World Vegetable Center – CGIR Research Center. Germain P. Vorster Ineke H. And Maro F. (2007). Indigenous Vegetables Supply Chain baseline Survey: South Africa Country report. AVRDC-World Vegetable Center – CGIR Research Center. Maro F. (2005). Role of Rice Production and its Potential in Food Security. A Case Study of Bahi Village. (BSc. Special Project). Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania. Journal Articles Maro, F and Mwaijande, F. (2014). Food price trend analysis: Lessons for

strengthening food security policy in Tanzania. African Crop Science Journal, Vol. 22,

Issue Supplement s4, ISSN 1021-9730/2014 $4.00. Printed in Uganda. All rights

reserved ©2014, African Crop Science Society.

Mwaijande, F., and Maro, F. (2012). Policy engagement for enhancing local food security plan in Ileje District, Tanzania. Journal of Poverty Alleviation and International Development. Vol 3 No.2. Chapters in a book Kayunze, K.; Mashindano, O.; and Maro, F. (2010) Poverty Mobility in Tanzania and Linkages with Governance in “Translating Growth into Poverty Reduction: beyond numbers” Eds. Kessy, F., Mashindano, O., and Shepherd. MKUKI NA NYOTA Publishers. (Published in 2013) Mashindano, O., Maro, F. Kayunze, K and Da Corta, L. (2010). Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania – Emerging Issues and Major Recommendation in “Translating Growth into Poverty Reduction: beyond numbers” Eds. Kessy, F., Mashindano, O., and Shepherd. MKUKI NA NYOTA Publishers. (Published in 2013)

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Mashindano, O., and Maro, F. (2011). Growth without poverty reduction in Tanzania: Reasons for the mismatch in “Translating Growth into Poverty Reduction: beyond numbers” Eds. Kessy, F., Mashindano, O., and Shepherd. MKUKI NA NYOTA Publishers. (Published in 2013)

Working Papers

Maro, F., and Mwaijande, F. (2013). Price Price Trend Analysis; Lessons for Strengthening Food Policy in Tanzania. Paper submitted and accepted by ASARECA for Regional Conference in December 2013.

Maro, F. (2012). Food Price Trend Analysis: Implications for household food security in

Tanzania. ASARECA and Economic and Social Research Foundation.

Kayunze, K. A.; Mashindano, O.; and Maro, F. (2010) Explanation for Poverty Mobility in

Tanzania in the Light of Governance. Available at

[http://www.chronicpoverty.org/uploads/publication_files/kayunze_et_al_tanzania_go

vernance.pdf.]

Mashindano, O, Maro, F. Kayunze, K and Da Corta, L. (2010). Agricultural Growth, Markets and Poverty Reduction. Working Paper No. 208. Chronic Poverty Research Centre and Economic and Social Research Foundation. Mashindano, O., and Maro, F. (2011). Growth without poverty reduction in Tanzania: Reasons for the mismatch. Working Paper. Chronic Poverty Research Centre and Economic and Social research Foundation. Policy Brief and Posters

Mmasa J. and Maro, F. (2016). Hoe for Women Food for Household: Sweet potato Value Chain Myth. A posters which was presented to 21st Annual Research Workshop Organized by REPOA.

Maro, F (2013). Making the United Republic of Tanzania’s rice sector more competitive. Monitoring African Food and Agriculture Policies (MAFAP) Policy Brief #3. FAO-Rome.

Maro, F (2013). Improve wheat trade policy administration in the United Republic of Tanzania to benefit both consumer and producers. Monitoring African Food and Agriculture Policies (MAFAP) Policy Brief #8. FAO-Rome

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Mashindano, O., K. Kayunze, F. Maro, L. da Corta, A. Shepherd (2011). Agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Tanzania. CPRC Policy Brief 17

Maro, F and Hangi, M. (2011). What Benefits can Tanzania Derive From the East African Common Market (EACM) Arrangement? TAKNET Policy Brief Series No. 17 – 201 Maro, F (2009). Foreign Direct Investment and Incentive Package in Tanzania. Policy brief prepared for Tanzania Knowledge Network from synthesizing views from online contributors. Economic and Social Research Foundation. Maro, F and Ibreck, J. (2009). Petroleum Policy and Constitutional Paradox in the United Republic of Tanzania. Policy brief prepared for Tanzania Knowledge Network from synthesizing views from online contributors. Economic and Social Research Foundation. TAKNET Policy Brief Series No. 03/2009. Maro, F and Mutalemwa, D. (2009). Social Welfare and Aging in Tanzania. TAKNET Policy Brief Series No. 09 – 201. LANGUAGE

Languages Speaking Reading Writing

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

Swahili Excellent Excellent Excellent

French Basic Basic Basic

Country’s worked for Joint Assignments Botswana, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa and United States-Washington D.C

REFEREES

Dr Evelyne Lazaro, Senior Lecturer

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

Bureau of Agricultural Consultancy Services

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Mobile: +255 754 293 135

Email:lazaroa55@yahoo.co.uk

Dr. Oswald Mashindano

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Economics – University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania.

Mobile: +255717090067

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Dr. Tausi Kida, Executive Director Economic and Social Research Foundation P.O. Box 3003, Morogoro. Mobile: 255-754-501541 I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this bio data correctly describes my self, my qualifications, and experience.

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Festo E. Maro