Rebecca Amukhoye is a seasoned agriculturalist and a business development practitioner with vast experience in the development sector. She has over 20 years work experience successfully directing impact oriented Programmes that have empowered smallholder farmers on areas of food security, agriculture and enterprise development in Kenya and other East African countries.
Her background is in Agriculture, Rural Development and Strategic Management. In her career, she has been instrumental in providing leadership, planning, implementing projects and ensuring that the operations of the organization are aligned to its vision and strategic direction.
Prior to joining MESPT, Ms. Rebecca was the Country Director at Self Help Africa where she was responsible for providing leadership to the Kenya Country Programme. During her tenure, she actively participated in addressing the challenges encountered by small scale farmers in Kenya, ensuring that they remained a central focus for development. At MESPT her focus will be to create decent job opportunities for youth and women, promote food safety and improve access to finance for businesses to thrive.
Ms. Rebecca holds an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi, MSc. Agriculture & Rural development from Kenya Methodist University and BSc. Agriculture and Home Economics, Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture from Egerton University.
