Faith Emmanuel Soya

Faith is a passionate and result-oriented Market Systems professional with extensive and multisectoral work experience that spans over 12 years in private sector development, agribusiness, value chain development, designing and implementing market systems projects, and climate-smart agricultural practices aimed at improving the productivity and income of farmers and businesses.

Faith is versed in working with various stakeholders to meet project goals, managing livelihood projects including planning, execution, and mitigation within set timelines and budget, monitoring and results measurement using the DCED standard, and communicating project progress through quality periodic reporting.

Faith has co-designed and implemented various projects in collaboration with various donor-funded projects such as the USAID MARKETS II projects, USAID-funded Feed the Future Ag. Extension and Advisory Activity, and UKFCDO MADE projects.

Faith is a recipient of the Prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship and holds a master’s degree from the University of St. Andrews in the UK. She also holds a First Class Degree in Agriculture (Agronomy) from Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the same University.