Mohammed Sumaila is the Agribusiness and Value Chain Officer, Northern Zone, Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme

Development practitioner, with over 10 years of experience in project management covering agricultural value chain development, farmer-based organization (FBO) development, Agricultural production, finance and marketing, for smallholder farmers in Ghana.

Currently, consulting as the Agribusiness and Value Chain Officer for the Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme in Northern Ghana.
Served as Programme Specialist for Trade and Marketing for the USAID ADVANCE Project in Ghana with the responsibility for Institutional Trade Facilitation, Market linkages for smallholder farmers and Private Sector Development

Previously served as Operations Manager of Savanna Farmers Marketing Company Limited, Market Access Coordinator for ACDEP, Farmers in Agricultural Production and Marketing Project

Worked extensively on maize, rice, soybeans and cotton commodities value chains in Ghana.

Holds a Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from University for Development Studies and BSc. Degree in Agriculture from University of Cape Coast in Ghana