Kirk Ramer

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About Kirk Ramer

Project Manager with more than 25 years of international experience managing complex projects to improve and grow agriculture, SMEs, infrastructure, health, poverty reduction, food security, trade, investment, microfinance, and education in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia SME Development: 22 years​ of experience providing private-sector business consulting services to farmers and SMEs in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Moldova. Agribusiness Development: 22 years of experience supporting agribusinesses and farmers with value-added technology; securing domestic and export market linkages; and offering business development services to improve the competitiveness of the fruit, vegetable, legume, dairy, beekeeping, grain, fish, and livestock industries. Microfinance and Grant Management: 22 years of​ experience designing and implementing innovative loan, grant, and subcontracting mechanisms to enable SMEs and farmers to access financing for working capital and investments in value-added production, post-harvest handling, cold storage, and processing technologies. Conflict and Post-Conflict Economic Development: 15 years of​ experience administering educational, health, infrastructure, agricultural, and SME development projects in the conflict and post-conflict regions of Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Georgia. IDP and Refugee Integration: 13 years of​ experience designing and implementing economic development projects to foster the integration of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) with indigenous populations in Croatia, Serbia, and Georgia. Educational and Professional Development: 25 years of experience implementing educational and professional development programs in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Moldova. Specialties: SME Development; Agriculture Development; Trade Linkages; Microfinance; Conflict and Post-Conflict Development; IDP and Refugee Integration.