About Habeerna

Habeerna LLC is your strategic partner for sustainable investment. Together, we turn opportunity into reality.

“The word habeerna means ‘together’ or ‘united’ in my native language, Tigrinya – because if we, as stakeholders unite, we can solve problems and turn opportunity into reality!”

– Biniam Iyob, Founder and CEO

Habeerna LLC was founded on a simple but powerful premise: the most sustainable investment opportunities emerge when deep regional knowledge meets strategic capital. In today’s interconnected world, success in emerging markets requires more than financial resources — it demands authentic understanding of local contexts, cultural nuances, and on-the-ground realities.

We leverage decades of hands-on experience across Sub-Saharan Africa, South/Southeast Asia, and the United States to identify and develop investment opportunities that create lasting value for all stakeholders. Our integrated approach connects agriculture, water resources, the private sector, and capacity building to generate sustainable returns while addressing critical global challenges.

Our Mission

To provide clients with local, national, and global perspective and strategic guidance, unlocking the potential of domestic and international markets for sustainable and profitable growth. We bridge the gap between global capital and regional opportunity, creating partnerships that benefit investors, communities, and economies alike.

Habeerna LLC is a systems and process-focused firm dedicated to enhancing operational excellence through a collaborative and iterative approach. We prioritize continuous engagement with all stakeholders and clients, ensuring solutions are deeply aligned with their needs and adaptable to evolving requirements. Our service offerings range from process analysis and re-engineering to system implementation and ongoing optimization, all driven by a commitment to transparency and client success.

Three key aspects of our approach:

Iterative Consultation: The methodology is built on cyclical engagement, ensuring continuous feedback and refinement through Discover & Define, Design & Propose, and Implement & Validate phases, followed by ongoing optimization.
Stakeholder-Centric Design: Solutions are co-created with active involvement from all key individuals and groups, from initial problem definition to final implementation and ongoing improvement.
Continuous Improvement Focus: Our approach extends beyond initial implementation, incorporating ongoing monitoring, feedback loops, and periodic reviews to ensure sustained effectiveness and adaptability of systems and processes.

Leadership

Biniam Iyob, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Biniam Iyob, the Founder and CEO of Habeernaa, LLC, has a 12-year career at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), specifically within the Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security, where he served as an advisor for policy, science, and agricultural development. As a Senior Policy Advisor, he was an Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) for significant projects, including Policy, Evidence, Analytics, Research and Learning (PEARL), that was implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Policy, Research, Capacity & Influence (PRCI), and the Feed the Future for Policy Support for Africa’s Food Security that was implemented by Akademiya2063, while also managing themes like Mutual Accountability and Agricultural Water Management. As a Science and Agricultural Development advisor, he advised on Irrigation and Sustainable Intensification and acted as AOR for projects such as the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation, and the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia project. He was also an invited panelist at major international conferences, including on solar irrigation at COP 24, the Africa Food Systems Forum, World Water Week, the World Water Forum and Water for Food Global Conference. His work involved extensive travel and project implementation across Ethiopia, Tanzania, Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Thailand, and Brazil. Prior to his work at USAID, he taught geography courses at the University of New Hampshire, assessed irrigation methods and worked as a research assistant in Mauritius. In Eritrea, his experience included working as a soil and water conservationist with the Ministry of Agriculture, an assistant hydrogeologist, and a laborer on irrigated farms. He holds a Doctorate and Master’s Degree in Geography from Oregon State University, an MBA from the University of Mauritius, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Soil and Water Conservation from the University of Asmara.

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