Monsanto West Africa
- Technologie Development Representative for Burkina Faso et Ghana
2009 - 2014Working directly with research institutes and components involved in the cotton growing area (Cotton farmers’ association, cotton industries...)
* Monitoring and support to the agronomists on the on-farm trials,
* Following up of the trials and studies in the research stations,
* Capacity building:
- Training of technical staff and farmers on the good agricultural practices,
- Organization of open field days.
* Monitoring and stewardship.
FEPAB, AGRODIA
- Senior Consultant in Agribusiness
2008 - 2009- Coaching of two national organizations on agricultural products and inputs (FEPAB and AGRODIA)
- Capacity building and counseling approach in the functional behavior of the association
- regarding: supply, marketing and access to credit through a relevant linkage with the financial institution
IFDC
- Regional Program Officer
CESSON2007 - 2007- Technical support in the conception and the implementation of the regional program;
- Support to the COP and the Country Coordinators in the design and implementation of WACIP technical activities;
- Play the lead role from the "WACIP" field team in organizing the Cotton Outlook Conference;
- Support to the country coordinators in the preparation and the setting up of the meetings of the National advisory committees (NACs);
- Coordinate the project activities involving the US-based partners;
- Play the lead role in writing the project Quarterly Report;
- Coordinate the national and regional assessments and analyses related to the project specific intervention areas;
- Support and train the newly hired full-time country teams.
- Advise on any approach that could contribute to the right implementation of the programs...
IFDC Afrique
- Country Coordinator of MISTOWA Project
2005 - 2006- Support in the organization of trade fairs and commodities promotion days for the benefit of target farmers’/ traders’ associations:
• Shea nuts & butter regional trade fair and exchange,
• Cashew nuts, sesame, local rice… trade promotion,
• Livestock transport & trading in Côte d'Ivoire during the period of the celebration of Aid-El Kebir...
- Capacity building of professional associations: techniques in lobbying and advocacy,
- Training and support to the Agribusiness Information Points' (ABIP) managers,
- Information and communication technology support to the buyers and suppliers for an easy access to the trade websites and the best use of cell-phones to access the commodities’ prices
SOPROFA
- Head of the Department of agricultural inputs/seeds
2001 - 2004- Organization of the seeds production and distribution of inputs,
- Management of the loans with the farmers and associations,
- Technical support to the seeds farmers’ associations.
- Lobbying with the local banks for the farmers’ credit access to the credit
Direction régionale Agriculture (Hauts Bassins)
- Responsible in charge of Extension services, research-development and seeds production
1989 - 2001- Implementation of trials (research station and on-farms), development and Extension/promotion of new technology packages in collaboration with the research institute, local projects and cotton companies;
- Training of technical workers, farmers or groups of farmers based on a participatory approach system;
- Counseling support and training of farmers associations, organization of open field days…
- Organization of seed sector and technical support to seeds producers/associations
Direction Régionale de l'Agriculture (Boucle Mouhoun)
- Responsible in charge of rural space management
1986 - 1989Installment of hallows, anti-erosive sites with conservation tillage and re-vegetation;
- Building of banks of cereals;
- Settlement, technical support of the beneficiaries (farmers)
