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CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Family name: AYESSAKI
2. First names: BOUKARI
3. Date of birth: 31/12/1962
4. Passport holder: TOGOLESE
5. Matrimonial Status: Widower, Father of 3 Children
6. Address: 08 B. P. 80365, LOME 08 - TOGO
7. Telephone: +22890118433 / +22897209436 / +22824454891
8. Email: bayessaki@gmail.com
9. Skype: bayessaki
10. Education:
Institution (date from – date to) Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
UNIVERSITY OF BENIN / LOME - Togo
September 1981 - January 1988
Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics (“Ingénieur
Agronome - Option Agro-Economie”, French Baccalauréat
+ 5 years, Agricultural Economics-CUM LAUDE)
Lycée de Nassablé (Secondary School),
Togo, September 1974 - June 1981
High level Diploma (French Baccalauréat)
11. Language skills: indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – excellent; 5 – basic)
12. Membership of professional bodies:
 INADES FORMATION TOGO (NGO)
 AGIRNA (NGO)
 RAFIA (NGO)
 3ASC (NGO)
 Association Hôpital d’Enfants Yendubé de Dapaong (Humanitary Association)
13. Other skills
 Excellent skills in use of IT (MS Word, Excel, Power-point, e-mail, Internet).
 Planning and monitoring (Outcome mapping, logical frame work, PLA-planning, learning and
accountability, etc.);
 Enterprise/value chain selections, business plan development, support in implementation;
 Organisational Strengthening and institutional development (OSID)/Business organisational
Development, cooperative development (diagnosis, analysis, vision, mission, development strategy,
planning, capacity building/training);
 Project cycle management, Human resource management, financial management; result oriented project
management; micro-finance; agricultural insurance;
 Participation, inclusive business, systemic approach; leadership;

2.  Knowledge of many other tools (environmental screening, impact/livelihood screening and analysis,
organisation assessment, monitoring and evaluation, SWOT analysis, capacity building needs
assessment, etc.);
 Programs/projects and actors/stakeholders mapping;
 Gender mainstreaming, Advocacy and lobby, climate change/resilience and mitigation/adaptation
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solutions;
 High skills in writing.
14. Key qualifications:
Boukari AYESSAKI is an Agricultural Economist with over 20 years of national and international demonstrated
varied experiences in the areas of sustainable agriculture and rural development, field research, “grass roots”
studies, micro-finance/credit, agrifinance, organizational and institutional development (commercial farmers’
organisations/cooperatives, Civil society organisations,..), agricultural value chains’/enterprises’ studies and
development (including gender, governance, sustainability, climate change and resilience, structuring and
capacity building – organisational – management – entrepreneurial - technical), advocacy/lobby, gender
mainstreaming, training, programme designing, planning, management and monitoring, and human and
financial resource management. These skills have been acquired and refined in multidisciplinary team
environments in Togo, Benin, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Cameroon.
Sustainable development expert, I have extensive working experience in programme management with many
organisations and stakeholders such as farmers’ organisations, local and national governments, bilateral and
multilateral international agencies such as FAO, UNDP, EU, GIZ, the Belgian governmental and technical
cooperation, local and international NGOs. I worked particularly with Vredeseilanden (VECO), a Belgium
International NGO, for over 15 years, 8 of which as Country Director and 7 as Program Coordinator/Advisor in
Value Chain Development. The last two years, I worked with SNV/The Netherlands Development Organisation as
Senior Advisor Agricultural Value Chain Development in Cameroon.
Result driven expert, I am familiar with methodologies and strategic planning tools (logical frame work, outcome
mapping), and I have knowledge and skills in project cycle management/result based management, business
development, planning, monitoring and evaluation, leadership, consultancy. I have strong facilitation, training
and capacity building skills.
I have strong negotiation capacities with local, national as well as international development and financing
agencies. I also have knowledge and competences in gender issues for having coordinated and assured directly,
for many years, promoting activities and gender mainstreaming within organisations and programs while
assuming my duties as Country Representative. Environmental and climate change/resilience as well as
HIV/AIDS issues were part of programs I dealt with. Excellent communicator, I have strong competence in
advocacy, lobbying and negotiation.
My areas of expertise are:
 Sustainable development and sustainable agricultural chain development including climate change, family
farming, gender, chain governance, resilience, capacity building (vegetables and fruits-tomato-onion-leaves,
banana, etc; goat; poultry; groundnut; maize; cassava; rice; etc.: agri-enterprises selection, strategies to
boost production, post harvest handling, value addition and quality control )-market research, market
information system, market chain development (linkage producers and their organizations to buyers and
traders/private sector, development of business relationship and partnership, actors/stakeholders mapping,
programs/projects mapping), multi stakeholder process/trade block formation involving chains’ actors and
other chain stakeholders including government bodies/projects/programmes, financial and insurance
institutions, research institutions, consumer organisations, councils, etc.);
 Cooperative development, Business organisational and institutional development of commercial framers'
organizations/cooperatives (vision, mission, strategies, entrepreneurship, development of business plans,
business management, formation and development of commercial farmer organisations/cooperatives, etc.);
 Agrifinancing/credit/microfinance (access to agrifinancing strategies, financial literacy/training, financial
management) and agricultural insurance;
 Planning, coaching/mentoring, leadership, hands-on support, case studies/field research, etc.
 Capacity building/advisory services: Capacity assessment, training, facilitation, planning, coaching,
mentoring, monitoring, advising, research/studies/capitalisation; including development of training modules
and materials;
 Gender mainstreaming, advocacy and lobby, environmental impact/Climate change, chain governance;

3.  General management/result oriented management, basic accounting/budgeting, financial management,
human resource management, planning (strategic, vision, mission, programme, action plan, operational
plan), monitoring an evaluation;
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 Knowledge management, consultancy;
 Proposal writing, fundraising, reporting.
I am familiar with tools and approaches as follows:
(1) Strategic planning (logical frame, outcome mapping); value chain development approach
(2) Context and problem analysis and designing of solutions (Participatory Rural Appraisal-PRA, Problem tree,
Solution tree, SWOT Analysis);
(3) Project development, programming, operational planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
(PLA-planning, learning and accountability including economic and social impact,
environmental/sustainability, climate change, gender, good governance);
(4) Project cycle management; result oriented management;
(5) Value chain analysis and development/agricultural and rural enterprise development;
(6) Administrative procedures and financial management, basic accounting, budgeting and human resources
management;
(7) Cooperative development, Organisational and institutional assessment and development/Capacity
development (CSO, NGO, Cooperatives, Associations, Farmer Organisations, etc. including development of
vision, mission, strategies, management skills); facilitation;
(8) Training/mentoring of adults;
(9) Actors/stakeholders mapping; programs/projects mapping;
(10) Facilitation of multi stake holder processes;
(11) Analysis and selection of enterprises, enterprise/business plan development and implementation;
(12) Environmental/sustainability, climate change screening and mitigation/adaptation solutions;
(13) Livelihood analysis and food security assessment; value chain development;
(14) Gender analysis and mainstreaming; chain governance;
(15) Etc.

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15. Professional experiences:
Date (from–
to)
Location Company Position Description
August 2014-
September
2014
Lomé,
Togo
UNDP TOGO Senior
Facilitator
 Description of the project:
 Facilitate thematic dialogues as Togo contributions to post-2015 Development Agenda:
strengthening capacities and building effective institutions: case of HIV/AIDS
 Main donors:
 UNDP
 Services provided:
 Literature review
 Facilitate multi stakeholder dialogue workshops
 Write report
Reference Person: (name and contact details) : Ednam SONGHAI, Specialist at the Coordination, United Nations System in Togo, B.P. 911, Lomé, Togo ;
Tel. : +22822212022 ; E-mail : ednam.songhai@undp.org
May 2014-
Lomé,
October 2014
Togo
INADES-FORMATION
TOGO
Chief of Mission  Description of the project:
 Mapping and images study on sustainable land management best practices in different
agro-ecological zones of Togo
 Main donors:
 World Bank/Global Environment Facility
 MERF (Ministry of Environment and Forestry Resources)
 Services provided:
 Data collection on best practices on land management (literature review, survey,
interviews)
 Describe, analyse and synthetize
 Write reports and catalogue
 Feedback workshop
Reference Person: (name and contact details) : Sena ADESSOU, Country Director, INADES-FORMATION TOGO, 07 B.P. 12472 Lomé 07, Togo ; Tel. +22822259216 ;
E-mail : adessousena@yahoo.fr
November
2011 –
October 2013
SNV
Cameroun,
Bamenda,
Cameroon
SNV/The
Netherlands
Development
Organisation
Senior Advisor
Agricultural
Value Chain
development
 Description of the project:
 Value chain development for livelihoods improvement of small holder farmers (Income,
Food Security, Employment) through Pastoral livestock, Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP)
and Crops (food and cash) chains based on family farming, including Gender, Good
Governance, Climate change and Value chain financing, structuring/cooperative and

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Location Company Position Description
organisational development.
 Main donors:
 Netherlands’ Government
 Services provided:
 Lead the designing and implementation of SNV-Cameroon Strategy by contributing to
value chain analysis and development for livelihoods improvement (Pastoral livestock, Non
Timber Forest Products and crops chains including gender, good governance, climate
change and value chain financing);
 Identify areas of support with inclusive business potential and key stakeholders, actors and
Local Capacity Builders (LCB) in value chains and support establish market linkages,
networks and partnerships between them, including large or international business;
structuring farmers’ and other actors’ organisations/cooperatives;
 Ensure update information about trends, market developments and market requirements;
contribute to the implementation of the ongoing initiatives with Fair Trade Labeling
Organisation;
 Identify and analyse national and international market opportunities for SNV clients
(partners);
 Support the actors/stakeholders in the selected value chains through participatory
processes and by providing advisory services (organisational, capacity building,
entrepreneurship, management, technical, business linkages, etc.;
 Initiate and contribute to national activities within the agriculture sector ;
 Contribute to the SNV team to further develop and fine-tune the value chain development
concept, give strategic direction to the scaling up of the program activities, give technical
backstopping and guidance to the SNV-Cameroon teams, provide on-the-job support and
coaching of Advisors and LCB;
 Explore new markets–opportunities for resource mobilization–product-client combinations.
Reference Person: (name and contact details) : Judith van Eijnatten, Senior Adviser Value Chain Development, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
P.O.Box 1239, Yaoundé/Cameroon, Tel +237 96 00 59 88, Email: jvaneijnatten@snvworld.org
April 2009 –
October 2011
KAMPALA/
UGANDA
(East
Africa)
Vredeseilanden
(VECO)– Belgian
International
NGO
Specialist,
Sustainable
Agricultural
Chain
Development
 Description of the project:
 Economic empowerment of small-scale family farmers through improved market access,
financing, appropriate policy and strong commercial farmers’ organisations/cooperatives to
ensure sustainable selected agricultural chains for income and food security.

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Location Company Position Description
(SACD), Credit
and Business
Organisational
and Institutional
Development
(BOID);
East Africa: DR
Congo, Uganda,
Tanzania,
Kenya);
Team Leader DR
Congo
Programme
 Main donors:
 Belgium Development Cooperation (DGD);
 Netherlands Development Agency (CORDAID);
 Vredeseilanden.
 Services provided:
 Supporting VECO SACD/Credit/BOID staff and partner (Commercial Farmer Organizations-
CFOs/Cooperatives) staff and leaders in Uganda, Tanzania and DR Congo
technically/management through advice, training and accompaniment (capacity
assessment, tailor-made modules and training manuals, training of trainers, field visits,
meetings) including gender, sustainability, environment, participation, inter-culture,
HIV/AIDS, etc.; related value chains are: ground nut, cassava, maize, goats, poultry,
onion, vegetables…
 Organisational and institutional strengthening, capacity building (entrepreneurship,
management, technique…) of CFOs/cooperatives and other actors/stake holders;
 Ensuring and coordinating the development of appropriate policies and strategies on SACD
(chain selection, chain analyses and studies, Business Intervention Plans (BIP); Credit
Facilitation (strategy development to access finances) and the BOID function
(Strengthening of Commercial Farmer Organizations-CFOs/cooperatives) for the country
programs in line with VREDESEILANDEN Strategy;
 Stimulating functional linkages between partners (CFOs) in a country and region with
appropriate financial institutions and business sector in general to stimulate investment in
SACD (contacts, meetings, working groups/task forces);
 Stimulating the implementation of innovative pilots in SACD in local and
regional/international chains;
 Supporting SACD (also credit and BOID) staff technically in the field, training and coaching
them in making and implementing a regional SACD/CREDIT policy (ies);
 Contributing to an effective PLA (Planning, Learning and Accountability), a monitoring
system in the region by setting appropriate quality standards upon which the Chain
Intervention Frameworks (CIF) can be monitored (field visits, collecting and analysing
information using a PLA framework);
 Stimulating learning among SACD/CREDIT/BOID staff in the region and ensuring linkages
with the global learning in Vredeseilanden (partners’ forum, stakeholder meetings,
exposure visits, participation in markets events; etc.);
 Contributing towards chain related advocacy of the programs based on field evidence;
 Providing content support to the North programme (Europe) on SACD, BOID and Credit on

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Location Company Position Description
activities related to local and regional/international chains;
 Contributing to securing adequate funding (fund-raising strategies, proposal writing,
linkage with donors and financial institutions) for the relevant country program, in
particular for SACD, BOID and Credit;
 Promoting mainstreaming of the transversal themes (gender, intercultural equity,
sustainability inclusive environmental/ecological attention, participation and HIV/AIDS,) in
the programmes;
 Supporting the CCP (VECO Country Contact Persons/country directors) with appropriate
field evidence and program progress reports to enable the CCP and the Regional
Representative to exercise his/her monitoring function of the antenna programmes
(through appropriate Management Information System-MIS, the PLA);
 Team Leader RD Congo Progarmmes (April 2009-October 2010)
 Other responsibilities that go with the content and the level of this function, such as
fundraising, communication and campaign support
Reference Person: (name and contact details) : Jan DE WAAL (Format Regional Representative, Vredeseilanden, East Africa), Executive National Director, World Vision,
Bangladesh ; PO Box 9071, Banani, 1213 Dhaka, Bangladesh ; Phone : +8801730709548 ; E-mail : jangdewaal@yahoo.co.uk OR jan_de_waal@wvi.org
August 2006
- March 2009
DAR ES
SALAAM/
TANZANIA
(East
Africa)
Vredeseilanden
(VECO)– Belgian
International
NGO
VECO Country
Representative
in Tanzania
 Description of the project:
 Support development of sustainable agriculture (family farming) and creating socio-economic
platforms for family farmers through facilitating economic processes ( agro-based
enterprises, improved post-harvest handling, marketing, bio-agriculture, savings
and credit, management, strengthening farmer organizations/cooperatives, etc.) for food
production/security, nutrition/consumption habits;
 Development of local NGOs/partners governance systems;
 Create conducive conditions for farmers to increase their bargaining power through
knowledge management (KM), advocacy and associated interventions.
 Main donors:
 Belgium Development Cooperation (DGOS);
 Netherlands Development Agency (CORDAID)
 Austria Development Agencies (DKA, WELTHAUS)
 Vredeseilanden.
 Services provided:
 Official representation of the Organization;
 Coordinating programme activities related to sustainable agriculture development (such as

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Location Company Position Description
cassava, sunflowers, onions, goats, poultry, vegetables, honey, fishery, etc.) for food and
income security for organized family farmers; overall responsibility for gender
mainstreaming;
 Involvement on lobby and advocacy issues related to small producers’ interests
(participation in policy forum);
 Promoting exchanges between Belgium and Tanzania (visits, success stories);
 Maintaining institutional relations with 18 partner organizations;
 Maintaining relations with donors and financial/strategic partners;
 Ensuring proper functioning of the National Council, a nine-member advisory body of VECO
at country level, meeting twice annually, and providing inputs for country strategic
decisions and choices; ensuring human resources (25 staff), administrative and financial
management of an annual budget of $1.5 M, and programme monitoring;
 Developing in-country strategic planning and programmes;
 Developing country programme policies and strategies that are coherent with organization
policies;
 Assisting VECO Head Office in mobilisation of resources; reporting and justification of
programmes to the Organization and its donors; etc.
Reference Person: (name and contact details): Patrick VAN DAMME, Prof. Dr. Ir.: Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653 B-9000 Gent,
Belgium; Tel.: 32/(0)92646087– Fax : 32/(0)92646241; E-mail : Patrick.VanDamme@UGent.be
January 2002
LOME/
- July 2006
TOGO
Vredeseilanden
(VECO)– Belgian
International
NGO
VECO Country
Representative
in Togo
 Description of the project:
 Capacity building of partner NGOs/Farmers’ Organizations/cooperatives to develop storage
systems and marketing/market linkage of agricultural products for the benefit of producers
(organisational and institutional strengthening, business management, financial
management, post harvest handling);
 Increasing capacity of partner NGOs, Farmers’ Organizations/cooperatives and networks to
advocate for suitable policies and regulations: laws, practices and attitudes in relation to
agricultural land and access to markets for agricultural products.
 Main donors:
 European Union (EU);
 Belgium Development Cooperation (DGOS);
 Germany Development Agency (Pain pour le Monde- “Bread for the World”)
 Vredeseilanden.

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Location Company Position Description
 Services provided:
 Official representation of the Organization;
 Coordinating programme activities related to food security and access to markets for
commodities such as cassava, maize, tomato, vegetables;
 Capacity building/training (organisational, entrepreneurship) of farmers organisations/
cooperatives and partners (NGOs) in business and financial management;
 Promoting and mainstreaming Gender in organizations and programs;
 Conducting research and developing lobby and advocacy strategies on issues related to
access to land for small scale farmers;
 Promoting exchanges between Belgium and Togo (organizing visits, writing success
stories, magazine);
 Maintaining institutional relations with partner organisations;
 Maintaining relations with donors and financial/strategic partners;
 Ensuring proper functioning of the National Council; ensure human resources (eight staff),
administrative and financial management of an annual budget of $ 0.6 M and control of
programmes;
 Developing Country strategic planning and programmes;
 Developing country programme policies and strategies consistent with VECO policies;
 Contributing to VECO policy on facilitation access to agrifinance;
 Assisting VECO Head Office in seeking financial resources; reporting and justification of
programmes to VECO and donors.
Reference Person: (name and contact details): Patrick VAN DAMME, Prof. Dr. Ir.: Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653 B-9000 Gent,
Belgium; Tel.: 32/(0)92646087– Fax : 32/(0)92646241; E-mail : Patrick.VanDamme@UGent.be
September
COTONOU/
Vredeseilanden
1998 -
BENIN
(VECO)– Belgian
December
International
2001
NGO
Manager, VECO
Regional Socio-
Economic
Support
Program for
Togo and Benin
 Description of the project:
 Support development of rural socio-economic activities of farmers (sustainable agriculture,
agri-enterprises, saving and credit schemes, off-farm activities, farmer
organizations’/cooperatives’ development, etc.);
 Support institutional and organisational development of local NGOs and farmers’
Organisations/cooperatives (good governance, strategic planning, planning, monitoring,
budgeting, financial and human resource management, etc.)
 Main donors:
 European Union (EU);
 Belgium Development Cooperation (DGOS);
 Netherlands Development Agency (AGRITERRA)

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 Germany Development Agency ((Pain pour le Monde- “Bread for the World”)
 Vredeseilanden.
 Services provided:
 Capacity building of partners and farmer organisations/cooperatives in business
organisational and institutional development (NGOs, farmer organisations, enterprise
development, Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies): management skills, technical
skills and competences, financial management;
 Supporting and Monitoring of programmes in food security and development of sustainable
agricultural chains (cassava, rice, maize, tomatoes, vegetables, non-conventional food
stuff-mushroom-snail-honey);
 Capitalisation and thematic studies, e.g., study on micro-finance (rural microfinance
impact); initiation of pilot programmes (sub-sector analysis, enterprise selection like rice
programme in Benin);
 Support on proposal writing and fundraising and reporting;
 Contribute towards gender mainstreaming.
Reference Person: (name and contact details): Lode DELBARE, Mr. (Format VECO Regional Representative Togo & Benin): Managing Director of TRIAS (Belgium NGO),
TRIAS vzw Handelsstraat 20 bus 14/B-1000 Brussel, Belgium; Tel.:+32(0)25480111; Mobile: +32(0)473753221; Email: lode.delbare@triasngo.be
January 1992
Dapaong,
- August
Togo
1998
RAFIA-
“Recherche,
Appui et
Formation aux
Initiatives
d’Autodéveloppe
-ment” -
Togolese NGO
Coordinator of
RAFIA and
Technical
Manager,
Agricultural
Program
 Description of the project:
 Agricultural and livestock development (improvement of productivity and post-harvest
handling/storage, pest and disease control) for food security;
 Stimulate and structure farmers’ organisations/cooperatives and other off-farm actors;
 Development of rural farmer owned saving and credit systems/savings and credit
cooperatives;
 Documentation and functional adult literacy;
 Rural infrastructures (markets outlets, school buildings, roads/bridges, storage facilities,
bore wells, dams, etc.)
 Off farm activities (food processing, restaurant, pottery, woodwork, masonry, handcraft,
etc.) in rural and urban areas.
 Main donors:
 European Union (EU),
 Belgium Development Cooperation (DGOS),
 Spain Development Agencies (INTREMON)
 Vredeseilanden.

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 Services provided:
 Official representation of the Organization;
 Strategic planning, vision and action plan development;
 Management and coordination of integrated projects and programmes related to
agriculture (maize, sorghum, millet, ground nut, beans, soybean…) and livestock (poultry,
small ruminants...), horticulture (fruits and vegetables: watermelon, tomato, onion,
lettuce, cabbage, leaves,…), agro-forestry, micro-finance, handicraft, rural infrastructures,
off-farm activities, documentation, adult literacy; farmer organisations/cooperatives; etc.
 Budgetary, financial and human resource management (25 staff ); Main donors: EU,
Belgium Development Cooperation;
 Monitoring and evaluation of actions and activities;
 Development of programmatic and M & E tools;
 Development of technical and economic materials, and training manuals for extension
officer and farmers;
 Technical training of extension officers and farmers;
 Conducting research activities, and technical and economic studies (agricultural practices,
crops adaptation and adoption, costs and profit analysis, enterprise selections, impact of
rural microfinance);
 Writing programme/project proposals, activity and research reports and studies.
Reference Person: (name and contact details): Lapodini Marc Atouga, Dr, Ph.D.: Commissioner AEWR/ECOWAS, Abuja, Nigeria; Tel. (234) 803 072 6699 ;
E-mail: lapo_atouga@yahoo.fr
April 1990 -
Dapaong,
January 1992
Togo
VREDESEILANDE
N ”IES DE PAIX”
Belgian
International
NGO
Agronomist,
Coordinator of
Integrated
Agricultural
Development
Project in
Northern Togo
 Description of the project:
 Supporting all aspects of integrated sustainable agriculture and livestock to improve
production and productivity to fight hunger.
 Main donors:
 European Union (EU),
 Belgium Development Cooperation (DGOS)
 Vredeseilanden
 Services provided:
 Developing strategic plans, programmes and annual action plans;
 Developing programmes and activities (development and research on agriculture and
livestock, horticulture, agro-forestry);
 Following-up and evaluating actions and activities;

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 Elaborating of programme management, monitoring and evaluation tools;
 Developing technical and economical fiches and training manuals/modules for extension
officers and farmers;
 Technical training to extension officers/agents (five) and farmers;
 Structuring farmers organisations and building their capacities;
 Conducting field-researches and technical and economic studies (agricultural practices,
crops adaptation and adoption, costs and profit analysis, enterprise selections, impact of
rural microfinance);
 Writing project proposals, activity/programme reports, research reports, studies and
analyses.
Reference Person: (name and contact details): K.H. De SOUZA, Mr.: Consultant in Planning and Development Management, Lecturer at Agro-Economy Department at
“École Supérieure d’Agronomie”, University of Lomé/Togo, P.O.Box 7462 – LOME, TOGO; Tel. : +228/2222822 (Office); +228/2211043 (Home); Fax :
228/2222822/2211043; E- Mail : khdesouza@hotmail.com
May 1988 -
Dapaong,
March 1990
Togo
IRCT (Research
Institute for
Cotton and
Exotic Fibres)
Agro-economist:
Agro-social
economic
research
manager for the
EDF-Savannah
project
 Description of the project:
 Mapping of agro-ecological zones, agro-socio-economic research on farming systems to
provide tailor made trainings and extension services to farmers
 Main donors:
 European Union (EU)-EDF (European Development Funds)
 Togolese Government.
 Services provided:
 Technical management of a research programme; development of questionnaires; training
and guiding enumerators;
 Human resource management of four staff (enumerators) ;
 Training, mentoring and backstopping of the four enumerators;
 Conducting interviews; following-up and controlling on the enumerators in the field;
 Analysing database and information from the questionnaires (using computerized tools);
writing summary reports.
Reference Person: (name and contact details): K.H. De SOUZA, Mr.: Consultant in Planning and Development Management, Lecturer at Agro-Economy Department at
“École Supérieure d’Agronomie”, University of Lomé/Togo, P.O.Box 7462 – LOME, TOGO; Tel. : +228/2222822 (Office); +228/2211043 (Home);
Fax : 228/2222822/2211043; E- Mail : khdesouza@hotmail.com

13. 16. Other relevant information:
Major achievements: Major achievements during the last three years are among others:
(1) Appropriate training materials and modules developed on credit and agricultural business development;
more than 20 staff and 100 commercial farmer organization leaders supported technically on value chain
development and access to finance through trainings, advices, and accompaniment, coaching and
mentoring in Uganda, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);
(2) Appropriate policies and strategies developed on sustainable agricultural chain development, credit
facilitation and business organizational and institutional development of commercial farmer organizations;
(3) Functional linkages stimulated between partners with appropriate 7 financial institutions and 10 business
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sector/buyers in Uganda and RDC;
(4) An effective PLA (Planning, Learning and Accountability) put in place as a monitoring system (designing and
implementing the system in the field in Uganda and DRC);
(5) Learning stimulated among agricultural value chain development staff in three countries-Uganda, Tanzania,
Democratic Republic of Congo (presented cases and lead half and annual reflection and planning meetings,
lead Agriprofocus Agrifinance group meetings-a learning and advocacy network);
(6) Subsector studies and value chain analyses undertaken (rice, vegetables and fruits sectors) and concept
notes and proposal written for Uganda and DRC, with successful fund raised for the DRC programmes;
(7) Initiating maize value chain in the North-West Cameroon:
- Identification and selection of partners and program areas through mappings of production zones;
- More than 5000 farmers male and female trained in less than two years in business planning,
entrepreneurial skills, farm management, post-harvest handling, etc. (over 400 of them are trained as
community trainers to train others) ;
- Structuring and strengthening two maize cooperative federation/network (organisational and
institutional strengthening, visions, missions, strategies, roles, functions, structures, management,
governance, gender, organisation of collection points/marketing, inputs supply, internal and external
resources mobilisation, planning/implementation/coordination/monitoring, business planning and
management, lobby/advocacy, business linkages, multi stake holder processes/networking, market
survey/research, improvement of production/productivity, agrifinancing, technical skills, etc.);
- Dialogue initiated between maize producers and other maize chains actors (input suppliers,
buyers/traders, processors, etc.) and stakeholders (Government agencies and projects/programmes,
NGOs, Service providers, financial institutions, Mayors/Councils, Research institutions, etc.): sharing
information and knowledge, capacity building of various actors, advocacy, market linkages, resource
mobilisation, etc.
- Collective marketing of maize and collective input acquisition initiated;
- Case studies written (knowledge management/capitalization), training modules and materials
developed.
Publications:
 Boukari AYESSAKI et al. 2014 : Mapping and images of sustainable land management best practices in
different agro-ecological zones of Togo; 4 agro-ecological zone reports and 1 comprehensive report +
catalogue.
 Boukari AYESSAKI et Kpakpo GOEH-EKUE, 2014: Strengthening Capacities and Building Effective
Institutions; Thematic Dialogues Report on Post-2015 Development Agenda: Target: HIV/AIDS.
 Boukari AYESSAKI and Judith van Eijnatten, 2013: Gold of the Grassfields; a series of films giving insight
into the livelihoods of maize farmers in the North-West of Cameroon; SNV, Cameroon.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oZtXroJSPKqYJXQ5NO0zVpaElHzRuJd
 Boukari AYESSAKI, 2013: Gold of the Grassfields: How subsistence maize farmers in North-West
Cameroon become agricultural entrepreneurs; Case study; SNV, Bamenda, Cameroon.
 Boukari AYESSAKI and Joseph T. Mumbe NYUME, December 2012; Farm land measurement, Practical
guide for farmers; SNV, Bamenda, Cameroon.
 Boukari AYESSAKI, 2012: Influence, Equity and Empowerment: Integrating the concept of Governance in
value chain development work in maize in Cameroon; Case study; SNV, Bamenda, Cameroon.
 Boukari AYESSAKI, June 2011: Rapid appraisal of the fruit sub-sector in Uganda-Pineapples and mangoes;
Vredeseilanden (VECO); Kampala, Uganda.

14.  Roselline Nyamutale and Boukari AYESSAKI, October 2009: Proceedings of the regional workshop on
agricultural financing across commodity specific chains, Eat Africa; Vredeseilanden (VECO); Kampala,
Uganda.
 Boukari AYESSAKI, May 2002 : Capitalization on Saving systems and Proximity Credits ; “The Experience
of VECO in Africa, Asia, and Latin America” ; " Credit, Reflecting Savings and Vector for Development ";
Vredeseilanden (VECO), Lomé, Togo.
 Boukari AYESSAKI and Jan BOEYNAEMS, Vredeseilanden, June 2002, Workshop on Savings and Credits;
Synthesis Report; “Exchange and Definition of Possible Policy Elements for Vredeseilanden Microfinance
Policy”; Leuven, Belgium.
 Boukari AYESSAKI, 2001: Feasibility Study of Saving and Credit Component for pp-FRANC, Cotonou,
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Benin.
 Jean Claude Codjia and Boukari Ayessaki, 2001: The promotion of non-conventional food resources: the
case of snail and mushroom production in Benin, Cotonou.
 Boukari AYESSAKI, 1988: “The Viability of Agricultural Projects Financed by the CNCA; The Case of
Farmers in the Danyi Plateau”, Master Degree Thesis on Agro-Economy, ESA-UB, Lomé, N°87/03/AE,
197p.
And many other programme-related documents, narrative and financial reports, training modules and
materials.
Studies undertaken or supervised/Supervision of students/Various duties:
 2014: Facilitation of dialogues on “Strengthening Capacities and Building Effective Institutions”; Inclusive
Thematic Dialogues on Post-2015 Development Agenda;
 2014: Mapping and images of sustainable land management best practices in different agro-ecological
zones of Togo;
 2013: Study on the agriculture financing and agricultural insurance environment in Cameroon.
 2013: Study on climatic change and agriculture: effects, and adaptation and mitigation strategies in
Cameroon.
 2012: Livelihoods analysis of producers engaged in the maize chain and rapid environmental screening in
the North West and Far North Regions of Cameroon
 2012: Rapid assessment of post – harvests and stock management practices in Ngoketunjia and Donga-
Mantung Divisions in Northwest Cameroon.
 2012: Identification and analysis of actors and stakeholders of the maize value chain in in North West and
Far North Regions of Cameroon.
 2011: Rapid assessment of fruit and vegetable sectors in Uganda.
 2009: Study on agricultural value chain financing situation in Uganda: opportunities and challenges.
 2008-2009: Member of Vredeseilanden Committee on facilitation of finance policies for sustainable
agriculture chain development.
 2001: Feasibility study of the saving and credit component of the pp-FRANC project in Benin.
 2000-2002: Capitalization of the experiences of Vredeseilanden on saving and credit practices.
 1996 – Supervisor and member of jury: Thesis of Agronomist Engineer/Plant Production option (University
of Benin, Lomé / Togo): " Association cereal - legume as means to fight Striga spp: case of the corn (Zea
mays) and of the soya bean (Glycine sp) ", presented by Kodjo A. Akélé-Hikan.
 1995 - Supervisor: Degree Thesis DESCOOP Diploma (ISPEC - Cotonou, Benin): "Improving vegetable
production Project of the ‘Centrale d’Autopromotion Paysanne’ of Tidonti in Tone Division of Togo”,
presented by Laré Monoka.
 1994 - Supervisor: Internship Report on feasibility study: " Training and reenergizing support project to
the ‘Centrale d’Autopromotion Paysanne’ of Tidonti in Tone Division of Togo to improve vegetable
production of members”, presented by Laré Monoka.
 1992: Supervisor and member of jury: Thesis of Agronomist Engineer /Agro - Economy Option (University
of Benin, Lomé /Togo): " Influence of the storage s - conservation techniques on marketing and
profitability of staple food produce: case of beans in the zone of Islands of Peace in Dapaong " presented
by Mondjouni GBINGBARA.

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Seminars and conferences:
 October 2009: Organizer and Rapporteur, Regional Workshop on agricultural financing across commodity
specific chains, Kampala, Uganda
 February 2008: Training on “Planning, Learning and Accountability” tools, Brussels, Belgium;
 March 2007: Training on “Outcome Mapping” – tools for planning, monitoring and learning, Kampala,
Uganda;
 May 2004 : Training on OSID (Organizational Strengthening and Institutional Development), Dakar/
Senegal
 November 2003 : Training on gender diagnosis and analysis tools, Belgium ;
 April 2003 : Training on Advocacy and Lobbying, Entebbe, Uganda ;
 June 2002: Team leader and rapporteur at the International Seminar on “Saving and Credit”, Leuven,
Belgium;
 May1999 : Training on gender approach and development ;
 January 1998: 5th General Assembly of “Solidarité Paysanne sans frontière” Network, Bokin, Burkina
Faso;
 September 1998 : Training on gender concept and tools)
 February1996: First International Conference on "Vetiver: a miracle grass”, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
 January 1995: IRED/SEAG 5th International meeting with its West Africa partners, Niamey, Niger.
 April- June 1991: Training by "SACED ECHANGES FORMATION, SA» in France and Switzerland on "Tools
and reflections for Development Programme Management".
Detailed list available on request
17. Key References
 Patrick VAN DAMME, Prof. Dr. Ir.: Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653
B-9000 Gent, Belgium; Tel.: 32/(0)92646087– Fax : 32/(0)92646241;
E-mail : Patrick.VanDamme@UGent.be
 Lapodini Marc Atouga, Dr, Ph.D.: Commissioner AEWR/ECOWAS, Abuja, Nigeria; Tel. (234) 803 072 6699 ;
E-mail: lapo_atouga@yahoo.fr
 Lode DELBARE, Mr.: Managing Director of TRIAS (Belgium NGO), TRIAS vzw
Handelsstraat 20 bus 14/B-1000 Brussel, Belgium; Tel.:+32(0)25480111; Mobile: +32(0)473753221;
Email: lode.delbare@triasngo.be or lodedelbare@hotmail.com
October 2014,
Sincere Certified
Boukari AYESSAKI