The various assignments I did over the years, as Sustainable Agriculture Consultant

1. Willem van Weperen
Born: 1955
Education: Agriculture College/WUR
Prof career since 1979: SNV,DGIS,
Intercooperation, ETC foundation,
Independent consultant
Expertise: Sustainable agriculture,
livestock & extension
Services: Training, Backstopping,
Project management, formulation &
evaluation
Countries of experience: Philippines,
Bangladesh, Pakistan India, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania,
Rwanda, Poland, Georgia, Croatia, The
Netherlands, Tajikistan

2. 15 years experience with sustainable
agriculture development in the Netherlands
15 years experience with sustainable
agriculture development in developing
countries

3. Various assignments as International
Sustainable Agriculture Trainer (ToT), in Africa
and Asia

4. Tanzania:
Team Leader and Advisor to the Southern
Highlands Dairy Development Project, a
dairy value chain development project

5. Tajikistan: Team leader Integrated
Watershed Management project introducing
conservation agriculture, improved pasture
management and agro-forestry

6. India CALPI, RAAKS trainer

7. Advisor and trainer
“Strengthening the Dairy sector in
Georgia, a Chain Approach”

8. Polen: trainer and advisor
“Support to Institution Building
for Rural Development”

9. Formulation of the
“Agricultural pollution control
project in Croatia

10. Netherlands:
Trainer in Agromisa course on Sustainable
Agriculture and ICRE rural extension courses
Trainer

11. Project coordinator and study group
facilitator for various projects promoting
sustainable agriculture and dairy production
in the Netherlands

12. Initiator of the 5 years project “Bedreven Bedrijven Drenthe”,
promoting sustainable dairy production practices, followed by
“Demonstratie project functionele Biodiversiteit op
melkveehouderijbedrijven” (http://www.duurzaamboerblijven.nl)

13. Initiator of the project “Melkvee Studieclub
Rivierkleigronden”

14. SPADE kennis makelaar