Description

Professionnel expérimenté et consultant senior avec plus de 35 ans d’expérience dans l’agribusiness, la sécurité alimentaire et le conseil stratégique. Je propose mes services pour des missions à distance, ponctuelles ou de courte durée, dans mes domaines d’expertise ci-dessus, ainsi que dans la rédaction, la révision ou la traduction FR ↔ EN de rapports/documents ainsi que dans l’analyse d’études sectorielles.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Ministry of Agro Industry & Food Security
National Project Coordinator (Food Security Fund Programme)
January 2009 - August 2010 (1 year and 7 months)
Mauritius
Summary:
Drafted the National Food Security Fund Strategic Programme, in the wake of the 2008 World Food Crisis, benefiting from a budget allocation of MUR 1 billion.

Led the implementation phase of this government programme aimed at revitalizing domestic food production and building resilience against future food problems.

Key responsibilities and achievements:

Coordinated the design and rollout of legal and regulatory frameworks to boost food production.

Developed fiscal and financial incentive schemes for targeted agricultural sectors and beneficiaries.

Conducted ongoing consultations with ministries, local banks, and international donors (IMF, World Bank, EU, ADB, IFAD), to follow-up the implementation phase.

Delivered a mapping report of financial tools and instruments to be made available to sector stakeholders.

Defined eligibility criteria for small planters to access government support.

Eased collaboration between public and private actors to coordinate policy measures and ensure cohesive execution.
Agribusiness
Agribusiness, Food Security and Regional Cooperation Consultant
January 2013 - December 2023 (10 years and 11 months)
Port Louis, Mauritius

Summary:
Provided consulting services to public institutions, international organizations, and private agribusiness companies across the Indian Ocean region.

Key responsibilities and achievements:

Led a major food security study for the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), funded by the European Union, identifying strategies to reduce regional dependency on food imports.

Designed the first comprehensive food consumption database for IOC countries (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles).

Developed business plans for food production and processing units, including a dairy farm and a post-harvest facility for a local consortium

Conducted production capacity assessments for private sector firms across the region.

Worked out and evaluated technical scenarios and feasibility options for an 18MW electricity power plant waste-to-energy project.