People

Gertjan is senior expert in agribusiness, tropical agriculture, development economics and building inclusive value chains. He is the manager of Ethiopia Netherlands Trade for Agricultural Growth (ENTAG), the program coordinator of the TRAIDE program in Rwanda and business developer Africa for Solynta.

Guido is the founder and director of Nazava Indonesia seeking to provide everyone with access to safe and affordable drinking water. Currently, he is developing a water filter supply chain in Ethiopia. He is also in charge of financial management at Resilience.

Joep is senior expert in horticulture and seed sector development with a focus on agribusiness and policy. He manages projects in Ghana, Angola and Myanmar from his base in Ethiopia.

Wouter manages Resiliência Moçambique and IRIPO. He has great expertise in irrigation and hydrology and seeks to expand this (research) portfolio to the other East-African offices.

Annemieke works as office manager for both Resilience BV and the TRAIDE programs. She takes care of human resources and financial administration, and ensures that the office operates smoothly and efficiently.

Anniek has a background in tropical agriculture and sustainable development. She currently works as general manager for Nazava Ethiopia, a social enterprise aiming to produce and market household water filters for Ethiopian households. Anniek also works on the TRAIDE Ethiopia program where she focuses on monitoring and evaluation, responsible business conduct and private sector association support.

Auke Boere has ten years of experience in private sector development in various African countries, including Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. He is responsible for developing new projects in Francophone Africa. Formerly, his engagement has been in Ethiopia, as co-manager of the Ethiopian-Netherlands Trade for Agricultural Growth (ENTAG) program.

Bonne Amie is an experienced agronomist with a demonstrated history of working in the farming industry. She is skilled in agronomy, agricultural economics and agribusiness. Via Resilience, Bonne Amie is Trial Manager and Agronomist for Solynta. She coordinates Solynta's technical adaptation trials, registration trials, screening 3 trials, mechanical trials and high yield performance trials in Rwanda.

Gundana is country representative and Vice-Director of Resiliencia Moçambique. He is the project manager of the APSAN-Vale project and supports the NAZAVA and IRIPO Project activities. He is also responsible for the office management of the Chimoio office.

Cremilde is a sales operator at Nazava water filters Mozambique, she also has experience in procurement and logistics.

Dahiana is an Agricultural Engineer, she supports research and data analysis for the implementation of the supply chain of jagua fruits in Colombia. She has experience in the establishment of agricultural systems in vulnerable communities.

Daniel is responsible for the strategical integration of the activities in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Rwanda and Mozambique) and provides support to projects in Mozambique. He is a water management and irrigation expert.

Currently working as a Business Support Project Officer for the TRAIDE program in Ethiopia, Elham has a business and technology background. She uses her expertise for the creation of business to business linkages, public-private dialogue facilitation and overall trade and investment support.

Emenet is an agribusiness consultant with an educational background in project management and engineering. She is an experienced analyst and consultant with a demonstrated history of working in government institution, private sector, and non-government organizations. She is also skilled in analytics, leadership and public speaking.  

Emily is working on her PhD research project focused on market-driven changes in vegetable seed systems at Wageningen University & Research in development economics. She also has a part-time position working for SeedNL, the Public-Private Partnership of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Plantum. This partnership aims to contribute to seed sector development in emerging markets. 

Evelien has a background in sustainable development and is specialized in energy and agricultural development in emerging markets, particularly in Rwanda. Currently, she is supporting the TRAIDE programs in Rwanda and Ethiopia in the renewable energy program and she is involved in Responsible Business Conduct projects.

Fasika has a sociology and project management background. Currently, she is working on the Context Sensitive Investment (CSI) program in Ethiopia, assisting foreign investors in understanding the Ethiopian context and investing responsibly.

Geronimo Zumba is a irrigation technician based in Chimoio, Mozambique. Through the APSAN-Vale project, he is coordinates and supports the irrigation and water management related activities. He is also involved on technical proposals writing, design, and implementation of irrigation and agriculture projects. He contributes to capacity building activities through training and technical assistance to various professional levels. 

Haymanot has a background as sociology and marketing management and experience in marketing, supply chain and logistics. She currently works as a water filter development expert for Nazava Water Filters. She is part of the Young Expert Program (YEP).

Hiwot works on several consultancy projects in Ethiopia. With a background in Economics and Development Policy Analysis, she has knowledge and experience in working together with businesses, farmers and governmental actors in a development context.

Over the past several years Jelle has gained hands-on work experience in innovative agricultural projects in several regions in India, Mozambique and Tanzania. These projects had a focus on bridging the gap between digital technologies and practical agriculture. He is currently supporting the team in Mozambique.

Josephine has a background in international relations, with a focus on the role of the private sector in sustainable development. As the country director for TRAIDE Rwanda, she is responsible for general program management and involved in various projects with the goal to increase sustainable trade and investment between Rwanda and the Netherlands.

Júbia is a mid-career professional with work experience in Agribusiness Private Sector Organizations focused on creating market-based solutions. Currently, she works in the OCIF project in Mozambique as Business Development Specialist for start-ups and credit analyst. OCIF aims to support young Mozambican entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by providing access to capital and technical assistance.

Katrien is a water management expert based in Maputo, involved in the training of irrigation staff, farmer-led irrigation development and building the network of Resilience in Mozambique. She also works in Angola on sustainable business development.

Namurove is a technician for the Apsan Vale project (Mozambique) in the province of Manica to improve water productivity and income of smallholder farmers. His focus is on the improvement of irrigation and water management practices and technologies.

Marie Fidele is mainly working in data collection for different agriculture- and irrigation-focused studies within the TRAIDE program and Resiliencia Rwanda. She also supports the Nazava water filters project, which aims to increase the number of people with access to clean drinking water in Rwanda.

Marino is a technician for the Apsan Vale project (Mozambique) in the province of Sofala to improve water productivity and income of smallholder farmers. His focus is on the improvement of irrigation and water management practices and technologies.  In addition, he worked on the hydrological study of the Messica river.

Nabyoullah is an agribusiness engineer with proven experience in project management and green comodities value chains economic analysis within international institutions. He had also conducted different studies for the private sector (such as in cocoa, coffee, cashew, rubber, honey, vegetables) and worked on marketing development in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and Senegal.

Nelson is a GIS and data expert. He is responsible for data collection, analysis and storage. He also works on the management of IRIPO - a communication platform which delivers agricultural extension services.

Olga is an agricultural engineer and works as a monitoring and evaluation specialist in the FASIMO project. She also has experience organizing fresh product value chains and has a passion for food processing and nutrition.

Piloto has been an administrator for Resiliênçia Moçambique since the beginning of our presence in Mozambique. He does office management, financial administration and makes sure all the staff are connected.

Rob has a background in value chain management and agriculture. He is currently working on agri-extension and farmer application projects, developing digital products for farmers and field staff. These products bring tailored and practical agricultural advice in the hands of the users and support management decision on individual and project level.

Sander has a background in sustainable international business, with over 7 years of experience in Latin-America and Eastern Africa. As the country director for TRAIDE Ethiopia, he is responsible for general program management and is involved in various projects related to attracting Dutch investments, increasing Ethio-Netherlands trade, and supporting established companies. He is also the founder and director of JaguaHenna.com.

Simone is a technician for the Apsan Vale project (Mozambique) in the province of Tete to improve water productivity and income of smallholder farmers. His focus is on the improvement of irrigation and water management practices and technologies.

Susanna supports the TRAIDE programs in Rwanda and Ethiopia, aimed at fostering private sector development in the countries. Moreover, she is involved in projects in Colombia, such as for the implementation of the sustainable supply chain of a local fruit.

Thijs is a hydrologist, active in integrating the water management aspect in our projects in East Africa and developing new projects in the region. Moreover, he supports the hydrological team in Mozambique.

Thijs works as Business Consultant for Resilience. He has extensive experience as a logistics and innovation consultant and has led numerous implementation projects. With his background in Industrial Engineering and Business Administration he will work for the Ethiopia office on short-term business support assignments and the ISSD Ethiopia programme.

Thijs has almost 10 years of work experience with Africa. He worked in several African countries and his main expertise is building bridges and creating new partnerships

Timon is writing his PhD proposal and works on the FASIMO project in Mozambique. He is an expert in remote sensing, irrigation and water management. He uses satellite-generated data to retrieve meaningful information about irrigation and agriculture.

Titus has a background in Urban and Economic Geography. Currently, he supports the TRAIDE NL team with database compiling, researching investment opportunities, coordinating trade missions and organizing webinars.  

Yanna has an educational background in macroeconomics and development economics. Currently, she works as an agribusiness developer and supports projects fostering private sector development in Ethiopia and Rwanda.