Network
Nicola Francesconi has been leading EDC since 2013. He holds a PhD in Development Economics from Wageningen University and accrued 16 years of work experience, mostly based in Africa. Nicola has worked for the CGIAR (IFPRI, CIAT and ILRI), CTA-EU-ACP and OCDC-USAID, and he is now a Senior Advisor at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in the Netherlands.
Email: francesconi@edc.coop / n.francesconi@kit.nl
SENEGAL
L'Africaine d'Ingegnerie et de Formation (AIF)
Djibril Diao: djibrildiao@yahoo.fr
Tel: +221775533634 / + 221 77 554 89 11
Ibrahima Ly: iblyse@yahoo.fr
Tel: +221 77 554 89 11
UGANDA
Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Dorothy Birungi (PhD candidate):
dbirungi8@gmail.com / Tel: +49 1521 7865988
MALAWI
Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE ltd.)
Jacob Kumwenda: jkumwenda@aceafrica.org
Tel: +265 (0) 999 64 31 64 / +265 (0) 888 77 76 04
Adrian Semba: asemba@aceafrica.org
Tel: +265 1 710 204 / +265 999 311 580
MADAGASCAR
Malagasy Cooperative of Consulting Service (MACCS)
Prof. David Rakoto: rakoto_david68@gmx.us
Liva Rakotoarisoa: rktrsliva@gmail.com
Abel Rakotonirainy: ARakotonirainy.MDG@ncba.coop
Safidiarison Anjaratiana: sa.anjaratsinjo@gmail.com
Gerzhino Heriniaina: mrgherme@gmail.com
RWANDA
National Cooperatives Confederation of Rwanda (NCCR)
Gallican Cyesa (executive secretary): cyesaebeng@gmail.com / Tel: +250 788604349
Pascaline Uwingabire (research analyst): pacuwingabire@gmail.com / Tel: +250783725704
Vincent Beerra Rutaremara (trainer): rutarevincent@gmail.com / Tel:+250788353597
Dr. Innocent Ndikumana (researcher): ndinnoc@yahoo.com / Tel: +250788445455
DRC and CAMEROON
Marie-Jo Medzeme Engama (Program Coordinator): mjengama@gmail.com
DRC:
Pierre Mbambi Mazebo: pierrembambi@gmail.com
Sylvain Ntumba: sylvainmut@gmail.com
Alain Roddy: malainroddy@gmail.com
Cameroon:
George Ebelle: georgesebelle@yahoo.com
Drem Taing Toutkoul: dremtaing@gmail.com
Gabriel Gbedjissokpa: ggbedjissokpa61@yahoo.fr
Hyacinthe Founsie: founsie@yahoo.com
ETHIOPIA
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Dr. Gashaw Abate Tadesse (Research Coordinator):
GHANA
University of Professional Studies (UPSA)
Dr. Adam Salifu: adam.salifu@upsamail.edu.gh
Research Fellow & Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management
