Passionate about the combination of smallholders, sustainable trade, environmentally friendly production and private sector investments; for training smallholders using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach. Specialized in Private Sector Investments (grants & loans) for emerging markets, Business Development, Partner Search, Matchmaking, Fair Trade, Pre-Financing for Fair Trade, Organic Agriculture, Smallholder Agriculture, FFS, Farmer Field Schools and training-by-doing.

His work involves proposal and business plan development, partnership building, resource mobilisation and institutional capacity development for private and public sector, farmer organisations and NGOs. He has 16 years' experience in management or development programs through NGOs, faith-based organisations and private sector. His passion is in development or innovative sustainable business cases that involve smallholders with other players along the value chain.

During his 25 years of experience  in the sustainable development field, Peter followed many projects, mainly in West- and Central Africa, focused on training/workshops on capacity building, adaptation to climate change, institutional development and organisational strengthening. Within DIBcoop, Peter is involved in proposal development, particularly for the GEF (Global Environment Facility) and the GCF (Green Climate Fund), as well as the promotion of a climate smart agroforestry entrepreneurship.

Passionate graduate in International Development, with a track in Rural Sociology and a background in International Relations. Agnese is particularly enthusiastic about everything concerning rural development combined with agriculture and food production / consumption. She likes to "get her hands dirty" and dive into projects. Good organisational skills, very curious and a good team player. Currently busy in managing projects, mainly connected to rural development.

Sarah Hassan Ali is a young expert at DIBcoop through the YEP program- She has a BSc in Industrial Engineering and three years' experience in developing and implementing emergency humanitarian projects in Somalia. Sarah has shown interest in the business development sector, she is engaging with DIBcoop to build partnerships in both Kenya and Somalia.

The specialisation of Papa concerns logistics and project reporting.  In his working life, he collaborated with USAID in project reporting on agricultural projects in both English and French. His interpersonal communication abilities allowed him to create a fixed network in Senegal, a precious advantage in order to successfully develop locally based projects. He collaborates with DIBcoop in developing projects in West Africa by providing expertise and deep knowledge of the local context and dynamics.

An anthropologist by training, Sara has over 30 years of experience in the fields of international and rural development. First and foremost a communicator and connector, she helps people to communicate clearly through written text. She thrives on a variety of media and writing styles: report and proposal writing, website texts, practical guides, copywriting and academic publications. A team player who can motivate, plan and manage - meeting deadlines is second nature to Sara!

Annie has been working with DIBcoop for more than 8 years. She accompanies the company and is always in order. Her positive attitude makes the rest of the team's administrative tasks a pleasure to contribute to.