Seydou Coulibaly

Managed 65+ cocoa/coffee cooperatives and 30 nursery operators on agroforestry production.
Led risk analysis and mitigation for seedling survival, reducing losses and cutting costs by 15%.
Designed dashboards (Power BI, Excel) to improve reporting accuracy by 25% and ensure audit-ready data.
Piloted a new production model increasing survival rates of seedlings across farmer networks.

Oversaw 5+ community sustainability projects (agroforestry, beekeeping, improved cookstoves, fish farming).
Developed M&E tools (ODK/Kobo) and conducted monthly data cleaning to track over 1,300,000 trees.
Supervised a team of 11 staff and 35 field technicians for data collection, verification, and training.
Successfully led above and underground biomass evaluation studies in 35 cocoa agroforestry plots with cooperatives during Nestlé ZOOM project.

Led trials on ecological cocoa innovations in 3 agro-ecological zones.
Trained 120+ trainers and field technicians on sustainable practices, M&E tools, and agronomic data collection.
Co-developed farmer training manuals and technical factsheets to scale up regenerative cocoa practices.

Supervised Farmer Field School delivery for 1,350 cocoa farmers in six cooperatives in Nawa region.
Monitored performance using activity dashboards and adoption tracking tools, improving accountability.
Consolidated farmer training and behavior change data for donor reporting.

Conducted feasibility studies and helped design rural credit products for smallholder farmers.
Facilitated CFA 7.5B guarantee fund for poultry sector financing.
Conducted risk analysis for agricultural finance projects, including cocoa and poultry.
Performed agricultural credit analysis and portfolio management, resulting in a 15% decrease in non-performing agricultural loans.

Coordinated different farmer training projects on GAPs in the Nawa region.
Managed and coached a team of 25 field extension agents on the ground.
Trained over 2,000 cocoa farmers on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), input use, and replanting techniques.
Supervised the replanting of 80+ hectares of CSSV-affected cocoa farms.
Promoted women’s economic inclusion via agri-enterprise diversification and household-level training.