SATAF - Agroecological and forestry transition in West and East Africa

He holds a dual degree from AgroParisTech and Sciences Po Paris, as well as a master’s in international development, and brings expertise to both value chain structuring projects…

Holder of a Master of Science, "Agricultural Engineer and territories development" from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture (ISARA Lyon), he brings his expertise in agro-food/agricultural sectors' analysis and development, strengthening of supplychain actors (producers, private/public actors, agro-food industries...), socio-economic analysis of agricultural chains and his great knowledge of companies in these markets

Holder of an Engineering diploma in Agronomy, specializing in Sustainable agricultural & Agri-Food systems for the South, from Montpellier SupAgro- Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC), she brings her expertise to support technical changes and development processes in rural area; to support farm advisory, training engineering and plant biology research

A graduate of the ISARA engineering school in Lyon, she began her career at RD2 Vision, where she was responsible for genetic analysis of coffee varieties and studies of farm typology. She then worked for five years as a programme manager at World Coffee Research, where she coordinated variety trials and research programmes in 25 countries. She continued as a consultant for OLAM, focusing on improving agricultural practices, and then as regional sustainability manager for TechnoServe in East Africa, leading capacity-building programmes for local farming communities.

A graduate in Management (IAE Caen) and in Logistics for International Solidarity (Institut Bioforce Développement), she has over 15 years’ professional experience in the humanitarian and development sectors in Africa, specialising in financial and accounting management, human resources and administrative management. She joined Nitidæ in 2025 to strengthen the administrative team at head office.

Graduated with a Master 1 in International Projects Coordinator (ESCD 3A LYON), he started as a humanitarian logistician from 2016, first in the NGO ACTED as well as at the French Red Cross and at Solidarités International. He then specialized in emergency epidemic or conflict missions through his missions abroad. He moved to the Lyon region and joined the team in September 2023

PhD in environmental and development economics (ENS Cachan, University of Versailles St Quentin-en-Yvelines), he is expert in conservation finance, including through ecotourism and innovative financial mechanisms (PES), and he specialised in international cooperation programs. He worked several years in Namibia, Morocco, and Kenya. In 2012, he joined Iddri (SciencesPo Paris) as senior researcher in biodiversity economics, before joining WWF France in 2017, as a manager for public sector partnerships. At Nitidae since September 2021, Renaud was PRM2 Project Manager from 2021 to March 2024

An agronomist with a background in social sciences, Marina has worked on action research projects in rural areas (Canada, Senegal) and as a technical advisor to producers specialising in organic market gardening (France). She joined Nitidæ in Côte d'Ivoire on the SATAF project.

Holder of two degrees from the University Paris 1 (Political Sociology and Agricultural Development), she specializes in capturing and documenting experience, ensuring sustainability, and scaling up agroecological innovations. At Nitidæ, she coordinates the SATAF project in Uganda, focusing on the coffee and cocoa value chains.

Passionate about regional dynamics and social impact, Bertrand Konan has over 10 years of experience working on agricultural, humanitarian and environmental issues. Trained in geography at the Institute of Tropical Geography (IGT), with specialisations in human resources, communication and project monitoring and evaluation (UNESCO Chair), he combines technical expertise with a human approach to development. He joined Nitidæ on the PSECO project in 2024.

Holder of a Master 2 in Finance, Alimata worked for seven years for the NGO Search for Common Ground before joining Nitidæ in January 2017. She currently holds the position of Administrative and Financial Manager of our representation in Côte d'Ivoire

Agroeconomist graduated from the Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC) of the Institut Agro Montpellier and from EM LYON (MSc Management), she has been passionate about tropical agricultural value chains for more than twenty years. She has put her skills at the service of NGOs and cooperatives, but also of the FAO and the organic agri-food industry (Ecotone group). She joined Nitidæ's Markets & Value Chains department in March 2024, and then became Country Representative in Tanzania in 2026.

Agronomist and ethnobiologist, holding an MSc in Agriculture and Development from the University of Reading, he joined Nitidæ in 2026 to support the coffee and cashew value chains in Tanzania as part of the SATAF project.

After graduating in Accountancy and doing a post-graduate in Procurement and Logistic Management from Tanzania Institute of Accountancy on the Dar es Salaam Campus, he went from being a Factory Accountant in an Italian NGO to working for different international NGOs. He developed specialized expertise in financial management, grants management, procurement and logistics tasks and administration tasks. In April 2026, he joined Nitidæ as a Finance and Administration Officer in Tanzania under the SATAF project, where he manages the integration of financial oversight and administration operations.

Holder of a master Tropical environment and Biodiversity, he worked for 3 years in French Guyana, notably as forest ecology and soil science research officer at CIRAD. From 2008 to 2016 he worked at the WWF in Madagascar, France and Democratic Republic of Congo as Forest and Climate program manager. At WWF, he supported conservation, forest landscape restoration and REDD+ projects, he also conducted campaign and advocacy work on forest policies and energy infrastructure development. He joined Etc Terra - then nitidæ - in May 2016 as MOZBIO project manager around the Gilé national reserve in the Zambézia province in Mozambique.

Agricultural Engineer graduated from the “Institut des Régions Chaudes” from Montpellier Supagro School, specialized in the management of agricultural resources and rural development in the South, Margaux joined the Nitidæ Mozambique team in January 2019, bringing her field expertise to the diagnosis of agricultural dynamics and to the definition and implementation of support measures for producers in our Nitidæ intervention zones in Mozambique. Today, she manages the NAMULI project and the second component of the ACAMOZ II project in the macadamia sector

Graduated in economics and education from the Pedagogical University of Mozambique, with 7 years of experience as an administrative assistant, since 2019 she has been responsible for administration, finance, human resources management and relations public.

PhD in Functional Ecology and Agronomic Sciences (SupAgro, IRD and CIRAD) and specialized in Localized Information Systems for Spatial Planning (AgroParisTech), he is an expert in land use change monitoring using remote sensing, digital soil mapping and spatial modeling applied to forestry, agronomy and landscape ecology. He is the author of numerous international scientific publications.

With a doctorate in geomatics (AgroParisTech/CIRAD), she brings her expertise in remote sensing and modeling to various R&D projects of the association, and in particular on the biodiversity and degradation and restoration components of forest landscapes. At the same time, she carries out studies and technical support (capacity building, technology transfer) within the association. She joined the N’Lab in Nitidæ in 2024 after completing a thesis on the mapping of agricultural systems, and five years of postdoctoral research on the links between landscape changes and biodiversity in different tropical countries. Her research work has resulted in operational mapping and modeling tools and numerous scientific publications of international rank.

Graduated of an agricultural engineering school (INP-ENSAT), he specialized in spatial information processing via the Master 2 in Geomatics Sciences in Environment and Planning (SIGMA) from the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès. After working for two years on forest degradation and reforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, he joined the team to provide support on processing, analysis and spatial modeling related to the development and sustainability of territories, mainly in Mozambique