Abdoul Murekezi

 Experienced, cross-sector and multi-lingual international development professional with 10+ years in food security, agricultural market systems, private sector development, smallholder market development, crop production analyses, food supply chains, farm management improvements and interventions, gender equity in agriculture, global agricultural logistics/operations, nutrition, and capacity building.  Recognized leader in education, training, curriculum design and instruction, technical assistance, survey design, data collection and analysis, research and reporting, and project backstopping; to include university level, field studies, and agricultural programs, projects and publications – all with an outcome-focused approach that empowers critical thinking and self-direction.  Diplomatic and effective interlocutor between subject matter experts, research and survey participants, diverse stakeholders, academia, NGOs, multilaterals, and country authorities; to include expertise in distilling cultural sensitivities and operational complexities in high-profile, high-risk, low-resource, geopolitically uncertain settings.  Languages: English (fluent), French (fluent), Swahili (East and Central Africa); countries of experience: USA, Canada, Rwanda, Burundi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda.