• Background in (sub) tropical agriculture
• 38-year experience in all parts of the agricultural chain in most continents, including primary production, postharvest handling, certification, farmer organization, marketing, training, consulting  and project design and management.
• Broad view of all aspects of value chains and understanding of the perspective of all players in the chain
• Since 2017 until 2025 active for WFBR, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (part of Wageningen University and Research) with specialization in postharvest technology and value chain assessment and intervention design in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
• Still cooperating with WFBR, but also active as private consultant via AACI 

Services:

• Assessment of value chains, especially Fruit & Vegetable chains in LMICs via PHAM (Postharvest Assessment Methodology)   https://edepot.wur.nl/582556.

With the aim to improves the impact of interventions per dollar spent and to avoid so-called ‘White elephants’ (investments that are under-used or not used at all due to bad project design od wrong assumptions.

• Rapid Assessment Methodology (RAM) for cooling needs in perishables sectors, country wide based on demographic developments, consumption patterns and the required application of ambient- and cold chains per (sub) sector
• Pre-feasibility calculations of investment needs for postharvest handling and cooling of F&V
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for fruits and vegetables