Kossi KOUDJEGA

Experience

û September 2020 to date : Scientific Coordinator of Natural resources managment at the  Scientific Direction of ITRA

-        Coordination of research activities in soil and fertility, water, irrigation, forest, and mechanization.

-        Project team leader of soil fertility maping and fertilizer rate reommadation for main crops

-        Soil science projects project approval, monitoring et evaluation and ITRA

-        Member of project implentation team of saline affected soils project (RESADE Project) in collabration with international Centre fo biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

û 2006 to Date: part-time lecturer at the National Institute of Agricultural Training of Tove (INFA-Tove). Courses: Management and Improvement of agricultural soil fertility, Defence and Soils restoration and Hydrologeology.

û 2019 - 2020 : International Coordinator of West Afriaca Fertilizer Association (WAFA)

-         Technical and administrative coordination of WAFA staff

-         Development and implementation of WAFA activities plans

-         Straight collaboration with EnGRAIS project (IFDC) to promote fertilizer consumption in West Africa

-         Organisation of the West African Fertilizer Forums

-         Collaboration with private sectors, BAD and BIDC for fertilizer financing in West AFrica

û 2014- 2019: PhD courses in soil science, field and labolatory research work in Ghana and Togo. Topic: “Management of urea supergranule (USG) application to improve growth and yield of rice (Oriza sativa l.) in some paddy soils of Togo and Ghana”

û 2008-2014 : Soil and Fertility Program leader at ITRA

®      National Coordinator of the Sub-Regional Project (2012-2014): « Identification d’options politiques et stratégiques pour une meilleure adoption des résultats de la recherche par les exploitations agricoles familiales en Afrique de l’Ouest » (AGRIFAM) (Funded by WB through WAAP-CORAF/WECARD Project).

-        Coordination of a multidisciplinary research team of the project ;

-        Initiation and facilitation of Agricultural Innovation Platforms (in Affem Area in Togo);

-        Promotion of quality protein maize (QPM) value chain in the area;

-        Work plans designing and implementation of various socio-economic studies of the Project;

-        Monitory and Evaluation, data collection, analysis of the project;

-        Report writing and submission;

-        International collaboration with six National Agricultural Research Organization in West Africa and CORAF/WECARD

®      Coordinator of the collaborative activities with PARTAM project (Projet d’Aménagement des Terres Agricoles de Mission-Tové) (2012-2014), funded by IDB (Islamic Development Bank). Introduction of adapted technologies of soil fertility management for rice intensification in the irrigated valley of Zio-Togo”. Demonstration plots on improved fallow of Mucuna, rapid composting of rice straw, and Urea Deep Placement technologies .

®      National focal point of RAILS (Regional Agricultural Information and Learning Systems) of PSTAD project (Promotion of Science and Technology for Agricultural Development) (2011-2014)

Agronomist in the national multidisciplinary team of “Dissemination of New Agricultural Technologies in Africa (DONATA)” project implemented in the Savannah and Kara regions of Togo.  (Funded by ADB).

International collaboration with FARA, CORAF/WECARD, and National Research Institutes of 32 African countries on the project.

®      Urea Deep Placement (UDP) Project focal point at ITRA. Project implemented in collaboration with IFDC: action plans designing, demonstration plots installation, participatory Research and learning with rice farmers and other stakeholders on UDP in the irrigated Valley of Zio-Togo. Master’s thesis supervision of a student (2009-2011)

®      Technical Coordinator of Clusters of Rice, Soybean, and Pineapple in Coastal Region of Togo on 1000S+ and 2SCALE (Agribusiness) Projects in collaboration with IFDC-Togo (2006-2011). Activity planning for the clusters, identification and implementation of Participatory research and studies for the clusters, Organisation and leading of coordination meetings and events, National trainer of trainers on CASE approach, M&E data collection and analysis, project report writing.

û 2005-2006: Program Leader of Agricultural and Environment Program at CADI-Togo (Coopération pour un Appui au Développement Intégré du Togo). Technical support of farmers for best practices in crop and animal production.

û 2002- 2004: Research Assistant in the Program of Integrated Intensification (PII) at IFDC-Lome. Implementation of Darégal ferlitization project; active participation to participatory learning and Research action on ISFM (Integrated Soil Fertility Management) in the Coastal Region of Togo.