Agriculture and Rural Development

Paul Borsy

MSc Forest Management

Senior Consultant in the Agriculture and Rural Development Division

Paul Borsy develops, evaluates and manages short and long term projects in the areas of resource management and biodiversity, climate change, agriculture and renewable energy. He has extensive expert knowledge in rural development project design, implementation and evaluation. Paul Borsy was responsible for the implementation of GIZ and KfW supported long-term projects and has spent more than 23 years in Africa, South America and Asia.

Tel. +49 761 208 534 30
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Simon Charré

MSc Agricultural Development and Economic Policies

Project Leader Community-based walnut-fruit forests and pasture management in South Kyrgyzstan

Simon Charré has worked for more than five years in projects with a thematic focus on natural resources management, specifically on montane forests and pasture resources. He has broad experiences in the topics of strengthening the cooperation between public authorities, local NGOs and international organizations. Simon Charré was also involved in projects in cooperation with the Central Asia Regional Environmental Center (CAREC) and the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). He has been working in Kyrgyzstan since 2010.

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Gommert Mes

M.Sc. Agriculture at Wageningen/ Postgraduate on development-oriented research in agriculture

Head of Agriculture and Rural Development Division

Mr. Gommert Mes has extensive experience leading international programs, mainly for KfW. Since 1993 he is leading long-term assignments of projects of financial cooperation for rural development and numerous short-term missions for technical & financial feasibility, implementation monitoring and impact evaluation. Mr. Mes has working experience in Europe and Latin America. He lived more than 20 years in Colombia and Costa Rica.

Tel. +49 761 208 534 49
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Charles Odhong

Consultant Agriculture and Rural Development Division

Charles is a dairy development specialist with more than 8 years of working experience in Kenya and East Africa. He has substantial expertise in feed production systems, dairy management and farm planning. He is based in Kenya and supporting UNIQUE’s agriculture and livestock project portfolio in the region.

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Anke Reichhuber

Dr. sc. Pol., Economist

Senior Consultant at the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development

Ms. Reich Huber worked as an Agricultural Economist for the World Bank for 5 years and spent additional 5 years consulting the German Development Cooperation. She has extensive experience in the development and implementation of investment projects and conducts cross-cutting analytical work concerning agriculture, natural resource management and climate change. Her regional focus lies in Africa and Asia.

Tel. +49 761 208 534 49
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Rolf-Dieter Sprung

MSc Forestry in the Temperate Zones; MSc Forestry in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics

Project Leader Management of biosphere reserves in Ethiopia

Rolf-Dieter Sprung’s core competencies are in organizational development and capacity building. He has 20 years of international experience and has worked in management positions for many years. As a forester he focuses on municipal and participatory forest management, biodiversity conservation, land use planning and management of protected areas. He can draw on several years of experience in Africa, particularly in Namibia, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon and Ethiopia.

Tel. +49 761 208 534 0
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Jochen Statz

PhD and MSc Forest Management, MSc Development Cooperation

Deputy Head of the Rural Development Division; Head of the Task Team Rural Development

Jochen Statz focuses on the topics of forest based regional development strategies, national/regional REDD+ readiness preparation and community based forest resource management. He has many years of experience in managing forestry development projects in cooperation with state and non-state actors. Jochen Statz works on projects worldwide. Previously, he was a long-term expert and team leader for the GIZ in Nepal and the KfW in India.

Tel. +49 761 208 534 19
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Miriam Vorlaufer

PhD Agricultural Economics

Consultant in the Agriculture and Rural Development Division

Miriam Vorlaufer works at the interface between agriculture, ecosystem management and climate change. In her work, she focuses on the development of private and public investments in agriculture. She has practical experiences in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Tel. +49 761 208 534 52
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