Willem Van Weperen

Experience

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  SNV

  Aug 1979 - Jan 1982

  Dairy advisor

  Advised dairy farmers cooperativeEstablished farmers training schoolTrained para-vets

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  SNV

  Aug 1983 - May 1984

  Cooperative advisor

  Cooperative advisor for PIVE in Murambi, Rwanda

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  ZLTO

  Sept 1983 - Jul 1987

  Teacher animal husbandry

  Teacher animal husbandry at Agricultural College in Castricum, The Netherlands

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  DGIS

  Aug 1987 - May 1992

  Project coordinator

  Regional dairy extension coordinator

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  Wageningen University

  Sept 1992 - Dec 1993

  MSc student

  International MSc study at Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), Management of Agriculture Knowledge Systems

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  WUR communication & Innovation department

  Jan 1994 - Dec 1994

  Researcher

  RAAKS study on innovation arabable sector in northern provinces of the NetherlandsStudied adoption of innovations in Dutch arable sector

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  Intercoooperation

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Chief Technical Advisor

  Teamleader and technical advisorTeamleader of smallholder dairy development project, improved dairy cow managment of smallholder dairy farmerss using PTD extension approach, developed dairy value chain in Southern Highlands of Tanzania

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  ETC-foundation

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2009

  Consultant

  Project coordinator and study group facilitator for sustainable dairy development projects in the NetherlandsShort term consultancies for sustainable agriculture development projects in Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Poland, Croatia as trainer, coach and evaluator

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  Cardno Emerging Markets (UK) Ltd, Formally known as Agrisystems

  Oct 2009 - Nov 2010

  Extension Expert

  Agriculture Extension Advisor in EU SENAS project. An EU funded project to establish and strenghten a national agriculture extension service in Tajikistan.

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  Caritas Switzerland

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2014

  Program Manager Caritas Tajikistan, Muminabad office

  Program Manager and Team leader of the SDC funded project "Integrated Watershed Management Project Muminabad", Team Leader UNDP funded "Disaster Risk Reduction in Hanatarosh" and Team Leader BMZ/DFID funded "Growth in the Rural Economy and Agriculture of Tajikistan" (GREAT)

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  Agriculture and Livelihood

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  Consultant Duurzame melkveehouderij & kringlooplandbouw Consultant in the field of Natural Resource Management (pasture management, watershed management), smallholder dairy and agricultural development, and agriculture extension.Involved in technical advice, training, project formulation and impact evaluation related to sustainable agriculture, natural resource management and strenghtening of agriculture extension services. 38 years professional experience as project Team Leader, advisor, trainer, network facilitator and consultant in the Netherlands, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Central Asia.Carried out assignments abroad for EU, World Bank, FAO, GIZ, DFID, SDC, USAID, Caritas Switzerland, Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation,Solidaridad and RUAF. In the Netherlands mainly for provincial sustainable dairy development projects. Show less

  • Senior Consultant

    Sept 2014 - Aug 2021

  • Poject Leader Sustainable Livestock with focus on land care within nature inclusive agriculture

    Aug 2019 - Jun 2021