Grant contract for a decentralised programme

Curriculum vitae

Family name: LEVARD

First names: Laurent

Date of birth: 10/08/1961

Nationality (passport holder): French

Education:

Institution (Date from - Date to)	Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (I.N.A. P.-G.), 1984	Agronomist, specialized in Economics and Social Sciences, with a major in Agricultural Development and Comparative Agriculture

Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)

Language	Reading	Speaking	Writing
French	Mother tongue
Spanish	1	1	1
English	2	3	2

Membership of professional bodies: GRET

Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.)

Present position: Programme Manager (GRET)

Years with the firm: 2

Key qualifications (relevant to the assignment): Agricultural development and policies – Multilateral trade negotiations – Fair trade

Specific experience:

Country	Date from - Date to
Togo	2012 (5 days) : Training West Africa’ farmers organisations (Roppa members) on agricultural policies
Senegal	2011 (2 X 5 days) : Training West Africa’ civil society organisations (Repaoc members) on regional integration and advocacy
Palestine	2007 (7 days) : Setting up a fair trade olive oil chain
Nicaragua	1998-2001 : Director of the Agrarian Sciences Department (UCA) and Coordinator of the « Technology and agricultural development » Research Team (« Nitlapan »Research an Development Institute, UCA)
Nicaragua	1984-1991 : Adviser for training in management and organization for agricultural cooperatives (Ministry of Agricultural Development, 1984-1986) - Project Manager - supporting University Research and Education in Agronomy and Agricultural Development Project (ISCA and UCA Universities, 1987-1991)

Professional experience

Date from - Date to	Location	Company& reference person (name & contact details)	Position	Description
Since 2010	Nogent-sur-Marne, France	GRET	Programme manager	- Participated in a study on policies to reduce price volatility of agricultural and food products - Participated in a study on the impacts of European imports of soybean for family farmers in developing countries - Participated in a comparative study about methodologies for assessing CAP impact on smallholder producers in developing countries - Drafted a report on “Coherence of trade and agricultural policies with development objectives” - Trained civil society organisations in West Africa on (i) regional integration and (ii) advocacy - Trained farmers organisations in West Africa on agricultural policies - Coordinated Food and Agriculture Committee (C2A) of Coordination Sud - Lectured on the CAP, WTO, EPA and Food price volatility (Paris XI University ; IRC, Montpellier)
2002/2009	Paris - France	Fédération Artisans du Monde	General Manager	- Counselled national bodies - Managed a staff of 18 - Represented the organization externally - Built, implemented and monitored the budget ; researched funding - Coordinate two fair chain studies in Palestine (olive oil chain) and Laos (rice chain) - Set up campaigns and advocacy activities - CEO, Solidar’Monde company (turnover of 10 Mio€, 30 employees, six-month interim period for the safeguarding of the company) => Development of the organization, its activities and partnerships
1998/2001	Managua - Nicaragua	Universidad Centroamericana (UCA)	Director of the Agrarian Sciences Department Coordinator of the « Technology and agricultural development » Research Team, « Nitlapan »Research an Development Institute	- Conceived and implemented a new curriculum for Agro-Economist Engineers - Coordinated education (20 teachers, 120 students) - Went responsible for the course of agricultural economics - Provided the administrative and financial management, coordinated 2 cooperation projects => New academic curriculum - Coordinated and oriented the research activities of 4 researchers - Carried out different researches and assessment studies in the field of agricultural and rural development => New recognized expertise of the University about technology and agricultural development
1992/1998	Paris - France	Permanent Assembly of Agricultural Chambers (A.P.C.A.)	Head of the “Organization of production and trade – Agri-food chains", Sub-Directorate of Agricultural and Rural Policies	- Animated the Committee on Economic, concerning Common Agrarian Policy (CAP) - Carried out studies about CAP, its future prospects and its impact - Represented the APCA with bodies responsible for direction and organization of agri-food chains => Recognized expertise of the organization about CAP
1992	Paris - France	Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (I.NA. P.-G.)	Research Fellow, Chair of Rural Economy	- Carried out a study about macroeconomic impacts (trade balance, European budget, farm income) of European policy to support protein crops => Bringing out the interest for the society of a PAC strategic component
1987/1991	Managua - Nicaragua	ISCA and UCA Universities	Project Manager - supporting University Research and Education in Agronomy and Agricultural Development Project supported by 2 French NGOs (La Cimade, Agronomes Sans Frontières)	- Trained a team of five teacher researchers - Defined and led research activities, - Trained state employees and leaders of producer organizations, developed educational documents - Organized a Latin-American seminar about training in agricultural development - Managed the project and its external relations => Disseminating the Farmer System Approach within the agricultural development community
1884/1986	Managua/Leon - Nicaragua	Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDINRA, EC FORGE Project	Adviser for training in management and organization for agricultural cooperatives	Participated in the national coordination team Implemented the project in Leon-Chinandega Region => Management and organization capacity building of the cooperatives in Nicaragua

Other relevant information (e.g. publications)

• "The crisis of fertility in Senegalese groundnut Basin” (F, traineeship report, I.N.A. P.-G., 1983)

• "Survey of Agrarian System in an extensive cattle breeding region (Camoapa, Nicaragua)" (F, S, graduation report, I.N.A.-P.G.,1984)

• Twelve educational documents about agronomy and agricultural development (S, in collaboration, 1986 /1990)

• "Agricultural technology and general interest of society: economic evaluation of the main agricultural activities and key technical levels in Nicaragua, economic modeling on the basis of the technical levels most consistent with the general interest” (S, study, in collaboration, UCA, 1989)

• "Nicaragua: les necessary technical changes blocked by the balances of power in the society” (F, communication, seminar Agricultures and peasantries in Latin-America, Université Toulouse-Le Mirail, 1990)

• "Nicaragua: the failure of an economic policy unable to meet the challenges of development” (F, S, article, in collaboration, Problèmes d'Amérique Latine, 1990; Cuadernos de Sociología, UCA, Nicaragua, 1991)

• " Macroeconomic impacts of European policy to support protein crops in France and in European Community" (F, study , I.N.A. P.-G., 1992)

• "The adaptations of farmers to the new Common Agricultural Policy” (F, survey, Cahiers des Chambres d'Agriculture, A.P.C.A., 1994)

• “Appraisal of the reform of Common Agricultural Policy” (F, study, A.P.C.A., 1995 et 1996)

• " Medium-Term outlook for Word and European cereal markets " (F, study, A.P.C.A., 1996)

• “Micro-economic impacts of various scenarios of evolution of the CAP” (F, studies, A.P.C.A., 1996 à 1998)

• “The reform of the CAP and structural funds in Agenda 2000: Analisis and Exploring” (F, in collaboration, review Chambres d'Agriculture, october 1997)

• "The social and economic history of Latin America, from colonization to the present” (intervention for Formations du vendredi, 1998)

• "International issues of the reform of the CAP” (F, collective work, Solagral, 1998),

• "Assessment of interventions in agricultural technology in tropical dry region of Nicaragua" (S, survey, in collaboration, Nitlapán UCA - FIDA, 1999),

• "Potential and limitations of agricultural development in Somotillo, Nicaragua” (S, publication, in collaboration, Nitlapán-UCA Editions, 2000),

• "Potential and limitations of agricultural development in Matiguas, Nicaragua” (S, publication, in collaboration, Nitlapán-UCA Editions, 2000),

• "Development of agriculture : FSLN or PLC ?" (S, E, article, review Envío, september 2001),

• "Monitoring and evaluation system and situation ex ante of the National Program of Technology and Agricultural Technology Training” (S, study, PNTFTA-Nicaraguan Ministry of Agriculture / World Bank / IFAD, in collaboration, 2001)

• "Economics of farm” (S, publication, 100 p., UCA’ Editions, 2001)

• " Fair trade and sustainable development” (intervention Summer CRID University, 2002)

• "Working towards real mechanisms for regulating agricultural commodities world markets: the responsibility of the UNCTAD” (F, intervention in the Civil Society Forum, XI UNCTAD, 2004)

• "The guarantee of Fair trade: from the confidence to the regulation” (F, article, review Equité, 2005)

• "The new challenges for fair trade" (F, article, Transrural initiatives, August 2006)

• Coordinating two studies « A fair chain in Palestine : the PARC olive oil chain » (F, January 2007) et « A fair chain in Laos : the Lao farmers Products rice chain » (F, January 2007)

• “Quarrel about productivity" (F, article concerning the productivity of peasant agriculture, review Altermondes, December 2007)

• “Managing Food Price Volatility for Food Security and Development" (E, study, in collaboration, GRET, November 2010)

• “Impacts of European imports of soybean for family agriculture in developing countries” (F, study, in collaboration, GRET, December 2010)

• “Comparison of various methodologies for assessing CAP impact on smallhoder farmers in developing countries” (F, study, in collaboration, GRET, January 2011)

• “Withstanding agricultural price volatility” (F, E, S, article, Les notes de la C2A, GRET-Coordination Sud, April 2011)

• “Undestanding and participating in the West African regional integration: teaching manual on regional integration for civil society organisations” (F, training manual, in collaboration, GRET-REPAOC, April 2011)

• “Developing and implementing advocacy activities: teaching manual on advocacy for civil society organisations in West Africa” (F, training manual, GRET-REPAOC, May 2011)

• “Coherence of trade and agricultural policies with development objectives” (F, E, S, study, GRET-Coordination Sud, September 2011)

• “Managing food price volatility in Africa – Concept matters for policy effectiveness” (F, E, article, in collaboration, Perspective, CIRAD, September 2011)

• “Agricultural Price Volatility and Food Security: Rehabiliting the Role of the State” (F, E, article, in collaboration, Development Policies and Practice, GRET, October 2011)

• “For a new agricultural revolution” (F, publication, Bruno Leprince’ Editions, 120 p., February 2012)

F: French; E: English; S: Spanish.