Amadou BA
Dakar
Summary
Results-driven Consultant with comprehensive experience leading and improving industry operations, including agribusiness and finance. Uniquely qualified to navigate rigors of latest standards, specifications and protocols for organizational and regulatory needs fulfillment. Lends complex roadmaps and calls-to-action to regularly achieve ambitious objectives. Very motivated to work on private sector development issues in West Africa.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Short Term Consultant (STC)
World Bank Group / International Financial Corporation (IFC)
02.2016 - Current
- Support the establishment of a public private working group (ministry of commerce, agriculture, finance, infrastructure, justice, financial institutions, insurers, collateral managers, agri value chain actors) in these countries in order to elaborate a legal and regulatory framework (law and decrees) for the warehouse receipt financing mechanism (WRF) in the agri sector; Coordinate all activities related to the implementation of the Warehouse Receipt Financing (WRF) projects in these countries; Elaborate annually a workplan of activities to be implemented by the project teams; Supervise the elaboration of annual reports for donors; Supervise the elaboration of the Project Supervision Reports (PSR) that is presented to the IFC management be-annually; Ensure project budgets are well managed by the team member and submit to the IFC management a matrix of actions to be taken to mitigate risks related to the execution of activities; Support the design and implementation of a series of WRF pilots in the North and South of Senegal in the rice, groundnut and cashew sectors to demonstrate the profitability of the system and its impact in the agri sectors; Supervise the assessment of capacity and quality of storage and logistical infrastructures and industry needs in the rice and cashew sectors in Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire ; Support the implementation of an impact evaluation of participating in the WRF on rice producers’ access to credit, rice sales and storage patterns, and agricultural income; Supervise a feasibility study in the North of Senegal to assess the economic and financial profitability of the storage activity of paddy and white rice in the context of a WRF; Provide training to financial institutions in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal to implement specific operational procedures for the financing of the warehouse receipts; Support the development of activities and communication tools on Warehouse Receipt Financing (WRF) advocacy, awareness and training, targeting direct beneficiaries (producers, processors, traders, financial institutions, insurers, warehouse operators, local and national authorities, key ministries) ; Supervise the elaboration of the WRF operational procedures for the WRS regulatory bodies in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal; Organize two study tours in India to allow WRS actors in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal to better understand the functioning of the mechanism in the country, the challenges and lessons learnt; Collaborate with other IFC industries (Financial Institutions Group (FIG) and Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS)) to build a pipeline of projects in the agribusiness sectors that could be financed by IFC.
Senior consultant
SANKOFA IMPACT 2.0
SENEGAL
01.2021 - Current
- Project manager in the implementation of a digital platform for tracking stocks of horticultural productions in Senegal - SYSSTOCK
- This platform allows to monitor the stocks of horticultural products from the marketing platforms to the final buyer
- It also allows the delivery of electronic waybills issued to transporters and which allows the payment of fees to the ARM
- Finally, this platform allows the monitoring of the prices trend of horticultural products in the different markets
- Project manager in the building of pipelines of investment projects in the horticultural sector that could be accompanied by the USAID Feed The Future Nafoore Warsaji project
- Project manager for the implementation of the digital platform for the management of SODEFITEX cotton farmers
- I was in charge of coordinating field activities related to the collection of information on cotton farmers and the definition of performance indicators
- Project manager for the deployment of the FayMa platform on behalf of ASPRODEB
- I was in charge of coordinating field activities related to the development of the digital application allowing (1) the operation of a database integrating (i) the identity of the farmer, (ii) the location of his domicile, (iii) the georeferenced cultivated plots, (iv) the agricultural equipment available, (v) the permanent workforce available, (vi) assessment of the agricultural input needs (seeds, fertilizers, etc.), (vii) seasonal credit, (viii) effective dates of key cropping operations, (ix) forecast yield, (x) production delivered, (xi) clearance of his campaign credit, (2) the production of consolidated data tables and graphs and (3) the connection of the application to a wallet for the payment of producer organizations and their members
- Training of more than 50 technicians of ASPRODEB member organizations in collecting data from rice and groundnut producers through the mobile version of the application and georeferencing their plots
- Supervise the deployment of the application on the ground covering the rice and groundnut sectors
- Project manager for the creation of six (6) cooperatives in the mango sector in Casamance region (Ziguinchor, Sedhiou and Kolda) and one union of cooperatives
- I was in charge of creating a local committee in each department (6) and supervise the sensitization activities on the ground
- In addition, I supervised the organization of all general assembly for each cooperative and their registration at the local department of agriculture.
Monitoring-Evaluation Coordinator
Millennium Villages Promise (MVP)
Louga
04.2013 - 12.2015
- Supervise project activities in the field and maintain a database of 3,000 smallholders of onion, groundnuts and beans; Supervise any monitoring and evaluation activities related to the project (baseline, mid-term evaluation, final evaluation); Supervise monthly surveys in agribusiness, finance, environment, infrastructure, ITC, education and health sectors in Potou (Louga region) in order to update the data base of the Millennium Development Goals indicators (designing forms, manuals, training, data entering, analyzing, reporting, etc.); Manage the Millennium Villages Information System (MVIS) which has more than 200 indicators to be calculated monthly for different sectors; Monitoring the performance of the project; Ensure data quality audit; Reporting and data analysis; Interpretation of MDG Indicators; Writing monthly and quarterly reports regarding the achievement of the MDG indicators.
Team Leader – Improved Road Transport Governance (IRTG)
USAID/West Africa Trade Hub
GHANA
11.2008 - 05.2012
- Supervise the project activities in eight countries in West Africa (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Benin, Niger, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal) in collaboration with UEMOA and ECOWAS commissions; Coordinate at the regional level data collection activities regarding checkpoints, bribes and delays experienced by truckers along the interstate corridors in these countries for the transport of agricultural (onion, rice, maize, cassava, vegetables, etc.) and non-agricultural goods; Supervise the production of quarterly reports in collaboration with UEMOA and ECOWAS Commissions in order to engage a public and private dialog at a high level regarding the challenges faced by transporters along these corridors; Organize and facilitate quarterly meetings with key actors in these countries (key ministers, ambassadors, private sector actors, NGO, etc.); Support the UEMOA Commission in implementing the Regional Transport Facilitation Program; Coordinate focal points activities in each country in developing and implementing the regional information system regarding checkpoints, bribes and delays experienced by truck drivers; Support the implementation of transport costs studies in some key interstate corridors (Tema - Ouagadougou, Lomé – Ouagadougou, Dakar - Bamako, etc.)
Head of Trade Information and Facilitation
Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion des Exportations (ASEPEX)
SENEGAL
01.2006 - 10.2008
- Supervise the monthly production of technical newsletters regarding the potential of the country to export agricultural products; Coordinate the design and implementation of a trade information system in the country; Support SMEs that have a potential of export in the process of being a Free Export Company in collaboration with the Investment Agency (APIX); Conduct key studies to assess the potential of the country in term of exportation (value chains analysis, production areas identification, key actors, key potential products, etc.); Conduct surveys to identify gaps in term of export readiness for some SMEs working in different commodities, such as mango, green bean, watermelon, etc.; Supervise the development of export promotion tools such as export guides, product sheets, country sheets, etc.; Support the implementation of the mobile alert system developed by the ITC to monitor the price of agriculture commodities; Develop a M&E system to support the monitoring of the implementation of the Senegalese export strategy; Represent the country in different conferences, forums, trade shows, etc
- Related to the exportation of agricultural products at the national and international levels.
Education
Master’s degree in Statistics and Economy -
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistiques et d’Economie Appliquée d’Abidjan (ENSEA)
09.2005
Bachelor of Science Mathematics & Physics -
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)
07.2002
High School Diploma in Science -
Lycée Technique Industriel Maurice De Lafosse de Dakar
07.2000
Skills
- Project management
- Private Sector Development
- Agribusiness / Agri finance / Agritech
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Digital transformation
Other Experiences
- 10/2022, 11/2022, Independent Consultant, ZRS SARL, Consultant for the elaboration of a business plan for an establishment of a groundnut processing unit in the Kaolack region, Elaboration of the methodology to conduct the mission, Organization of meetings with producers, financial institution, public actors, Elaboration of the financial model of the project, Elaboration of the business plan, Presentation of the financial model to the bank
- 06/2022, 07/2022, Independent Consultant, USAID ACCES, Consultant for the market analysis study on the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, Development of the methodology for the conduct of the mission, Development of the data collection tools and calculation of the sample, Programming of questionnaires on ONA and training of enumerators, Mapping of operators and economic actors related to the WASH value chain, Typology of sector actors, Identification of the types of WASH needs of the population, Description of the constraints encountered by actors operating in the WASH sector, Description of the different financial products available in the area of WASH financing, Presentation of business opportunities in the WASH value chain, Proposal of a range of financial products adapted to the needs of the target populations
- 08/2022, 12/2022, Lead consultant, OXFAM Senegal, Lead consultant for the baseline study integrating the mapping of civil society organizations working in sectors related to economic and social justice and advocacy in Senegal, Elaboration of the methodology to conduct the mission, Elaboration of the data collection tools and calculation of the sample, Programming of the questionnaires on the CTO survey and training of the interviewers, Establishment of baseline values for key indicators, Establishment of a database of actors according to their field(s) of intervention, Analysis of the role of OXFAM's partners, Writing the global report of the study and sharing the results with key actors
- 06/2012, 03/2013, Independent consultant, Programme Eau Potable Et Assainissement pour le Millenaire (PEPAM – Multi donors fund), SENEGAL, Elaboration of the methodology to conduct the mission, Elaboration of the data collection tools and calculation of the sample, Coordinate data collection in the field in 13 regions, Supervise data entries, Conduct data quality audit, Calculate and analyze annual indicators on water accessibility and sanitation in rural areas, Presentation of the results to the key stakeholders during a national workshop
Software Office
- MS Project
- ODK Collect
- ONA
- Kobo
- Microsoft Office
References
- Karamba Badio, WBG/IFC, Senior Investment Officer – Country Officer, +221 775293527, kbadio@ifc.org
- Lancina Ki, MEBF Burkina Faso, Director General, +226 70200064, Lancina.ki@gmail.com
- Babacar Faye, Sankofa Impact 2.0, Manager, +221 776939993, bfaye@sankofaimpact.com
Languages
Writing, Reading and speaking fluently, Writing, Reading and speaking, Writing, Reading, Speaking, Speaking
Timeline
Senior consultant
SANKOFA IMPACT 2.0
01.2021 - Current
Short Term Consultant (STC)
World Bank Group / International Financial Corporation (IFC)
02.2016 - Current
Monitoring-Evaluation Coordinator
Millennium Villages Promise (MVP)
04.2013 - 12.2015
Team Leader – Improved Road Transport Governance (IRTG)
USAID/West Africa Trade Hub
11.2008 - 05.2012
Head of Trade Information and Facilitation
Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion des Exportations (ASEPEX)
01.2006 - 10.2008
Master’s degree in Statistics and Economy -
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistiques et d’Economie Appliquée d’Abidjan (ENSEA)
Bachelor of Science Mathematics & Physics -
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)
High School Diploma in Science -
Lycée Technique Industriel Maurice De Lafosse de Dakar
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