Rakiatou Gazibo

Rakiatou Gazibo is an agriculture, livestock and food science entrepreneurship expert. She promotes rural entrepreneurship -including agroforestry- in smallholder livelihoods settings, establishing links between both entrepreneurs, government services and financiers and she takes a particular interest in women and youth.

Rakiatou has extensive experience in social and agriculture-related project development in Niger and neighboring countries. She served as national coordinator for the ‘Peace, Youth and Development’ project of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). She also worked as program officer sustainable livelihoods for Oxfam, as country coordinator for Agri-ProFocus and as an advisor on institutional and organisation development for SNV.