Our Permanent Technical Secretariat

This is the operational body set up by AFEID, the project owner, to carry out the mission entrusted by AFD.

It is in charge of defining, managing and promoting COSTEA's actions as well as coordinating the network and ensuring the project's visibility in France and abroad.

Sami Bouarfa – INRAE

Sami Bouarfa – INRAE

Project Director
Benjamin Vennat – BRL

Benjamin Vennat – BRL

Project Manager
Sidy Seck – Université Gaston Berger

Sidy Seck – Gaston Berger University

Regional Coordinator for West Africa
Jean-Philippe Venot – IRD

Jean-Philippe Venot – IRD

Regional Coordinator for South-East Asia
Ehssan Elmeknassi – Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

Ehssan Elmeknassi – Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

Regional Coordinator for the Maghreb-Mediterranean
Vincent Tanguy – e-sud

Vincent Tanguy – e-sud

Assistance to the Contracting Authority
Jean-Marie Brun - Artefact

Jean-Marie Brun - Artefact

Cambodia Correspondent