About Us

Building trust as a foundation for success.

iCRA is dedicated to improving the livelihoods of farmers and their communities. We do this by making research, education, innovation and agribusiness work; meaning we help bridge gaps, develop trust & mutual understanding and bring different worlds and actors together – to find solutions that benefit all. 

How do we do this?

iCRA builds trust. We believe that when people working within the value chain (producers, transporters, traders..) and those who support the value chain (researchers, universities, service providers..) understand each other and work together – common goals and solutions from the source can be defined.

Solutions from the source are found when different actors connect and understand each others’ challenges and realities – all the way to farm level. Solutions from the source are solutions that are carried and owned by all actors. This creates a solid foundation for successful interventions.

To create mutual understanding and trust,  iCRA supports individuals, businesses, service providers and knowledge organisations in the Global South and beyond – with advisory services,  on-the-job coaching and training programmes. 

 

iCRA is managed by an Executive Board and supervised by a Supervisory Board. An Advisory Board is in place to support iCRA. iCRA has offices in Wageningen, the Netherlands and Montpellier, France, and staff based across Europe and Africa. Additionally, we work with a broad array of professional associates in many of our partner countries who share our vision and ways of working.

 

iCRA is a member of the Agrinatura, AgriProFocus and Partos networks.

Our Services

Organisational Strengthening  Connecting people, knowledge and ideas

iCRA supports education, research and business advisory agencies to better serve their clients by:

  • Designing and co-creating entrepreneurial, market-driven curricula and research programmes
  • Developing capacities of staff to become adaptive leaders and innovative facilitators
  • Supporting staff to work across disciplinary and organisational boundaries and engage public and private sectors
  • Assist organisations and institutes in preparing the next generation of highly skilled graduates for the agriculture sector and boost youth employment

Agribusiness Coaching – Building trust in value chains

iCRA assists agribusinesses to improve the performance of small scale farmer supply chains by:

  • Catalysing innovation processes towards solving business issues
  • Building resilient business relationships
  • Developing inter-personal competencies

Professional Courses – Building skills, changing outlooks

iCRA offers open entry courses for professionals to develop the knowledge, skills and mindset necessary to work across disciplinary and organisational boundaries and engage public and private sectors by:

  • Facilitating personal growth and leadership skills
  • Helping participants gain insights on aspects of interactive learning, agribusiness, research and rural innovation
  • Developing and implementing online learning options; allowing participants to continue the iCRA journey when they go back home

 

Staff

Mariette Gross

Mariette Gross

Executive Director

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  mariette.gross@icra.global

Cees van Rij

Cees van Rij

Agribusiness Coordinator

 +31 (0)610 888 314

  cees.vanrij@icra.global

Hanneke Bouta Vermeulen

Hanneke Bouta Vermeulen

Learning + Training

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  hanneke.vermeulen@icra.global

Pien Hogenbirk

Pien Hogenbirk

Finance

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  pien.hogenbirk@icra.global

Myriam Perez Dumoulin

Myriam Perez Dumoulin

Project officer

  +33 (0) 777 066 352

  myriam.perez@icra.global

Cees Peter van den Brink

Cees Peter van den Brink

Agribusiness Coaching

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  ceespeter.vdbrink@icra.global

Dea Scheers

Dea Scheers

Finance

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  dea.scheers@icra.global

Mirte van Os

Mirte van Os

Course Coordinator

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  mirte.vanos@icra.global

Nicole Uwimana

Nicole Uwimana

Education Expert

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  nicole.uwimana@icra.global

Roland Fadina

Roland Fadina

Agribusiness Trainer and Coach

(+229) 96103941

  roland.fadina@icra.global

Chau Dang Van

Chau Dang Van

Advisor Agricultural Education & Outreach

  +31 (0)317 422 938

  chau.dangvan@icra.global

Sylvain Dardel

Sylvain Dardel

Project Manager

  +33 (0) 467 612 662

  sylvain.dardel@icra.global

Lauren May

Lauren May

Communications

 +31 (0)317 422 938

 lauren.may@icra.global

Lonieke de Ruiter

Lonieke de Ruiter

Communications

 +31 (0)6 12312742

 lonieke.deruiter@icra.global

Bianca Bauza

Bianca Bauza

Course Registration

 +31 (0)317 422 938

 bianca.bauza@icra.global

Supervisory Board

Karin Andeweg

Karin Andeweg

Supervisory Board Member

Philippe Petithuguenin

Philippe Petithuguenin

Supervisory Board Member (Chair)

Clients and Partners