Niels Hanssens has over 30 years’ experience in smallholder supply chain development, agricultural technology diffusion and rural development in Africa. He did long-term assignments in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Mali working for VSO, IUCN, the Africa Rice Center and Winrock International. Prior to joining EUCORD, Niels worked as Director Technical Services for a large USAID funded agribusiness development project in Nigeria. In 2009, he joined EUCORD as Deputy Executive Director in Brussels. Niels has a master’s degree in Tropical Crop Science from Wageningen University.