Sustainable Land management

Economist, teacher and advisor on generation of livelihoods, entrepreneurship and MSMEs; in education, management, finance, social entrepreneurship, business model, business plan, projects, business formalization, design thinking, innovation, public policy and youth. He was in charge of the Department of Entrepreneurship Development in the Vice Ministry of Promotion of Mipymes of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes of the Dominican Republic. He coordinated programs for the development of entrepreneurial behavior such as Empretec and Learning to Entrepreneur; In addition, he was part of the national team of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).

As Programme Officer, works with Cooperation projects development and monitoring to support private sector, focused on trade facilitation, MSMEs and entrepreneurship promotion, agriculture and regional integration. In addition, binational cooperation projects management between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, aid of trade and bilateral dialogue.

In 2018, I co-founded Inflection Finance, a boutique finance consulting firm specializing in Impact Investment solutions for developing countries. Our mission is to increase the flow of effective capital to achieve meaningful and sustainable development outcomes by bridging the gap between domestic and international finance. To accomplish this, we design, implement, and monitor innovative partnerships between governments and private entities (both for-profit and non-profit).

Our firm excels in designing and promoting long-term financing strategies for countries, assisting private corporations in strategizing their long-term expansion, and supporting foundations to maximize their venture philanthropy investments. We specialize in creating and implementing impact investment vehicles that blend concessional and impact capital. This includes issuing sovereign or private SDG-themed Bonds (Green, Blue, SLB, Gender), negotiating Debt for Nature Swaps, developing green and blue carbon-based financing vehicles, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), and other innovative mechanisms to finance public goods development.

We have also developed advanced impact measurement systems that integrate satellite technology, machine learning, and advanced forecasting techniques. Our diverse clientele includes governments, private investors, and international Foundations. We have assembled a global team of highly experienced professionals dedicated to supporting our projects.

I bring over 30 years of experience as a senior development consultant, providing independent consulting services to multilateral banks (IADB, WB), multilateral cooperation agencies (UN, EuropeAid), and bilateral agencies (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Spain). My expertise has supported Presidents, Prime Ministers, Ministers of Finance and Planning, and Ministers of Education, Health, and Environment. My field experience spans 55 countries across four continents.

Additionally, I served as a senior advisor to the President of the IADB for over ten years. I have held high-profile managerial and advisory positions with international INGOs (Foundation of the Americas, the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, Levi Strauss Foundation, Esquel Group Foundation) and private corporations.

Francis Dakyaga holds an integral background in rural and urban development planning. He holds Ph.D in Spatial Planning from TU-Dortmund, Germnay. MS.c in Urban and Regional Development Planning and Management from TU-Dortmund University, Germany and Ardhi University, Tanzania. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Integrated Community Development from the University for Development Studies, Ghana.
Practically, he gained diverse experiences via consultancies with local and International Non-Governmental Organisations and National public departments (e.g. TI-Germany, GII, Care International Ghana, CIKOD, Send Ghana, ActionAid, Vibrant Village Foundation etc) in the areas of Development research, Project monitoring and evaluation; Ex-ante evaluation, Impact evaluations and Ex-post Evaluation, Project management, Project Appraisal, urban land management, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Climate change, Rural development, Poverty and Vulnerability Analysis.
His academic interests are in the areas of; urban planning, management of urban informalities, Urban development control, Urban infrastructure an

International Regulatory Strategist in the area of plant health. Development and registration of biopesticides in North America and Africa (15 years). Governmental regulator in North America (10 years), International regulatory consultant (13 years). Applied Cross-cultural trainer for 35 years.

Engineer, agronomist, specialized in agro-enterprise, with an extensive knowledge of agricultural production systems, agricultural value chains, and a 25+ years’ experience in leading changes at enterprise level through the introduction of new productions and new techniques in challenging climatic and technical environments.

Experience providing expertise on agricultural development, agricultural policy, agricultural value chains, on donor-funded projects, and multiple collaborations with private and public stakeholders around agriculture : suppliers, traders, administrations, governments, elected representatives, professional bodies (Chambers of Agriculture, unions), cooperatives, NGOs, international donors and financial institutions (AFD, IFC, IFAD, etc.).

In 2021, Successfully passed the “Data, Economics, and Development Policy” MIT Micromaster Program, a university-level training on the use of statistics, econometrics, experimental and quasi-experimental methods in the building of evidence-based policies. This learning was completed by two university certificates on theory of change and monitoring & evaluation.

Strong expertise in information systems, databases, data analytics, and other IT related domains such as software development, statistical analysis, database conception and management, development and operation of management information systems and enterprise software. Diligent member of the stackoverflow community, a leading website for professional software developers, with an estimated 4.2 M developers reached through my contributions.

Extensive experience in business management and operations, including budgeting and finance, accounting, information systems, procurement, activity monitoring and administration; and leading enterprise start-up and development, including sourcing, installation and starting up of equipment, organization of supply chains, mobilization of finance.

Hands-on and academic knowledge of the socioeconomics of the most vulnerable rural populations and groups: refugees, women, and youth.

Served as a senior change management advisor and Board Member of $180M, 3000 staff company, heading the Finance and Audit Committee.

Built and led teams, from 5 to 100 staff, from line-workers to engineers and managers, while scaling up and running businesses, conducting market research studies, and developing information systems.

Business-savvy, adaptable and trusted partner with demonstrated capacity to take on new challenges.

Works in French (native), English (extended professional use), Arabic (strong knowledge of middle eastern dialect, intermediate learner of Modern Standard Arabic). Learning Indonesian

GIS, Water and Biophysical modelling

Long-term (35+ year) experience in sustainable economic development, climate change, environment in different economic sectors as an institutional development, strategic planning, capacity development, and knowledge management and communication expert in programmes and projects in Asia, Africa and Caribbean. Working in multi-disciplinary teams and for international organisations (ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, FAO, UNESCO, AU-NEPAD, IFAD-BSF, UNESCO-IHE, DFID, EC-DG-DEVCO/DG-INTPA, ACP-CTA, CAREC Institute), government and research institutions, universities, NGOs, private sector and (inter)national networks in Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific.
In last two decades advising government institutions, international organisations and civil society organizations and networks in Asia/Pacific and Africa on institutional development, strategic and business planning, capacity development, knowledge and information management, communication, partnerships, use of ICTs, and innovation in different socio-economic sectors.
I have worked with international networks, NGOs, community-based organizations and local communities in the broader context of sustainable development with a focus on poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainable livelihoods, life-long learning, health and education. Before 2000 specifically focused on research and management of fisheries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

For more information on my projects see: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/ruudcrul