Sylvie Desilles

Sylvie Desilles is the Knowledge Manager for East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation. Sylvie is driven by finding new and innovative ways to reach farmers inclusively and provide them with technical knowledge that can help them improve their productivity and, ultimately, their income. She has worked for more than 25 years in agriculture development projects in Africa and Asia. In her current position as Knowledge Manager, she oversees and strengthens capacity building and access to knowledge, as well as monitoring systems to measure progress and impacts. Sylvie holds an engineering degree in agriculture from Toulouse ESAP, a Wageningen certificate in M4SD (Management for Sustainable Development), an ACS certificate in environmental studies, and a University of Geneva certificate in Ecosystem Services: A Method for Sustainable Development.