Francisco Paredes Jr.

Francisco has over 15 years of experience in rural development, technical assistance, and people development in agribusiness and sustainable agriculture. Throughout his career, he has designed and facilitated training programmes for farmers, technicians, and organisational teams, combining technical content with context-sensitive pedagogical approaches.

Before joining Proforest, he coordinated capacity-building projects across diverse supply chains and territories, with a focus on sustainability, good agricultural practices, and organisational development. He holds a Master's degree in Agronomy, an MBA in Agribusiness, and a postgraduate specialisation in Corporate Education, and is completing a degree in International Relations. Fluent in English, he has experience working across multicultural and multilingual contexts.