Nico Herforth
Agricultural Sector Specialist @African Development Bank Group
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Agricultural Sector Specialist @African Development Bank Group
I am supporting the African Development Bank as an agricultural sector specialist on a Country Strategy and Program Evaluation for The Gambia. My tasks include (a) a review of project, program and policy documents,(b) designing, conducting and analyzing key-informant interviews and focus-group discussions,(c) write-up of agricultural sector analysis and (d) collaborative writing of the technical evaluation report.
EDUCATION
RWTH Aachen University
Master’s Degree
Utrecht University
Master of Science
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
PhD
SKILLS
ABOUT NICO HERFORTH
Nico is an evaluation expert with 13+ years’ of experience in designing, managing, conducting or leading evaluations in international development. He is passionate about generating evidence and giving useful recommendations to a diverse audience to inform decision-making that supports inclusive sustainable development. Nico’s work is grounded in applied research, partnership, engagement and a high-level of quality. Nico has experience in collaborating with public policymakers, project implementers, non-governmental organizations, consulting firms, evaluators and researchers. His thematic expertise and professional interest primarily include agriculture and the intersection with value chain analysis, technology adoption, food security/nutrition, women’s empowerment and climate adaptation. Nico has also gathered evaluation experience in other sectors or themes, such as private sector engagements with development cooperation or cash for work projects in the context of the Syrian crisis. Nico’s methodological expertise spans quasi-experimental designs, mixed-methods and theory-based designs. Nico currently serves as an evaluation consultant, supporting clients in designing and conducting pro-ject, program or strategic evaluations, in data collection and analysis and in writing of different evalua-tion products. His previous clients include the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Madiba Consult/GIZ, International Potato Center (CIP) and the International Maize and Wheat Im-provement Center (CIMMYT). Prior to this, Nico was employed with the German Institute for Develop-ment Evaluation (DEval), where he was involved in complex program, thematic or meta-evaluations as a team leader or as an evaluation analyst. His country work experience spans Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Jordan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda and Vietnam. Nico holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Goettingen (Germany) and an M.Sc. in International Development Studies from the University of Utrecht (The Netherlands).
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.