Yann Laurent
CTO
Bringing Innovation to Monitoring and Evaluation of Sustainable Agriculture Practices
Promoting a holistic approach to technology to better farmers' livelihoods.
About Yann Laurent
Yann Laurent is an agronomist specializing in aquaculture with extensive experience across agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries. With a career spanning France, South-East Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa, Yann has developed expertise in IT solutions for agriculture, data management, and supporting evidence-based policy making.
As the Chief Technical Officer at Fairagora, Yann plays a key role in guiding technical strategy, selecting the right tools for ongoing projects, and anticipating future IT needs. He also contributes to the long-term vision and strategic development of the company as a shareholder.
Yann’s approach emphasizes that technology should always serve humanity, making it a tool rather than an end goal in sustainable agriculture projects.
Yann enjoys open-water swimming, taking part in the Monté Cristo challenge in Marseilles, France, where he swims 5km in the open sea every year.
Yann’s Contributions and Expertise
Developed and guided Fairagora’s policy on IT tool selection, focusing on a few key tools such as R and RShiny for data analysis and reporting to ensure consistency and efficiency across projects.
Spearheaded the development and testing of the Verifik8 platform, helping to centralize and analyze data in its early stages.
Provided expertise in GIS-based tools and database modeling for agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries.
Played a central role in the management and deployment of complex IT systems for agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries.
What Others Say About Yann Laurent
Yann’s technical expertise has been invaluable in shaping our approach to technology in sustainable agriculture. His ability to integrate cutting-edge tools has significantly improved our project outcomes.
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Connect with Yann Laurent
Yann Laurent is open to collaboration and inquiries related to sustainable agriculture, technology integration, and data management in farming practices.
OUR RELATED SERVICES
Links to services and related content, such as
GHG Emissions Monitoring
Sustainable Agriculture Consulting
