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.
Personal Insights
Yann Laurent enjoys o open-water swimming and maintains his connection to nature and wellness through sports. Each year, he participates in the Monté Cristo challenge in Marseilles, France, a renowned 5km open-sea swimming event that tests both endurance and mental resilience. His dedication to this challenge reflects the same persistence and discipline he brings to sustainable development and tech innovation at Fairagora Asia
Yann’s Contributions and Expertise
Led the development of Fairagora Asia’s internal IT policy for selecting digital tools, prioritizing consistency, data integrity, and project scalability. By standardizing platforms like R and RShiny for data analysis and dynamic reporting, Yann ensured seamless collaboration across all sustainability projects such as GHG emissions monitoring.
Played a strategic leadership role in the early-stage development and technical validation of Verifik8, Fairagora Asia’s data-driven sustainability platform. His efforts were critical in building a centralized system to collect, process, and visualize agricultural, aquaculture, and labor data for measurable ESG outcomes.
Applied advanced knowledge of GIS-based systems and spatial data infrastructure to support evidence-based decision-making in agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries. Developed custom database models to improve traceability and land use insights, supporting services like mapping farming practices.
Applied advanced knowledge of GIS-based systems and spatial data infrastructure to support evidence-based decision-making in agriculture, aquaculture, and fisheries. Developed custom database models to improve traceability and land use insights, supporting services like mapping farming practices.
What Others Say About Yann Laurent
Yann Laurent, 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
