Team

Frédéric

Over the past 15 years, Frédéric has dedicated himself to entrepreneurship and innovation, whether as an operator, investor, or project leader. He has accompanied or led a dozen entrepreneurial projects in France and abroad in the new technologies sector.

He was made aware of the fragility of ecosystems at a very early age by his father, an engineer in soil microbiology, and was seduced by the initiative and values of the AMASISA team. He is convinced that commitment is the most effective way to fight for the preservation of the environment and joined AMASISA in 2015 as Managing Director and then President. Frédéric lives with his family in Provence as part of the almond tree plantation project AMANDERA.

Rémy

Rémy joined the AMASISA team in January 2019 as head of the Amandera subsidiary, which develops French organic dried fruit chains. Coming from one of the first pioneer families of producers committed to organic agriculture, Rémy pursued his agricultural studies with entomological research missions related to organic pest control at the University of California at Berkeley, before joining the cooperative sector via the SCOP Ethiquable to develop fair trade in France. He then accompanied cooperatives in the organic conversion of the fruit and vegetable sectors in the Pyrénées-Orientales region and certified the first French organic fair trade fruit sector “Nord-Nord”.

After 6 years in the management teams of the Organic Alliance group, leader of the French organic sector, his excellent knowledge of the European organic market and its outlets combined with his ability to anticipate future climatic and agronomic parameters and to research new agricultural techniques, allow him to build economically and ecologically sustainable agricultural models.

Alexandre

Alexandre joined the AMASISA team in February 2019 as a project manager. He is a French-Brazilian agro-economist, and brings a fresh perspective on the socio-environmental impact of our activity as well as on territorial integration. Alexandre previously worked in research institutes in Brazil, French Guiana, and Ghana.

« I am interested in the issue of competition between unequally developed agricultures in a context of globalization, in which Latin America is particularly concerned. »

Alexandre is also in charge of communication.

Leïla

Leïla is an agronomist specializing in agricultural and agrarian systems development. Between R&D, territory analysis and project management, she likes to diversify activities for a more systemic view. Based in Tarapoto, Peru, Leïla monitors our agroforestry and agroecological model as well as biodiversity aspects in the projects.

« Accompanying agriculture in its evolution means listening to the needs of the actors. I believe that sustainable development cannot be achieved without them in order to meet the ecological, economic and social challenges of the territories. »

Kelvin

Kelvin, an agricultural engineer specialized in sustainable crop production, has recently joined the AMANDERA subsidiary. As an Agroecological Manager, he will be present in the field in the Lot-et-Garonne region to develop and monitor the implementation of Agroecological organic dried fruit production projects. Passionate about the functioning of cultivated ecosystems and soils and aware of ecological issues, his objective is to structure dried fruit orchards while respecting the environment and biodiversity. He is in charge of developing innovative technical itineraries, using the main principles of agroecology.

External consultants

Bertrand

Bertrand is a landscape designer and has worked in collaboration with AMASISA in the design of our agroecological projects in France and agroforestry projects in Peru, where he lived for 2 years.

He is currently working on the design of public space projects and biodiversity in different French cities. We call upon his expertise during the initial phases of our projects in order to obtain resilient, economically sustainable and biodiversity-friendly projects.

Augustin

Geologist, soil specialist and nature lover, Augustin has worked on issues related to forest ecology and sustainable management of agrosystems. He has contributed to the deployment of Forest Finance France projects in Peru.

Currently involved in sustainable viticulture projects, he continues to provide technical support to Amasisa’s new adventures.

Lenny

Lenny currently works for Moringa as a sustainability manager in the impact investment sector, with a specialization in forestry and agroforestry investments that regenerate soils, local communities and ecosystems. « I am particularly interested in agricultural practices that regenerate soils, diversify agricultural crops (on the same plot), and support small-scale farming. »

Lenny has worked in the last six years on several cocoa projects in Central and South America, including marketing cocoa beans to chocolate manufacturers.