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Birgitt Boor Consulting Services

Contact:
Birgitt Boor
Kniegasse 2
37213 Witzenhausen / Germany

phone: +49-5542-6466
mobile: +49-170-1886451

Key Qualification

Trade Promotion: All agricultural products, natural Ingredients; organic products, medicinal and aromatic plants, NTFP
Value chain analysis; setting up of sustainable supply chains, developing contract production systems (linking smallholder groups to markets)
Quality Management Systems
Organic standards and certification.

Over 20 years’ experience in value chain analysis for all kind of agricultural and specialty products such as none- timber forest products (NTFP), medicinal plants, essential oils, organic, bio-diverse and fair trade products. Development of sector strategies and agricultural policies.
Well-founded experience in all major organic standards.
Well experienced in international food safety standards and quality standards (HACCP; IFS; Global G.A.P. etc.), advisory services and training workshops in setting up of quality assurance systems.
Extensive experience in analysis of market trends and the development of domestic, regional and international markets.
Over 30 years international experience in trade programmes, support to the private sector development, PPP-projects, small and medium enterprise promotion (SME); value chain development, setting up of food quality systems and sustainable supply chains, considering small-holder as part of it.
For nearly 10 years key consultant of the GTZ / protrade trade promotion programme for the sectors essential oils and plant extracts and for organic products; currently expert for IPD (Import Promotion Desk) for natural ingredients.
Outstanding experience in developing and planning tailor made training courses and study tours.
Experience in around 40 countries in Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Asia, Pacific and the Caribbean.