Kpatouma Achille Ouattara is an aquaculture and fisheries specialist based in Dabou, Côte d’Ivoire. He chairs the Management Committee of the Société Coopérative des Entrepreneurs Agricoles Dynamiques de Côte d’Ivoire (SCEADCI SCOOPS), where he develops and implements the cooperative’s development strategy and represents it before its partners. He also coordinates the EEBEB Project of the École de l’Entrepreneuriat Bleu Emmanuel Berck in the Department of Dabou, Grands Ponts Region.
Since 2022, he has been a member of the steering committee of the Project for Preparing the Financing of the Blue Economy in Côte d’Ivoire (PPF Économie Bleue), where he helps draft the National Strategic Framework, the National Investment Plan and the Development Programme, supporting the implementation of the blue economy in the country. In 2020, he was administrator in charge of the Blue Economy at the Fédération Nationale des Sociétés Coopératives et Acteurs de la Filière Pêche de Côte d’Ivoire (FENASCOOP-CI), where he monitored the implementation of the fisheries agreements between the European Union and Côte d’Ivoire and promoted the voluntary guidelines for the sustainability of artisanal fisheries.
He is also a member of the West Africa network WACA VAR, alongside the region’s university and scientific research community, and takes part in drafting Côte d’Ivoire’s State Action at Sea Strategy and in its implementation on behalf of local communities. He also contributes to developing synergies of intelligence and commitment for blue entrepreneurship in artisanal fishing in Côte d’Ivoire.
In 2018, he led the Project for Developing a Constructive Leadership Strategy, through which he promoted the cooperative movement and the application of the OHADA Uniform Act on cooperative company law, and coordinated statistical data collection.
Holder of a bachelor’s degree in management sciences and a university and professional diploma in accounting and finance from Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody, as well as a technical baccalaureate (série B) from Lycée Technique d’Abidjan Cocody, he speaks French, English and Spanish.
Professional Experience· 5
Steering Committee Member
Projet de Préparation pour le Financement de l’Économie Bleue en Côte d’Ivoire (PPF Économie Bleue)
2022
Contributes to drafting the National Strategic Framework, the National Investment Plan and the Development Programme, supporting the implementation of the blue economy in Côte d’Ivoire.
Administrator in charge of the Blue Economy
Fédération Nationale des Sociétés Coopératives et Acteurs de la Filière Pêche de Côte d’Ivoire (FENASCOOP-CI)
2020
Monitors the implementation of the fisheries agreements between the European Union and Côte d’Ivoire, promotes the voluntary guidelines for the sustainability of artisanal fisheries and takes part in the federation’s strategic and operational planning.
Project Director
Projet de Développement de Stratégie en Leadership Constructif (KPATOUMA)
2018
Promotes the cooperative movement and the application of the OHADA Uniform Act on cooperative company law, and coordinates statistical data collection.
Chairman of the Management Committee
SCEADCI SCOOPS
Develops and implements the cooperative’s development strategy and represents it before its partners.
General Coordinator of the EEBEB Project
École de l’Entrepreneuriat Bleu Emmanuel Berck
Coordinates the EEBEB Project in the Department of Dabou, Grands Ponts Region, in Côte d’Ivoire.
Education· 3
Bachelor’s degree in Management Sciences
UFR SEG, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody
2003
University and Professional Diploma in Accounting and Finance (DUPCF)
UFR SEG, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Cocody
2003
Technical Baccalaureate, Series B
Lycée Technique d’Abidjan Cocody
2000
