A true pioneer of agroecology and organic farming in Senegal, Assane Gueye was the coordinator of the NGO, Agrecol-Afrique, the host organisation of Prolinnova–Senegal. He played an important role from the beginning of Prolinnova’s establishment in Senegal and was personally involved in ensuring that the local innovation and participatory innovation development (PID) approach was institutionalised in governmental, nongovernmental and higher educational institutions in Senegal.
Assane was a key member of the National Steering Committee of Prolinnova–Senegal and served as its Secretary from 2010 to 2025. He was always keen on sharing his knowledge with network partners and made presentations in many occasions and in Prolinnova’s webinars.
As an expert in development communication and project management, Assane was involved in strengthening the agroecological value chain, disseminating local innovations to rural communities, and provding support to structuring the social and solidarity economy in Senegal. With two decades of deep engagement in the field and a perfect understanding of the issues at stake, he had become an undisputed resource person in the field of ecological and organic agriculture at national, regional and international level. His exemplary career led to his election as President of WAfrONet (West African Network for Ecological and Organic Agriculture), a leading subregional network.
He was regularly called upon by Senegalese universities (Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar and Alioune Diop in Bambey) to train students, Assane was an outstanding teacher passing on his expertise in market development and participatory guarantee systems.
Assane was very passionate about facilitating networking, sharing and mutual learning, and never tired of communicating his fervour in building a collaborative environment with those around him.
He will be sorely missed in Senegal and in the wider Prolinnova network.
