Farid YAKER

Farid Yaker is an international expert in sustainable public procurement, with over thirty years of experience in international cooperation. From 2008 to 2023, he led the UNEP program on sustainable public procurement, where he oversaw the development of the methodology for SDG indicator 12.7.1 and the first two global data collections, as well as the publication of the Global Reviews and Implementation Guidelines. Previously a lecturer in agricultural economics at the University of Blida, he headed the European office of the NGO Enda. He currently advises emerging countries for AFD/Expertise France, the World Bank, the AfDB, and the ADB. He holds a master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis.