Simon N’cho is an Agricultural Economics Engineer and MSc holder in economy and sociology for rural development with 10 years of research experience at AfricaRice as Research Assistant. He has worked mainly in the fields of Production, Policy and Impact assessment economics of rice in SSA. He is currently conducting his PhD research at WUR on the Socioeconomics impacts assessment of parasitic weeds such that Striga hermontica and Rhamphicarpa fistulosa on rain-fed rice systems in SSA. He is married with two kids.

Major research areas/ expertise: Economic impact assessment
Nationality: Ivorian