Rupert Best is a Senior Technical Advisor for Agriculture and Environment in Catholic Relief Services’ Program Quality Support Department in Baltimore. Rupert has made his career in rural and agricultural R&D, with specific interest in rural agroenterprise development. Prior to working for CRS, Rupert spent 24 years with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CIAT, in Colombia, Uganda and Italy. During this period, he was seconded to the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) where he was responsible for GFAR's support to the Global Partnerships Program (2004-2006).