I AM A PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR IN AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. WORKING WITH THE N.G.O BLUE PLANET AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND BASED IN TOGO.
MY PARTICIPATION TO THE COMING EVENT WILL ALLOW ME TO SHARE AND LEARN MORE FROM PROFESSIONALS IN THE AGRICULTURE FIELD. WHAT I WILL LEARN WILL ALLOW ME TO HAVE A VIEW AND TO SEE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AND LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ONES.
As an analyst with a doctorate in agricultural economics, I was employed by the European Commission's Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2002 to 2010. During this time I worked for two different Units: the Agricultural Policy Analysis Unit and, subsequently, the Arable Crops Unit, responsible for analysing the Cereals and Sugar markets.
Agronomist from La Molina Agrarian University (1957) Master in Science from the University of Nebraska (1965): Genetics and Plant Breeding. In charge of the Maize Germplasm Bank from 1959. Research in Maize Breeding in the highlands of Peru from 1966 to 2000. Coordinator of several international projects on evaluation, conservation and regeneration of the latin american maize germplasm. Professor in La Molina Agrarian University: Genetics, Statistics, Plant Breeding.
The WorldFish Center, a member of the CGIAR Consortium, is an international, nonprofit research organization. CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural poverty, increasing food security, improving human health and nutrition, and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources.
Dr. Moses Osiru is currently RUFORUM’s Deputy Executive Secretary in charge of Administration. Moses previous work experience includes the CGIAR in Malawi and Uganda, NARs in East Africa and the Government of Uganda. Moses serves on the Board of the African Crop Science Society and the GCHERA and Editorial Boards of the Journal of Phytology and the Global Journal of Applied Agricultural Research. He is a member of the Steering Group of AFAAS. With over 20 publications, Dr.
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Richard Strange is a Plant Pathologist and is currently Honorary Professor of Biology, University College London and Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London. He has published over 100 papers and two books: Plant Disease Control, Towards Environmentally Acceptable Methods (1992) and Introduction to Plant Pathology (2003).
Director of International Programs, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) at the University of Florida. 25 years of international agricultural research and development experience includes project management; participatory research with smallholder farmers; capacity building for NARS scientists and NGO personnel; and the development, testing, and application of soil and crop growth simulation models. Held positions with the U.S. Peace Corps, Cornell University, the International Potato Center (CIP), and the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC).