Dr Ramadjita Tabo, a Chadian citizen, is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) based in Accra, Ghana (September 2009 to date). Prior to that he was the Assistant Director of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in West and Central Africa and a cropping systems agronomist based at ICRISAT-Niamey, Niger. Dr Tabo worked at ICRISAT for 23 years in India, Nigeria, Mali and Niger. He obtained his Ph.D in Agronomy and Plant Genetics from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA in 1985.
An independed development consultant, currently working with RUFORUM/PAEPARD to provide support to AIFs, provide technical support to three pilot CARP projets in three Universities; one of the Trainers for AWARD a capacity building program for African women,housed in ICRAF (Former Gender and Diversity), continues to work with NGOs on insitutional strengthening, program design, monitoring and evaluation
I am a livestock economist and I have been working at FAO for 3 years on global economic analysis of climate change and development issues.
A full time doctoral student working on 'Evaluation of mobile services impact on rural areas' specific to Indian rural areas. It is a study under ICT4D and in specific to M4D area. Looking at rural person as a consumer of mobile services the impact outcomes are going to be studied. I am a national trainer for 'Evaluation of Trainings' for government of India.
Remo Gautschi is Deputy Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Department of Foreign Affairs. He finished his studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology with a Master’s Degree of Science in Civil Engineering, followed by a post-graduate diploma on Structural and Spatial Planning. After significant private sector experience, he started working with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation for an assignment at the cooperation office in Kathmandu/Nepal.
Kevoy Community Development Institute (KCDI) Jamaica is a registered NGO with United Nation Special Consultative status 2013 that provides Farm Management and Community Development training to Caribbean small farmers and their communities. Under our new directive; Climate Change and Electronic Waste challenges as it affect the Caribbean Region has been incorporated into KCDI Jamaica objectives.
The Rainwater Association of Somalia is a national non-governmental professional association that brings together with individuals and institutions of diverse professional backgrounds shared with common vision of sustainable livelihoods and socio-economic developments equal to all people in Somalia. It was officially formed on the 16th June 2005 and legally registered with the transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia on 20th July 2005.
Am a Lecturer in the department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.