International Coordinator, Livelihoods and Food Security Programs. Have over 15 years of research and development experience on food and agriculture at national and international level. Produced and managed large numbers of international researches on different aspects of food and agriculture and participated and presented numerous international fora including FAO, UNCTAD, the WTO, World Bank, IMF etc.
Dr. Dashiell had worked in IITA for some years as a Soybean Scientist, went back to the United States and worked as a Lecturer. He is now back in IITA as the Deputy Director General, Partnerships and Capacity Building.
Professor at the Faculty of Agricutlure, University of Jordan, teach graduate and undergraduate courses in plant breeding and plant genetic resources. Conduct research in biodiversity and dryland agriculture management in medicinal plants. I supervise graduate students for their MSc. and PhD degrees. I also organize workshops and training courses at the national and regional levels, I worked with ICARDA for several years as a Regional Coordinator for West Asia Regional Program.
I’m by names Pascal Habumugisha Rwandan bachelor Degree in Environmental Management, July 2009 from Kampala University, Uganda
Professionally, I’m an Agronomist working for Rwanda Farmers Federation - Imbaraga Sub-Sahara African Challenge Program, Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site, Rwanda [Northern Province]
My Specific Duties and Achievements
Partnered with other international institutions, including CIAT, ISAR, NUR, ISAE, and Send a Cow Rwanda, to implement the concept of Integrated Agricultural Research for Development through innovation platforms.
Dean of the University of Kisangani
Dr. Maya Rajasekharan is a Program Officer at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). She works with the Management Team and Program Leaders in the development, coordination and implementation of center research activities. She coordinates ongoing research planning process including planning and preparations for external reviews. Maya has a background in ecology and fisheries. She trained at the Kerala Agricultural University, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) in India. She completed PhD at University College Dublin, Ireland.
Director of REFORCO Project funded by European Union and implemented by CIFOR and University of Kisangani. We aim at developing teaching and research capacity in University of Kisangani and developing partnerships worlwide and connect forestry, agriculture and people.
Dr. Bharat Kulkarni, in his career spanning over a decade, handled various assignments relating to different areas of Agricultural Markets. He has been a consultant to international developmental agencies and has held senior level positions with various organizations like United Nations Development Program and Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. He was a key person behind establishment of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. Presently he is working on establishing a Commodity market Infrastructure, Including Market, Collateral Management systems and grading systems in Malawi