An Agricultural Development Planning Expert with decades of experiences in the agriculture and development sectors. Presently, worked in the Livestock Policy and Planning Division of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Abuja, Nigeria
He had previously worked with the Lagos Polytechnic, Nigeria in Training and Research working majorly on the improvement of livestock management techniques and development of livestock production systems.

I am an Agricultural Research Officer in the Division of Livestock Research at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry in Namibia, since September 2004. I holds a National Diploma in Agriculture from Ogongo Agricultural College, Namibia (2000); a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, majoring in Animals Science from the University of Namibia (2003); a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Agriculture (2009) and Masters Science degree (Animal Nutrition) (2010) from the University of Free State, RSA.

Ashok Sansthan is an NGO working for the past 28 years in India's one of the most backward area of Uttar Pradesh. Ashok Sansthan is dedicated to reduce rural poverty, increasing food security and improving health and nutrition and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. We are closely working with CGIAR-IRRI on increasing the rice productivity. We are also working with CGIAR-ILRI to start to launch a m-kisan project in India to promote ICT based services in rural India. We are also working with Biovarsity International to promote biodiversity.

Ing, Agr.; PhD in Microbiology; Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Research in Agroecology and Agricultural Microbiology (Biofertilizers); Agroforestry.

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.

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