Susan Robertson is an expert in agricultural economics – including value chains, rural entrepreneurship, and access to agricultural markets.
An expert in the environment and economics by training, Federico Burone oversees IDRC’s research programming in Latin America and the Caribbean. When Burone joined IDRC in 1997, it was as Executive Director of the Environmental Management Secretariat (EMS) for Latin America. His work there focused on finding models of public-private partnerships and institutional and technological innovations to provide basic social services in Latin American cities. In 2001, he was appointed Regional Director of IDRC’s Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Profesor Derecho Agrario
Multimedia Specialist with focus on promotion of agricultural research-for-development activities through social media, videos, website, posters, brochures and science exhibitions.
Robert Asiedu is a Director, Research-for-Development, at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nigeria. He has regional responsibility for West Africa and thematic responsibility for Biotechnology and Crop Improvement. He previously worked as Deputy Director, Program Leader, and Plant Breeder at IITA. Before joining IITA, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico. He obtained a PhD degree in Agricultural Science from the University of Adelaide, Australia.