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Rural Sociologist with extensive experience in extension and gender in agricultural and rural development; more then 15 years experience engaging these issues through research, teaching and outreach in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries.

Tom Arnold was appointed CEO of Concern Worldwide in 2001. He was previously Assistant Secretary General and Chief Economist in the Department of Agriculture and Food in Ireland. He worked for the European Commission for 10 years. Mr Arnold was elected in 2010 to the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) charged with leading the reform of the international agriculture research system. He is a member of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) advisory Board.

I am a Doctorate PhD student In Nutrition and Food Sciences; I am very interested in focusing my research career on Nutrition and food security. since this important area of research is not well developed in Cameroon. Even though our country is facing much difficulty to nourish well the large poor population and the condition are by worsen climatic changing. I there need to be well equipped to provide our population and government with scientific data which will help manage the situation.

Henri Carsalade is Chair of ICARDA Board of Trustees. He was President of Agropolis International in Montpellier, France, from 2006 to 2009, and is currently the Chair of the Governing Board of Agropolis Foundation. An expert in the administration and management of development and research, international relations, agreements and fund raising, Mr Henri Carsalade is retired from the French administration where he was a member of the General Council for Agriculture, advising the Minister of Agriculture of France.

- Since 2009 Lecturer at the Lebanese University - 1996-2009 Head of the Department of Plant Biotechnology at Agricultural Research Institute. - Since 2005 Lebanese Representative at FAO Commission of Genetic Resources, Rome - 2005-2009 Lebanese Focal Point of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources. - 2011 Expert in the Roster of Experts of the Benefit Sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture / FAO Rome. - Preparation of Country Reports on Agricultural Biotechnologies for FAO, ICARDA, AOAD.

Cargos Actuales: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Profesional Asociado. Asesor en organización e innovación institucional – Programa Cooperativo para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Agropecuario y Agroindustrial del Cono Sur (PROCISUR). Referente Regional de la Plataforma Regional Innovaciones Institucionales para el Desarrollo (PRINIDES) – MINCyT/BIRF. Director del Proyecto “Estudios del Sector Agroindustrial Argentino”.

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