I did my Ph.D. in Forestry (Specialization in Remote Sensing & GIS from Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh), M.Sc. Forestry (specialization in Agroforestry from IGAU, Raipur, CG), Indian Council of Agricultural Research-NET. Specific area of interests includes Remote Sensing & GIS, Natural Resource Management and Tribal Development. I selected 'Young Scientist' by TWAS for BIOVISION.NXT 2012 Fellows, EGYPT.

I work with the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a Research & Development Coordinator for Southern Regional Centre (NARI SRC). In terms of professional qualification and experience, I have been working with NARI since 2001, as agriculture economist, now at senior level. I have beein contributing to NARI's research planning also. I have a masters degree in Natural Resource Economics with concentration on agriculture economics, and a bachelor's degree in economics.

I am a young dynamic and enterprising African tree by nomenclature Chukwueke, Obinna Benjamin, who was described as a seed thirty-one years ago.This seed was cautiously sown in the most beautiful location of the Western part of Africa: NIGERIA. Yet nature didn’t just take me to Nigeria, but to the most industrious and productive part of the Eastern ‘HAERTLAND’ (Imo State). On the wings of surprises, it took me through the most populous local government area of OWERRI-NORTH and down to a town called NAZE in a hamlet known as EZEAKIRI.

I am a Research Officer (Entomologist) working for the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI). I have a Masters Degree in Crop Protection. i love research

I'm an Economist with a Master degree in Agricultural Economics, and a Doctoral degree in Economics at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I graduated from the University of Jordan in 1975 and completed MS from Washington State University in 1985 and PhD from the University of Arizona in 1989.

Nawsheen Hosenally holds a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture with specialization in Agricultural Extension from the University of Mauritius. She has been involved in Agricultural activities for the past 3 years, as a student, trainee and professional in the sector. She is presently on a remote internship with YPARD (Web4Knowledge) and also working on as consultant and facilitator for some Agriculture and Youth projects. She is a social media enthusiast and enjoys blogging, sharing information and participating in discussions on agriculture-related issues.

Dahunsi Olatunde Samuel was born over three decades ago; he had his elementary education in Nigeria before proceeding to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria where he bagged a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Environmental Biology. In other to further his academic horizon, he also had a Master of Science (M.Sc) in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology from Covenant University, Nigeria. Dahunsi Olatunde Samuel also has other academic qualifications including a Post-Graduate Diploma In Education, a Proficiency certificate in Management among others.

Narcisse Mbunzama is a founder of INFOGROUP INTERNATIONAL, a global farmer's NGO that aims to promote collaboration, exchange and skills development among farmers and to contribute to sustainable agriculture around the world.