Economist, researcher at INRA and TSE (Toulouse School of Economics)
Research topics: Industrial Organization applied to the Food Processing Industry; Quantitative Methods applied to Agricultural Policy Analysis; Cost effectiveness of policies for better health
I have also interest in the analysis of sustainable food as well as issues related to food policies for better health.
PhD student to Bioindustry at University of Liege Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech.
Dr. Marleni Ramirez, a Peruvian national, became the Regional Director for The Americas Office of Bioversity International in late 2005. Since 1986, her professional experience has included work in various sectors of international development including capacity development and training, small enterprise development and implementation of agriculturally focused projects. She has worked with universities, the private sector, international organizations and the government. Dr. Ramirez was a Science and Diplomacy Fellow at the U.S.
Deputy Director, Agriculture Development Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation He was Director of the Agricultural and Development Economics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, from 2002-2007. Pingali was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences as a Foreign Fellow in May 2007. He was the President of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) from 2003-2006. He was elected Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association in 2006 and of the International Association of Agricultural Economists in 2009.
She has a Doctor of Engineering Sciences and a Master in Agricultural Economics degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Since 2010 she works as Ministerial Advisor at the Ministry of Agriculture. She also is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Agricultural Innovation (FIA) and member of the Board of the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA).
A research for development expert with several years of experience and expertise in the area of natural resource management. A senior level administrator with over 20 years experience in agricultural research management. A professor of animal production and health, a former regional director of the West and Central Africa regional office of the International Development Research Centre, and a former Executive Secretary of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research.
Senior Scientist (Dr. sci agr. of the University Stuttgart-Hohenheim) and lecturer of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) dealing with development cooperation and agricultural extension approaches, project management and evaluation.
Ms Clara A.Ibihya is a founder and Managing Director of Claphijo Enterprise Ltd registered 2002 pioneering in the dehydration of fruits and vegetables,Tanzania is blessed with fruits and vegetables,most of produce find market to the urban areas ,however during peak season prices drops tremendously or don't get market at all,thus resulting in post harvest loses.The abundance of produce made me think how to utilize the opportunity and remembering my child hood observing my mother sun drying vegetables and stored for off season usage,hence the idea hatched.
Kwesi Atta Krah, Deputy Director General of Bioversity International since June, 2005. From 2000 to June, 2005, he was Regional Director for Bioversity in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Bioversity, Dr Atta-Krah was Regional Director for East and Central Africa, with the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Atta-Krah holds a BSc. degree in Crop Science, an MSc in Forest Resources Management and a PhD in Natural Resources Management / Agroforestry.