Head of Global Programme Food Security

Attached researcher in plant breeding and molecular biological

Ben Christopher Mbaura is an Agricultural Economist currently employed by Development Aid from People to People (DAPP) as a Projects Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) Coordinator responsible for providing leadership and technical support on projects design, monitoring and evaluation across DAPP Zimbabwe Programs.

I DO RESEARCH AND ADVISORY SERVICES ON SOIL AND LAND RESOURCES RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INVENTORY, EVALUATION, SOIL FERTILITY AND MANAGEMENT.

Elenita “Neth” Dano is a Programme Manager of the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group) based in Davao City, southern Philippines since July 2009. She is a researcher who has done in-depth analysis and published work on various issues in agriculture, plant genetic resources and climate change in developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia.

Fr. Francis Lucas is the Chair Emeritus of ANGOC and former head of the NGO Association for Agricultural Research in Asia and the Pacific (NAARAP).Together with ANGOC, he has espoused Sustainable Agriculture (SA) in the Asian region even before the first UNCED. He founded ICDAI, a community-based NGO that has assisted farmers to develop their SA farms since the late 1980s.A self-made agri-technican, Fr. Lucas while promoting SA, has partnered or challenged agri institutions and research facilities alike, such as IRRI and PhilRICE, as well as APAARI.

I have considerable experience in both academia and development work. I have a PhD from Cambridge University, UK, in geography and planning and have over 10 years of university teaching. I also have over 10 years in development work at senior levels. Currently, I am in charge of Africa programs (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Mali) for World Neighbors, an international development organization. As an organization we build cpacities of local organizations through the sectors of sustainable agriculture, health, and natural resources management.

I am a veterinarian with wide experience on food security and livelihoods. I have worked for government (>30 yrs), UNFAO (7 yrs), and NGOs (>10 yrs), still working as consultant to government, NGOs and Tufts University. I have a postgraduate degree in PVM and Public Health from Denmark and previously postgraduate studies in Meat Hygiene and Technology and Tropical Animal Diseases from former Yugoslavia.

I'm Mohammed Hussen From Ethiopia i was graduated from Debub University of southern Ethiopia by bachelerof science in animal production in 2006 and and served as animal science Expert as well as head of Livestock production and development office in Sayo Nole district of Oromia region for 5 years and currently i'm Msc student in Animal production at Jimma University which is found in south west of Ethiopia.

I am a full time Assistant Professor, University of The Gambia, School of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences. I teach undergraduate courses in agriculture, soil science, plant nutrition, research methods, and crop improvement, respectively. I carry out research in collaboration with colleagues in The Gambia and outside The Gambia. I counsel students at the university on a daily basis. I am currently contributing to the development of a graduate degree program (MS degree program) at the School; this is going to be the first graduate program of the school.