Bernard HUBERT, Senior scientist at the National Institute for Agricultural Research (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique, INRA) and Professor at the Advanced School for the Social Sciences (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, EHESS), trained as an ecologist (his thesis study concerned functional ecology in Western Africa), but his work has broadened as he has questioned the role of human activities in this setting, seeking to understand the contribution of the social sciences to issues in the life sciences.

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Professional Title: Agronomic Engineer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Postgraduate Studies: Ph.D. (Soil Science) Massey University, New Zealand

Work : Executive Secretary for PROCISUR (www.procisur.org.uy) and Regional Specialist in Technology and Innovation IICA (www.iica.int) Based in Montevideo Uruguay

Maurits van den Berg (1960) is Senior Policy Researcher Agriculture, at PBL the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. He has wide experience in the development and application of novel approaches to assess agronomic, economic and environmental performance of (agricultural) land use systems at scales ranging from sub-field level to global level. He holds an MSc degree in Agricultural Sciences from Wageningen University (1986) and a Doctors degree (≈PhD) from Utrecht University (2000).

I am a PhD scholar doing research on entitled “food security in resource scarce areas and the quest for inclusion of marginal groups in far western region of Nepal”. Major themes of my research include resource scarcity, food security, and institutions. Also, I have been involving in teaching to master’s level student in Kathamndu University. In addition, I am an advisor of Dalits Alliances for Natural Resources (DANAR) Nepal, which is only one advocacy organization on abovementioned themes of the dalit, a very much neglected community of Nepal.

Je suis le Président Directeur Général du l’ONG – FORAMAT2000 , Je suis très content de travaillé avec vous pour un développement durable en Afrique et de ce monde et je veux participé tout les forum , conférence et autres qui sera organisé à votre niveau , et je vous demande une sollicitation de financement de : 94.6 millions de dollars pour le renforcement de notre capacité de stratégique technique de la recherche international et d’appui pour le développement de la jeunesse , et la population des pays Africains et autres de ce monde .

I am an Ethiopian veterinary professional employed as an assistant professor of veterinary medicine at Jigjiga University. I am currently attending my PhD studies in India.

Dr. Dimah Habash has 17 years research experience in physiological and genetic factors defining multigenic complex traits such as nitrogen and water use in wheat. Areas of expertise focus on nitrogen metabolism, senescence and remobilisation of assimilate in response to environmental stress. Studies integrate physiological, genetic, genomic and biochemical approaches.

Ann having an inter-disciplinary training background cutting across biological sciences, environmental science and development policy has requisite capacity and skills to provide stewardship in policies and practice towards translation of agricultural science into use. She is able to analyze and synthesize different agricultural research reports and publications for policy recommendations. Ann has ample experience in networking and advocacy in a multicultural setting involving diverse development and policy actors in the public and private sector.