Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. He brought AGRA more than 30 years of experience in management, policy development, and investment in rural development and agriculture in developing countries. Previously, he was the Assistant Director-General and Head of Technical Cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome. He has served in various senior capacities at the UN, worked with the Institute of Development Research in Ethiopia and the World Bank in Washington, DC. He has a PhD in International Economics and Development from Cornell University, Ithaca, USA.
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