CTA Staff

PhD in Tropical Agriculture (1990) from the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (Universidade Técnica de Lisboa), Portugal

• Associate Professor (Sustainable Development of African Rural Communities, Tropical Agriculture Production and Systems Tropical Agriculture) at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) since 1981
• Former member of the Steering Committee of the European Forum for Agricultural Research (EFARD) (1999-2001)
• Former president of the Portuguese Agency for Development (IPAD) (2005-2012)
• National Expert for the 5th Framework Program for Development Assistance of the EU

PhD from the University of Guelph’s School of Engineering, Canada, Honorary Doctorate degree (2010) from the University of New Brunswick MSc and BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.

Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of the Institute of Agricultural Engineers (FIAgrE) of the UK, Fellow of the Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago (FAPETT) and Fellow of the Canadian Society for Bioengineering

• President of the University of Belize since 2017
• Board of Advisors, Confucius Institute, Hanban, Beijing, China
• Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal of The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad (2008-2016)

PhD in Animal Breeding and Genetics (1985) from Cornell University, USA

• Visiting Professor, University of Abuja (2016-present)
• Pioneer Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (2006-2016)
• Director, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Nigeria (2003-2006)
• Programme Leader (Poultry), National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI/ABU), Shika-Zaria (1991-1997)
• Research Officer, NAPRI/ABU (1978-2003)
• Promoted Professor of Animal Science, NAPRI/ABU (1995)
• Liaison officer, Centre for Agricultural Biosciences International (CABI), (2008- 2016)
• Member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] ExCo & Fund/System Council representing Sub-Saharan Africa, 2008-2009 & 2010-2016 respectively
• Chairman, Governing Board of the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF /WECARD), (2010-2012)
• Member of the Governing Board of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), (2010- 2012)
• Member of the Expert Panel on the development of Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa (2013)
• Member, Board of Trustees, WorldFish Center (2017-2020)
• Received Presidential National Honours Award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2011 and the CORAF/WECARD Award of Honour for invaluable contribution to Agricultural Research and Development in West and Central Africa in 2012.

PhD in Economics (2003) from Lund University, Sweden

• Director of the AgriFood Economics Centre, Lund University, Sweden since 2009
• Researcher at the Swedish Institute for Food and Agriculture Economics (2001-2008)
• Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Lund University (2002-2003)

PhD in Information Technology (2006) from the University of Bradford, USA MSc in Agricultural International Trade (1996) from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA

• Permanent Secretary of Tanzanian Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
• Deputy vice-chancellor, Mzumbe University, Tanzania (2007- present)
• Researcher and trainer at Mzumbe University (1992 – present)
• Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Economist Society of Tanzania

MSc in Horticulture & Crop protection (1988) from Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands

• Senior lecturer (Future Food Systems) at HAS University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, since 2006
• Expert/Consultant for the FAO (1995-2008)