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Tahirou Abdoulaye
Senior Agricultural Economist
Director of IITA Sahel hub
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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Adegbola Adesogan
Professor of Animal Nutrition
Director of the Food Systems Institute
University of Florida
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Oluyemi Adunoye
Project Coordinator
Youth Employment in Agribusiness and Sustainable Agriculture
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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Dieudonné Baributsa
Associate Professor
Department of Entomology
Director
PICS Program
Purdue University
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Beth Bechdol
Senior Deputy Director-General
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Sisay Sinamo Boltena
Senior Program Manager
Seqota Declaration Federal Program Delivery Unit
Ministry of Health-Ethiopia
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Brendan Brown
Agricultural Innovation Scientist
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT Nepal)
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Michael Carter
Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of California - Davis
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Paulo Carvalho
Discipline Leader in Grazing Ecology Research Group
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
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Stewart Collis
Senior Program Officer
Digital Agriculture Solutions
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Faith Critzer
Associate Professor & Produce Safety Extension Specialist
Washington State University
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Ram Datt
Associate Professor
School of Agribusiness and Rural Management
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar, India
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Ismahane Elouafi
Chief Scientist
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Dennis Garrity
Systems Agronomist and Drylands Ambassador
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
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Peter Hirst
Assistant Director
International Programs in Agriculture
Professor
Department of Horticulture
Purdue University
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Klein Ileleji
Professor and Extension Engineer
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Purdue University
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Tamara Jackson
Visiting Research Fellow
University of Adelaide
ACIAR SDIP Program Manager
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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M.L. Jat
Principal Scientists Sustainable Intensification
International Maize and Wheat Research Center (CIMMYT)
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Jane Kamau
Commercialization and Agribusiness Manager for Aflasafe
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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Emma Karki
Senior Research Officer
, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT Nepal)
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Ermias Kebreab
Associate Dean for Global Engagement
Director of World Food Center
Sesnon Endowed Chair in Sustainable Agriculture
University of California-Davis
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Steve Kemp
Program Leader for Livestock Genetics
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Susan Lamont
C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Science
Iowa State University
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Chikelu Mba
Team Leader Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Susan McCouch
Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Director of the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture
Cornell University
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Dharmendra Mishra
Assistant Professor & Process Authority
Department of Food Science
Purdue University
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Beth Mitcham
Extension Specialist and Postharvest Pomologist
Department of Plant Sciences
University of California-Davis
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Aline Mugisho
Executive Manager
Innovative Youth in Agriculture
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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Laurence Mukamana
Deputy Chief of Party & Senior Agronomis
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity
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Lilian Ndungu
Thematic Lead – Agriculture & Food Security
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)
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Etienne Niyigaba
Agriculture Extension Advisor
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity
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Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd.
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Brietta Oaks
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences
University of Rhode Island
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Haley Oliver
Professor
Department of Food Science
Director
USAID Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab
Purdue University
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Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
Professor of Agricultural Economics
Director
USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Process and Post-harvest Handling
Purdue University
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Pamela Ronald
Distinguished Professor
Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center
University of California-Davis
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Hale Ann Tufan
Professor and Associate Director FtF Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement
Cornell University
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Mitch Tuinstra
Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research
Department of Agronomy
Purdue University
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Christian Witt
Senior Program Officer
Agriculture Development
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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