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Kenya Kenya
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Agricultural Economist/Principal Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Education
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I am a principal scientist/agricultural economist with CIMMYT in Kenya. I have an M.Sc. in tropical agriculture from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. My research activities include the economic analysis and participatory evaluation of new technologies (stress resistant maize varieties, nutritionally enhanced maize varieties, crop management techniques, …) and analysis of policies and institutions relevant to these technologies (such as seed systems, credit and extension, and biotechnology policies).
Previous, I was coordinator of the biological control project at IITA, in Benin, conducting economic analysis...
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agriculture
maize
africa
economic analysis
pest control
striga
food
propensity score matching
storage cost
loss abatement
storage duration
food security
metal silo technology
east africa
biofortification
adoption
improved varieties
agricultural extension
gm
biotechnology
consumer
contingent valuation
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Kenya Kenya
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Agricultural Economist/Principal Scientist, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Education
Acerca de
I am a principal scientist/agricultural economist with CIMMYT in Kenya. I have an M.Sc. in tropical agriculture from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Wisconsin, U.S.A. My research activities include the economic analysis and participatory evaluation of new technologies (stress resistant maize varieties, nutritionally enhanced maize varieties, crop management techniques, …) and analysis of policies and institutions relevant to these technologies (such as seed systems, credit and extension, and biotechnology policies).
Previous, I was coordinator of the biological control project at IITA, in Benin, conducting economic analysis...
Etiquetas
agriculture
maize
africa
economic analysis
pest control
striga
food
propensity score matching
storage cost
loss abatement
storage duration
food security
metal silo technology
east africa
biofortification
adoption
improved varieties
agricultural extension
gm
biotechnology
consumer
contingent valuation
Ver más