Core Services

Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division

AGSD - Office of the Director

Agricultural engineer, agricultural mechanization, agricultural process engineering, agricultural research management

Geoffrey C. Mrema (Director)

Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service (AGSF)

Agribusiness, agricultural value chains, enterprise development, farm management, small farmer livelihoods

Doyle Baker (Chief)

Agricultural Management

Farm business management; farm management data and information; business management services; rural livelihoods and enterprise development

David Kahan (Senior Officer)

Agribusiness management; agro industrial project preparation and evaluation; agri food chain development; contract farming

Carlos Arthur B. da Silva

Agribusiness development and management, linking farmers to agro processors

Alexandra Rottger

Agribusiness management; linking farmers to markets; certification and food quality management

Pilar Santacoloma

Agricultural Marketing

Agricultural marketing: marketing extension, small farmer marketing strategies, wholesale market development, horticultural marketing and marketing infrastructure planning

Edward Seidler (Senior Officer)

Agricultural and horticultural marketing and marketing extension; market information; linking farmers to markets; contract farming

Andrew W. Shepherd

Urban food marketing, market information

Olivio Argenti

Agricultural marketing; agro-industrial clusters; linking farmers to markets; market research; trader finance

Eva Gálvez

Rural Finance

Rural finance, microfinance, capital market funds for micro and rural finance, agri-business, farm enterprise, farmer associations, capacity building in rural finance, rural cooperatives

Calvin Miller (Senior Officer)

Rural and agricultural finance; financial products and services, agricultural insurance; inventory credit

Ake Olofsson

Rural microfinance training; providing financial advice to farmers; agricultural lending procedures; community fund management

Jennifer Heney

Rural finance, financial sector linkages, agribusiness finance, access to financial services

Maria Pagura

Decentralized Officers

Agribusiness and Infrastructure Officer

David K. Hitchcock

Marketing and Rural Finance. Microbanker software programme for rural financial institutions

Ralph Houtman

Agribusiness and Infrastructure Officer
Agribusiness; rural enterprise development; farm data and information

Stjepan Tanic

Agribusiness and Infrastructure Officer

Guilherme Schuetz

Agribusiness and Infrastructure Officer

Heiko Bammann

Farming Systems Development Officer

Susan Minae

Agricultural and Food Engineering Technologies Services (AGST)

Rural infrastructure, agro-industrial development, and management of innovation

Gavin Wall (Chief)

Agricultural Mechanization

Policy and technical advice on agricultural engineering, mechanization and labour saving technologies with farmer empowerment (PTD); private sector - driven input supply chains

Josef Kienzle

Agricultural engineering, farm machinery, agro-processing and heavy duty equipment, soil- engaging implements

Goolam Oodally

Food and Agricultural Industries

Agro-industrial development programmes; agrifood processing engineering and technology; food quality and safety systems; agro-industrial systems competitiveness; food storage and handling chains; food packaging; food and nutrition programmes; bioenergy production.

Roberto Cuevas (Senior Officer)

Agro-processing; bio-energy engineering; quality assurance; value chains, traceability

Divine Njie

Seri culture; Apiculture; Beneficial insects

Kee Wok Sohn

Small-scale rural agro-industries; agribusiness management; food certification; business partnerships; promotion of innovation

Florence Tartanac

Post-Harvest Management

Storage of agricultural products, processing of cereals, post-harvest operations and management

François Mazaud (Senior Officer)

Horticultural Chain Management; Minimal Processing; Coconut water processing; Traditional Food Fermentations

Rosa Rolle

Fresh crop handling, storage and processing, fruit and vegetables, roots and tubers, grain and cereals, milk processing

Danilo Mejía

Post harvest needs assessment, handling and storing of agricultural produce, root and tuber processing, ethical trade

Stephanie Gallat

Decentralized Officers

Regional Officer (Agro-Industries and Technology)

Mohamed El Tamzini

Regional Agro-Industries Officer
Food and Agro-industry development; post-harvest management; supply chain management; village level food processing

Alastair Hicks

Agro-industries; commodity value chains; quality management systems; agro-processing; post-harvest technology

Robert Van Otterdijk

To contact officers please e-mail AGS-registry@fao.org

In the e-mail Subject title please write the Surname and Name of the officer you would like to contact.

 

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