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Project Staff
ROA Central Team
Fabrizio Bresciani
Position Economist/ESAC
Contact e-mail: fabrizio.bresciani@fao.org
tel: +39 06 570 53063
Duties
Economic analysis of the link between agricultural growth,
poverty reduction and food security. Development of empirical
models to analyze the implications of policy reform for agricultural
growth and rural development.
Languages
Italian, English, Spanish
Academic training
PhD. Economics of Agricultural Resources, University of Maryland,
Maryland, United States, M.A. Economics pf Agricultural Resources,
University of Maryland, Maryland, United States
Background
Consultant for the World Bank on various research projects
related to Agriculture. Contributions to studies on
agricultural reform, the reform of agricultural insurance,
liberalization of agricultural exchange and cereal market
policies in Mexico. Other research work focused on the
1997 rural sector crisis in Thailand, and on insurance mechanisms
for improving the commercialization of agricultural products.
Research Interests
Agricultural and rural development; agricultural policy analysis;
applied welfare economics; and applied econometrics.
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André Croppenstedt
Position Economist/ESAC
Contact e-mail: andre.croppenstedt@fao.org
tel: +39 06 570 53846
Duties
Member of the Roles of Agriculture team preparing the "Poverty and Food Security: Linking
Agriculture Policies to Poverty and Food Security" study.
Other duties include helping prepare the "The State of
Food and Agriculture" (SOFA) annual report.
Other interests
Food security, nutritional status and productivity, technical
efficiency, technology adoption, Ghana, Egypt and Ethiopia.
Languages
English, German
Academic training
Ph.D. Economics, Essex University, Colchester, England,
M.A. Development Economics, Essex University,
B.A. Economics and History, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New
York, USA.
Background
1999-present, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization.
1998-1999 Research Officer, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.
1994-1998 Research Officer/Lecturer, The Centre for the Study
of African Economies, Oxford University/Department of Economics,
Addis Ababa University.
1991-1994 Tutorial Fellow, Department of Economics, Warwick
University.
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Marco Mariani
Position: Administrative Clerk
Contact email: marco.mariani@fao.org
Duties
Assist ROA secreteriat, administrative logistics, financial
procedures and correspondence,
organization of Conferences and Missions
OTC Computer support for ROA Project and ESA Division
Other interests
Just completed external training MS2152 on Office 2000 Professional
Languages
English, Italian, basic French and Spanish
Academic Training
Bsc in Economics at City University of London
Currently completing the third year in Rome
Background
1 year in FAO Procurement division / Creation and processing
of orders and creation and maintenance of FAOVendor Database
Financial Analyst for European Economics and Financial Centre,
London
Responsible for marketing for Leucosia Trading Limited, London
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Muriel Pougheon
Position Administrative Assistant/ESAC
Contact e-mail: muriel.pougheon@fao.org
tel: +39 06 570 52103
Duties
Manages the ROA secretariat and responsible for project administration
including budget, financial procedures, and correspondence.
Languages
French, English, Spanish, Italian
Academic training
B.A. English, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Takumi Sakuyama
Position: Economist/ESAC
Contact: e-mail: takumi.sakuyama@fao.org
tel: +39 06 570 54539
Duties
Member of the central team for The Roles of Agriculture Project
and responsible for developing policy guidance on incentive
measures for environmental services in developing countries
Other interests
Agricultural trade policies and multilateral trade negotiations
on agriculture; measurement of agricultural support and protection
in developed countries.
Languages
English, French, Japanese
Academic training
M.A. in Development Economics, University of Sussex, Brighton,
UK; M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics (with distinction), Wye
College, University of London, Ashford, UK
Background
Prior to his secondment to the FAO in 2004, Mr. Sakuyama has
had sixteen years working experience in the Japanese Government.
Since he joined Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries in 1988, he served various posts in the Ministry
with extensive international experience. Mr. Sakuyama worked
with the OECD for five years as a member of the national delegation
and as agricultural attaché for the Permanent Delegation
of Japan to the OECD in Paris. He also participated in the WTO
Doha-Round trade negotiations on agriculture as a core member
of the Ministry's negotiating team for two years.
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