Our team
The FAO Headquaters team provides strategic coordination, technical oversight, and quality assurance.
In addition, the implementation of the SoilFER programme is supported by a national team of experts in the seven countries.
| Full name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nora Berrahmouni | Deputy Director, Land and Water Division; Lead Technical Officer (LTO) |
| Mahmoud Abdelfattah | Senior Land and Water Officer; SoilFER Project Manager |
| Livia Peiser | Senior Land and Water Officer; Overall Lead (Geospatial) |
| Vanja Maslovarik | Programme Officer |
| Yusuf Yigini | Land and Water Officer; Lead, Soil Data and Information (Soil) |
| Yuxin Tong | Land and Water Officer; Lead, Soil Fertility (Soil) |
| Yi Peng | Land and Water Officer; Lead, Soil Laboratory (Soil) |
| Federica Chiozza | Land and Water Officer (Geospatial) |
| Jippe Hoogeveen | Land and Water Technical Officer (Water) |
| Feras Ziadat | Land and Water Officer (Land) |
| Isabel Luotto | Land and Water Officer; Co-Lead, Soil Data and Information (Soil) |
| Giulia Stanco | Land and Water Officer; Knowledge Management (Comms Hub) |
| James Morgan | Land and Water Officer; Lead Graphic Designer (Comms Hub) |
| Marcos Angelini | International Consultant, Soil Data and Information |
| Arturo Varela Ocon | International Consultant, Soil Data and Information |
| Wanderson Mendes DeSousa | International Consultant, Soil Data and Information |
| Luis Rodriguez Lado | International Consultant, Soil Data and Information |
| Bofei Li | International Consultant, Soil Data and Information |
| Mansonia Politi Moncada | International Consultant, Soil Laboratory |
| Newton Nyapwere | International Consultant, Soil Laboratory |
| Issam Barra | International Consultant, Soil Laboratory |
| Bellington Mudyawabikwa | International Consultant, Soil Laboratory |
| Filippo Sarvia | International Consultant, Crop Mapping |
| Shahla Asgharinia | International Consultant, Crop and Soil Spatial Modelling |
| Rutendo Mukaratirwa | International Consultant, Agro-Ecological Zoning Programming |
| Janet Nabwami | International Consultant, Soil Fertility and SSM (Procurement and Soil Doctors) |
| Vinisa Saynes Santillan | International Consultant, Soil Fertility and SSM (Soil Doctors and National Soil Partnerships) |
| Imane Slimani | International Consultant, Soil Fertility and SSM |
| Antoine Lemaitre | International Consultant, Sustainable Land Management (Land) |
| Felistas Mugariri | International Consultant, Water Crops Nutrition Analyst (WASAG) |
| Madiya Maramova | International Consultant, Operations and Programme Finance |
| Tiziano Federici | Operations and Programme Finance |
| Cristian Morales Opazo | Senior Economist; Lead, ESA |
| Katia Covarrubias | Senior Economist; ESA |
| Rebecca Pietrelli | Economist; ESA Focal Point |
| Ana Paula Dela O Campos | Economist; ESA |
| Katherine Kemp | Economist; ESA |
| Giulio Bologna | Economist; ESA |
| Antonio Scognamiglio | Economist; ESA |
| Amaia Montalban Delamata | Soil Team Intern |