SEED UNIT STAFF PROFILES

Dr Koffi N. Amegbeto (Togo) - Seed Economist (appointed
September 2004)

Responsibilities:
1. Coordinate the economic and technical components of special projects     managed by the Seed Unit;
2. Formulate concept notes and project proposals in seed system economics     and submit for funding;
3. Conduct and coordinate country studies in order to identify options and     performance indicators for increased cost efficiency of seed systems in     CWANA, and monitor the efficiency of the seed sector in different countries     particularly in the areas of privatization and enterprise development;
4. Assist CWANA countries to carry out economic analysis of their seed     systems;
5. Formulate policy guidelines and recommendations for improving efficiency of     the seed sector in CWANA countries;
6. Conduct training courses, workshops and roundtable meetings related to     economics of seed supply systems.

Qualifications:
PhD Agricultural Economics,  University of Illinois – UC (1996), Illinois, USA
MSc Agricultural Economics,  Kansas State University (1990), Kansas, USA
BSc  Agronomy & Agricultural Economics,  Université du Bénin (1986), Lomé,         Togo

Experience:
Sep 2000-Aug 2004 Principal Economist, Yam systems and other root crops, IITA, Nigeria
Oct 1998 – Aug 2000 Programmer Officer, Sustainable Food Security in Central West Africa (SADAOC), Togo
Oct 1996 – July 2000 Lecturer, Université du Bénin, Togo
July 1993 - May 2000 Consultancies for the World Bank, IFAD, UNDP/UNSO

Professional interests:
Research and development interventions in agricultural and environmental economics, agribusiness management, and application of quantitative methods in economics.

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