Expert staff banner

Asia and the Pacific Region

Contentverzamelaar

Abdelkarim Sma

Lead Regional Economist

Rome, Italy
Ambrosio Barros

Head of MCO and Country Director

Hanoi, Vietnam
Arnoud Hameleers

Country Director

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Candra Samekto

Country Director

Suva, Fiji
Fernanda Thomaz Da Rocha

Country Director

Frew Behabtu

Country Director

Hanoi, Viet Nam
Hani Abdelkader Elsadani

Head of MCO and Country Director

Jakarta, Indonesia
Jerry E. Pacturan

Country Director

Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Kaushik Barua

Lead Portfolio Advisor

Bangkok, Thailand
Nii Quaye-Kumah

Head of MCO and Country Director

Beijing, China
Reehana Rifat Raza

Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific Division

Rome, Italy
Roshan Cooke

Country Director

Delhi, India
Sangho Park

Special Programme Officer

Rome, Italy
Sherina Tabassum

Country Director

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ulac Demirag

Head of MCO and Country Director

New Delhi, India
Umit Mansiz

Country Director, Asia and the Pacific Division

Climate and Environment

Contentverzamelaar

Jahan-Zeb Chowdhury

Lead Technical Specialist - Environment & Climate Cluster Coordinator

Rome, Italy
Janie Rioux

Senior Climate Finance Specialist, GEF coordinator

Rome, Italy
Marie-Aude Even

Senior Technical Specialist, Biodiversity

New Delhi, India
Paxina Chileshe

Regional Climate and Environment Specialist

Nairobi, Kenya
Pierre Yves Guedez

Senior Technical Specialist, GCF focal point

Rome, Italy

Crops

Contentverzamelaar

Putso Nyathi

Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Agronomy

Nairobi, Kenya
Robert Delve

Lead Global Technical Advisor

Rome, Italy

East and Southern Africa Region

Contentverzamelaar

Bernadette Mukonyora

Country Director

Lilongwe, Malawi
Boleslaw Stawicki

Country Director

Nairobi, Kenya
Caroline Mwongera

Country Director, East and Southern Africa Division

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Custodio Mucavel

Country Director

Luanda, Angola
Dagmawi Habte-Selassie

Country Director

Kigali, Rwanda
Francesco Rispoli

Country Director

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joseph Rostand Olinga Biwole

Acting Country Director

Nairobi, Kenya
Mariatu Kamara

Country Director

Nairobi, Kenya
Mohamed El-Ghazaly

Country Director

Kampala, Uganda
Sara Mbago-Bhunu

Director, East and Southern Africa Division

Nairobi, Kenya

Farmer Organizations

Contentverzamelaar

Antonella Cianciotta

Technical Specialist (Global), Farmers' Organizations in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (FO4ACP)

Rome, Italy
Marco Camagni

Lead Global Technical Specialist (Global), Rural Institutions

Rome, Italy
Marie Edward Mikhail

Country Technical Analyst (Near East, North Africa and Europe)

Cairo, Egypt

Fisheries

Contentverzamelaar

Richard Abila

Senior Global Technical Specialist, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Rome, Italy

Gender

Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization

Contentverzamelaar

Ama Brandford-Arthur

Senior Partnership Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation

Rome, Italy
Federica Cerulli Irelli

Chief Partnership Officer, Members Engagement

Rome, Italy
Gabriel Laizer

Congressional and Civil Society Outreach Partnership Officer

Washington, DC, United States
Gene Moses

Senior Partnership Officer, Private Sector and Foundations

Washington DC, United States
Guggi Laryea

Senior Partnership Officer, EU and Supplementary Resources

Joanna Veltri

Chief Partnership Officer and Head Americas and Multilateral Relations, Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division

Washington DC, United States
Julio Worman

Programme Analyst – SSTC & KM, Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Division

Brasilia, Brazil
Maurizio Navarra

Senior Partnership Officer, Secretariat Coordinator, Global Donor Platform For Rural Development

Rome, Italy
Max von Bonsdorff

Chief Partnership Officer, Global Engagement, Partnership And Resource Mobilization

Rome, Italy
Ron Thomas Hartman

Director, Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Rome, Italy
Suliman Alsawi

Senior/Lead Partnership Officer, Arab and the Gulf

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tuleen Alkhoffash

Senior Partnership Officer, PSFP

Rome, Italy
Wei Wang

Chief Partnership Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation and Global Engagement, Special Adviser to the President

Rome, Italy

Indigenous Peoples

Contentverzamelaar

Ilaria Firmian

Lead Technical Specialist - Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Issues

Rome, Italy
Karla Pita Vidal

Consultant (Indigenous Peoples)

Rome, Italy
Lorenzo Del Castillo

Consultant - Indigenous Peoples, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division, IFAD

Margherita Loddoni

Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division, IFAD

Innovation

Contentverzamelaar

Gladys H. Morales

Senior Officer, Global Head of Innovation

Rome, Italy

Institutions and Organizations

Contentverzamelaar

Elizabeth Ssendiwala

Senior Regional Technical Specialist (Asia and the Pacific), Rural Institutions

New Delhi, India
Fanny Grandval

Senior Regional Technical Specialist (West and Central Africa), Rural Institutions

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Luiz Claudio Marques Campos

Senior Regional Technical Specialist (Latin America and the Caribbean), Rural Institutions

Lima, Peru
Marie Edward Mikhail

Country Technical Analyst (Near East, North Africa and Europe)

Cairo, Egypt
Sauli Hurri

Lead Global Technical Specialist (East and Southern Africa), Rural Institutions

Nairobi, Kenya
Zainab Semgalawe

Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Institutions

Rome, Italy

Land

Contentverzamelaar

Rikke Grand Olivera

Lead Global Technical Specialist, Land Tenure & Natural Resources Management

Rome, Italy

Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Contentverzamelaar

Anni Mandelin

Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Lima, Peru
Cintia Tatiana Guzmán

Programme Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean Division

Brasilia, Brazil
Claus Reiner

Country Director & Head, South-South and Triangular Cooperation and Knowledge Centre

Brasilia, Brazil
Daniel Anavitarte

Country Director a.i. and Regional Specialist, Latin America and the Caribbean Division
Dario Rimedio

Senior Regional Finance Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean Division

Panama City, Panama
Enrique Hennings

Country Director

Panama City, Panama
Juan Diego Ruiz Cumplido

Andean and Southern Cone Hub Head

Panama City, Panama
Maija Peltola

Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Panama City, Panama
Oliver Page

Regional Climate Change and Environmental Specialist

Panama City, Panama
Paolo Silveri

Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Division
Rene Castro

Country Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Division

Panama City, Panama
Rossana Polastri

Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Division

Rome, Italy

Near East and North Africa Region

Contentverzamelaar

Alessandra Garbero

Lead Regional Economist

Rome, Italy
Azaiez Nazih

Senior Regional Procurement Officer, Near East, North Africa and Europe

Rome, Italy
Dina Saleh

Regional Director, Near East, North Africa and Europe

Rome, Italy
Gianluca Capaldo

Senior Portfolio Advisor

Rome, Italy
Laura Mattioli

Country Director

Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Liam Chicca

Head MCO, Country Director

Istanbul, Türkiye
Mohamed Abdelgadir

Head MCO, Country Director

Cairo, Egypt
Naoufel Telahigue

Head MCO, Country Director

Rome, Italy
Philippe Remy

Country Director

Rome, Italy
Rasha Yousef Omar

Country Director

Khartoum, Sudan
Roberto Longo

Country Director

Istanbul, Türkiye
Samir Bejaoui

Country Director

Istanbul, Türkiye
Tawfiq El-Zabri

Country Director

Cairo, Egypt
Vrej Hanna Jijyan

Country Director

Cairo, Egypt

Livestock and rangeland

Contentverzamelaar

Anne Mottet

Lead Technical Specialist (Livestock), Sustainable Production, Markets and Institutions Division

Rome, Italy
Charles Odhong'

Country Technical Analyst

Nairobi, Kenya

Market Access

Contentverzamelaar

James Marc de Sousa-Shields

Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

Cairo, Egypt
Lorna Grace

Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

New Delhi, India
Nadhem Mtimet

Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

Cairo, Egypt
Sauli Hurri

Lead Global Technical Specialist (East and Southern Africa), Rural Institutions

Nairobi, Kenya

Nutrition

Contentverzamelaar

Antonella Cordone

Senior Technical Specialist, Nutrition

Rome, Italy

Research and Impact Assessment

Contentverzamelaar

Amine Belhamissi

Technical Specialist, Agricultural Research for Development Unit

Rome, Italy
Bidisha Barooah

Lead Technical Specialist

Rome, Italy
Nelida Sara Maria Alé

Senior Technical Specialist, Agricultural Research for Development

Rome, Italy
Romina Cavatassi

Lead Economist

Rome, Italy
Sara Savastano

Director, Research and Impact Assessment Division

Roma, Italy
Tisorn Songsermsawas

Economist

Rome, Italy
Vibhuti Mendiratta

Senior Economist

Rome, Italy

Rural Finance

Contentverzamelaar

James Marc de Sousa-Shields

Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

Cairo, Egypt
Jonathan Agwe

Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

Rome, Italy
Lorna Grace

Lead Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

New Delhi, India
Mauro Martini

Senior Technical Specialist - Remittances, Migration and Development

Rome, Italy
Nadhem Mtimet

Senior Regional Technical Specialist, Rural Finance, Markets and Value Chains

Cairo, Egypt
Pedro de Vasconcelos

Lead Technical Specialist and Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) Manager

Rome, Italy
Sauli Hurri

Lead Global Technical Specialist (East and Southern Africa), Rural Institutions

Nairobi, Kenya

Water

Contentverzamelaar

Audrey Nepveu

Technical Specialist, Water and Rural Infrastructure

Rome, Italy

West and Central Africa Region

Contentverzamelaar

Ann Turinayo

Country Director, West and Central Africa Division

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Athur Mabiso

Lead Regional Economist

Rome, Italy
Bernard Mwinyel Hien

Regional Director, West and Central Africa Division

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Carine Toure Yemitia

Senior Procurement Officer, West and Central Africa

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Dede Ekoue

Country Director

Abuja, Nigeria
Emime Ndihokubwayo

Country Director

Yaoundé, Cameroon
Eric Rwabidadi

Country Director
Fanny Grandval

Senior Regional Technical Specialist (West and Central Africa), Rural Institutions

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Fumilayo Hermann Messan

Country Director

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Haoua Sienta

Country Director

Dakar, Senegal
Jean Pascal Kabore

Country Director, West and Central Africa

Accra, Ghana
Koutera Bataka

Country Director, West and Central Africa Division

Yaoundé, Cameroon
Lakshmi Moola

Country Director

Nairobi, Kenya
Marcelin Norvilus

Country Director

Senegal, Dakar
Matteo Marchisio

Head of Hub and Country Director, West and Central Africa

Dakar, Senegal
Norman Messer

Country Director, West and Central Africa

Dakar, Senegal
Pascaline Barankeba

Country Director, West and Central Africa Division

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Rachel Harifetra Senn

Country Director

Antanarivo, Madagascar
Radu Damianov

Senior Regional Financial Officer

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Tarek Ahmed

Senior Portfolio Adviser

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Youth

Contentverzamelaar

Hisham Zehni

Lead Technical Specialist (Youth) and Social Inclusion Cluster Coordinator, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division

Rome, Italy