AGRIMONITOR: AGRICULTURAL POLICY, FOOD SECURITY, AND

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1 AGRIMONITOR: AGRICULTURAL POLICY, FOOD SECURITY, AND CLIMATE CHANGE 1 TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COURSE Pedro MARTEL. Responsible for Week 1 Mr. Martel, a citizen of Honduras, holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University and a BS in Agriculture from the University of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He joined the Inter-American Development Bank in 1998 as a Research Assistant in the Natural Resources and Environment Division serving Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. In 2001 he started working as a project economist for the Southern Cone Region of the Bank in the Natural Resources and Environment Division. From 2005 to 2013, Mr. Martel has worked in the Bank s country offices of Paraguay and Guatemala as an agriculture and rural development specialist, designing and supervising investment projects. In 2013, Mr. Martel was transferred to IDB Headquarters in Washington DC, where he worked as a lead agricultural economist. On March 1, 2016, he was appointed Chief for the Environment, Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management Division.

2 Carmine Paolo DE SALVO. Responsible for Weeks 2 and 3 Paolo, an Italian national, studied at University of Bologna and holds a MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. Paolo is a Rural Development Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, where at the moment he works on policy and investment loans in the agricultural sector in Haiti, Suriname, and Peru. In addition, Paolo leads the AGRIMONITOR initiative, which aims to monitor agricultural public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, using the Producer Support Estimate (PSE) methodology. Before joining the IDB, Paolo worked in the Agriculture and Rural Development Division of the World Bank and as an ODI Fellow Economist at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

3 César FALCONI. Responsible for Week 4 César Falconi, a Peruvian citizen, is the IDB Representative in Suriname. Previously, he worked as Principal Economist in the Environment and Natural Disasters Division. He has been with the Inter- American Development Bank since Previous assignments at the Bank include working as Rural Development Unit Chief, and Principal Project Economist in the Environment and Natural Resources Management Division, Regional Operations Department of Andean countries and the Caribbean. Mr. Falconi has lead projects around Latin America in the areas of agriculture and rural development. Mr. Falconi holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota. His previous work assignments include serving as Chief of the Latin America and East Asia Division of the Investment Center of FAO in Rome, Italy; Principal Officer of the International Service of National Agricultural Research in The Hague, The Netherlands, and an Economist of the Office of the Minister of Economics and Finance in Lima, Peru.

4 Amal-Lee AMIN. Responsible for Week 5 Amal-Lee is Chief of the Climate Change and Sustainability Division at the Inter-American Development Bank. Her return in August 2015 follows a previous two-year role leading on design and implementation of the Climate Investment Funds from Having worked at the heart of the UK Government developing strategy and policy on climate change and sustainable energy between achievements include: design of a new Green Investment Bank; successfully engaging developing countries on the UK s G8 and EU Presidencies; leading EU negotiations under the UNFCCC and; development of high profile partnerships between the UK/EU and developing countries. From Amal-Lee was Associate Director at E3G leading a program on international climate finance within Africa, Asia and Latin America, including launch of a high-level dialogue on China s Green Finance Pathway to International roles included member of the Private Sector Advisor Group to the Green Climate Fund; facilitator of OECD DAC task team on tracking environmental finance and advising the UNFCCC and private sector initiatives on climate finance. Amal-Lee s PhD focused on policies and institutions for increasing private sector investment in renewable energy within developing countries, with case studies of India and South Africa.

5 Timothy E. JOSLING. Responsible for Course Contents Tim Josling is a Professor, Emeritus, at the (former) Food Research Institute at Stanford University; a Senior Fellow by courtesy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; and a faculty member at FSI's Europe Center. His research focuses on agricultural policy and food policy in industrialized nations; international trade in agricultural and food products; and the development of the multilateral trade regime. Before working at Stanford in 1978 Josling taught at the London School of Economics and the University of Reading, England. His academic background includes a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of London (Wye College), a M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Guelph, Canada, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. Josling is a member of the International Policy Council on Food and Agricultural Trade and former Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium. He holds a Visiting Professorship at the University of Kent, in the United Kingdom, and is a past President of the UK Agricultural Economics Association. 1 1 Biography extracted from the Stanford University website.

6 Rachel BOYCE. Moderator for the Forums Rachel Boyce is a Consultant in the Environment, Rural Development and Disaster Risk Management Division of the IDB where she works on Agricultural Policy Research and Analysis and coordinates the AGRIMONITOR Initiative which enables policy makers and policy analysts to track agricultural policies and to assess and measure the composition of the support to agriculture. She previously worked in the Agriculture and Rural Development (LAC) Division of the World Bank where she started her work on Agricultural and Food Security in the region. She got her Master s Degree in International Relations at the University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica), where she focused on Economic Diversification in the Caribbean. She also holds a Law degree from the University of London, where she focused her research on Property and Land Rights and a Bachelor s in International Relations. Barbadian born, Rachel is also a vegetarian which allows her passion for agriculture and rural development to transcend beyond its professional domain.

7 Juan José EGAS- Moderator for the Forums Ecuadorian, holds a master s degree in Rural Development from Ghent University in Belgium. He is the winner of the AGRIMONITOR s contest- first edition in Spanish Thanks to this opportunity he is currently working for the AGRIMONITOR team as a consultant. He has experience working in areas of agricultural market research, agricultural policies, food security, and reducing undernourishment. Javier ESCUDERO MADRUGA- Moderator for the Forums He has worked as an International Trade Specialist in the Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in the United States. Where, he led commercial relations between Spain and the United States, including relations of Spanish companies with development banks located in Washington, D.C., mainly in the sectors of agriculture, environment and climate change. Also, he has worked in the private sector as an International Marketing Policy Consultant. Javier has a master's degree in Business Management, with specialization in International Trade. Javier studied in Spain, the United States, and Denmark. He is passionate about agriculture and the environment, he seeks to contribute to projects related to climate change.

8 2 CONTENT EXPERTS 2.1 INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SPECIALISTS Héctor MALARÍN Representative; Bolivia Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Gilles DAMAIS Chief of Operations; Haiti Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Gerald ALLENG Climate Change Senior Specialist; Climate Change Division. Inter-American Development Bank. Viviana ALVA Rural Development Senior Specialist; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Argentina Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Sergio ARDILA Natural Resources and Economics Principal Specialist; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Inter-American Development Bank. Paolo GIORDANO Principal Integration and Trade Principal Economist; Integration and Trade Sector. Inter-American Development Bank. Steven HOFWIJKS Senior Operations Analyst; Suriname Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Juan de Dios MATTOS Natural Resources Specialist; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Bolivia Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Hilen MEIROVICH Climate Change Lead Specialist; Climate Change Division. Inter-American Development Bank.

9 Sybille NUENNINGHOFF Natural Resources Lead Specialist; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Belize Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Marion LE POMMELLEC Rural Development Senior Specialist; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Nicaragua Country Office. Inter-American Development Bank. Lina SALAZAR Senior Project Economist; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Inter-American Development Bank. Paul TRAPIDO Founder of AGRIMONITOR. Works as an Agricultural Economist at the Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Inter-American Development Bank. Julian ARAMBURU Impact Evaluation Consultant; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Inter-American Development Bank. César LÓPEZ Impact Evaluation Consultant; Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division. Inter-American Development Bank.

10 2.2 EXPERT EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION: Mario LEÓN Vice-minister; Paraguay s Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. Hernán ROMÁN Former Vice-minister; Colombia s Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural. José ALPUCHE Chief Executive Officer; Belize s Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Percy BARRON General Director; Oficina de Planificación y Desarrollo Institucional; SENASA. María Noel ACKERMANN Economist; Oficina de Políticas Agropecuarias (OPYPA), Uruguay s Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Carmen CAHILL Deputy Director; OECD s Trade and Agriculture Directorate. Dalila CERVANTES Agricultural Policy Analyst; OECD s Trade and Agriculture Directorate. Máximo TORERO Director; IFPRI s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division. Signe NELGEN

11 Capacity Development Coordinator; Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Jean BALIÉ Project Manager; Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) OTHER ENTITIES: Rubén ECHEVERRÍA Director General; International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Jesús de los SANTOS Executive Vice President; REDDOM Foundation. William FOSTER Professor; Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Carlos LUDEÑA Agricultural Economist; International Consultant at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

12 3 PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNICAL TEAM Xenia COTÓN Knowledge and Learning Management Specialist, IDB13x Project Lead. Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development. Inter-American Development Bank. Verónica SÁNCHEZ Knowledge and Learning Management Consultant, IDB13x Project Assistant. Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development. Inter-American Development Bank. Ximena ROJAS Knowledge and Learning Management Consultant, Production Assistant. Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development. Inter-American Development Bank. Astrid GARCÍA Knowledge and Learning Management Consultant. Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development. Inter-American Development Bank. Sonia FILIPPIN Knowledge and Learning Management Consultant. Virtual Classroom Technical Assistant. Inter-American Development Bank. Gines CASANOVA Knowledge and Learning Management Consultant. Virtual Classroom Technical Assistant. Inter- American Development Bank.