| Name | Papa Seck |  |
| Surname | Seck | |
| First Names | Papa Abdoulaye | |
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| Title | Dr | |
| Country of Birth | Senegal |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2008 | Africa Rice Center | Director General | |
| 2005 | 2007 | Institut Senegalais de Recherches Agricoles | Director General, ISRA |
| 2003 | 2005 | Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa | Chair |
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| Notes | Brief Biography of Papa Abdoulaye SECK Dr Seck has strong connections with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), having been a member of its Executive Committee. Until recently, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of WARDA. Dr Seck is a member of Executive Committee of the West and Central African Council for Research and Development (WECARD/CORAF) and of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR). He earned his PhD in policy and analysis relating to agricultural economics from the Université de Dijon in 1989. In 2005, he was conferred with the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Lion by the Government of Senegal for his services to the country. Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck has wide-ranging experience in agricultural R&D planning, implementation, evaluation and management and is particularly noted for his in-depth knowledge of the needs and aspirations of the national agricultural R&D systems in sub-Saharan Africa. [ Retrieved on 28 MAR 2008 - www.warda.org/warda/directorgeneral.asp ] |
| Record last updated on 28 MAR 2008 |