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Md. Zakaria Hasan

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Md. Zakaria Hasan is a field office coordinator with CIMMYT’s Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) program in Bangladesh. He coordinates all the CIMMYT activities in the Faridpur region.

Hasan completed his undergraduate and masters degrees in Agricultural Science from Bangladesh Agricultural University. He started his career as a research associate in soil science at the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), then joined the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as a researcher in agronomy.

Joining CIMMYT in 2012, Hasan’s main expertise is in agronomy, mechanized crop production, adaptive research, public and private sector engagement, and management of field activities.

Sylvanus Odjo

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Sylvanus Odjo is a postharvest specialist working on the development and implementation of postharvest practices for cereals and other grains to achieve food security in rural communities in the developing world. He coordinates a network of research platforms for postharvest research with collaborators in Mexico, Central America and Africa to address research gaps and inform recommendations to farmers, private sector, governments, national agricultural research institutions and non-governmental organization.

Odjo holds a master’s degree in Food Science and Nutrition and a PhD in Agronomic Sciences and Biological Engineering. His PhD project focused on the effect of the drying process on maize grain quality.

Pieter Rutsaert

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Pieter Rutsaert is a markets and value chain specialist with CIMMYT, based in Kenya. His work focuses on the demand side of formal seed systems development in Eastern Africa with special focus on the role of agro-dealers, farmer drivers for varietal turnover and collecting market intelligence data for breeding priorities.

He obtained his MSc in Tropical Natural Resources Management from KULeuven and a PhD from Ghent University in Belgium. Before joining CIMMYT, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at IRRI in the Philippines and as research director for Haystack International, a market research consultancy firm in Belgium.