AgEcon Alumni

AgEcon-Alumni

Henry Lubinda 
Zambia

Graduate of 2009
Employer: United Nations 
Economic Commission for 
Africa, Sub Regional 
Office for Southern Africa 
Lusaka, Zambia 
Position: Programme Officer 
Contact: HLubinda(at)
uneca.org

Dr. Tesfamicheal Wossen
Ethiopia

Graduate of 2010
Employer: International
Center for Tropical
Agriculture (CIAT)
Position: Impact Assessment
Leader-Asia
Contact: t.assfaw(at)
cgiar.org

Lucas Mndewa
Tanzania
Graduate of 2010
Employer: Agricultural
Development and Environ-
mental Conservation (ADEC)
Position: Director General
Contact: mndewal(at)
yahoo.com
Stanley Ganure Gwavuya
Zimbabwe

Graduate of 2010
Employer: UNICEF Malawi
Position:Chief Social
Policy, Evaluation,
Analytics and Research

Contact: sgwavuya(at)
gmail.com
Dr. Beyhan Bektasoglu
de Jong
Turkey

Graduate of 2010
Employer: European Commission
Position: Economic Analyst
Contact: beyhandejong(at)
gmail.com
Jegan Ganeshamoorthy 
Sri Lanka

Graduate of 2010
Employer: Deutsche
Gesellschaft für
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Uganda
Position: Project Manager
Employment and Skills for
Development (E4D)
Contact: ganeshjegan(at)
yahoo.com
Gracewell James 
Kumwembe
Malawi

Graduate of 2010
Employer: Embassy of
Ireland - Malawi

Position: Senior Advisor
Contact: gjkums(at)
gmail.com
Dr. Sékou Amadou Traoré
Germany/Mali
Graduate of 2010
Employer: Deutsche
Gesellschaft für
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Position: Advisor in the
Agricultural Policy and
Innovation Fund
Contact: traoresekou(at)
hotmail.de
Sonja Esche
Germany

Graduate of 2010
Employer: GIZ
Position: Team Leader 
CAADP Climate change 
Module, Support to 
Africa's Agriculture 
Development Programme 
Contact: 
sonja.esche(at)
gmx.net
João Carlos Sabino
Moura
Brazil
Graduate of 2011
Employer: StoneX
Position: Senior Risk
Management Consultant
Contact: jcsmoura(at)
gmail.com
Paul Andres Corral Rodas
Ecuador

Graduate of 2011
Employer: The World Bank
Group
Position: Senior Economist -
Poverty and Equity Global
Practice
Contact: pcorralrodas(at)
worldbank.org
Guillermo Manuel
Souto Ortiz
Paraguay

Graduate of 2011
Employer: Prosegur Paraguay
Position: Operations Manager
Contact: gsouto83(at)
gmail.com
Elias Njiru-Lenz
Kenya / Germany

Graduate of 2011
Employer: Landesamt für
Geoinformation und Landent-
wicklung (LGL) Baden-
Württemberg
Position: IT Coordinator
Contact: e.njiru2011(at)
gmail.com
Monica Coutinho
de Souza
Brazil
Graduate of 2012
Employer: Palladium
Position: Team Leader
Contact: monicacsouza(at)
gmail.com
Edwin Castillo Vilchez
Panama

Graduate of 2012
Employer: FAO
Position: Strategy Consulting
Contact: edwin.castillo.vz
(at)gmail.com
Claus Mayer
Germany

Graduate of 2012
Employer: Vorstand
Position: 4D. Digitalagentur
für das Land eG
Contact: Claus.mayer(at)
topagrar.com
Ganesh Kumar Dhakal
Nepal

Graduate of 2012
Employer: Good Neighbors
International; MID-WEST
University, Nepal
Position: Social Economy
Manager; Faculty Member
Contact: gk.dhakal(at)gmail.com
Dr. Agbahey Johanes
Uriel
Benin
Graduate of 2013
Employer: Deutsche
Gesellschaft für
Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Position: Advisor for
Agricultural and Trade
Policy
Contact: johanesagbahey
(at)gmail.com
Silke Jolowicz
Germany

Graduate of 2013
Employer: ISS Institutional
Shareholder Services
Position: Vice President,
ESG Product Specialist
Contact: silke.jolowicz(at)
googlemail.com
George Walter Graves 
Woode
Ghana
Graduate of 2013
Employer: University
Research Co., LLC 
Accra, Ghana
Position: Director for Monitoring
Evaluation Learning and
Knowledge Management
Contact: graves.woode(at)
gmail.com
Sandra Marquardt
Germany

Graduate of 2013
Employer: Kutzner
Prozessoptimierung

Position: Java Software
Developer
Contact: s.marquardt
(at)fnwi.ru.nl
Moses Jemitale
Malawi

Graduate of 2013
Employer: United Nations
World Food Programme
Position: Programme
Officer - Resilience
Contact: mosesjemitale
(at)yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Eva Marie Meemken 
Germany
Graduate of 2013
Employer: ETH-Zürich
Position: Assistant
Professor
Contact: emeemken(at)
mailbox.org
Wiriyapak Ratanaprasitt
Thailand
Graduate of 2014
Employer: Denso
Thailand Co. Ltd
Position: Senior Buyer
Contact: yr.limited
(at)gmail.com
Dr. Arndt Feuerbacher
Germany

Graduate of 2014
Employer: University of
Hohenheim
Position: Junior Professor
Contact: a.feuerbacher
(at)uni-hohenheim.de
Sophia Barriga
Germany
Graduate of 2014
Employer: Merckens
Development Support
GmbH
Position: Project
Management
Contact: sophia(at)
barriga.de
Usman Khan
Pakistan
Graduate of 2014
Employer: Arkema-ArrMaz
Position: Global Marketing
Manager
Contact: osmakhalid(at)
gmail.com
Anju Adhikari
Nepal
Graduate of 2015
Employer: Agriculture and
Forestry University

Position: Assistant Professor
Contact: 
anjuadhikari33(at)gmail.com;
anjuadhikari(at)afu.edu.np
Ying Wang
China

Graduate of 2015
Employer: PUR Projet China
Position: China Senior
Project Officer
Contact: wang.ying(at)
purprojet.com

Muharrem Eroğlu
Turkey
Graduate of 2015
Employer: Turkseker
Tarım Aş.
Position: Department Chief
in Strategy and Business
Development
Contact: muharremeroglu(at)
turksekertarim.com

Dr. Baba Adam
Ghana

Graduate of 2015
Employer: Fairtrade
International
Position: Impact Portfolio
Manager
Contact: baba.adam3(at)
gmail.com

Lena Fenn
Germany
Graduate of 2015
Employer: Amt für Ernährung,
Landwirtschaft und Forsten
Position: Landwirtschaftsrätin
Contact: lena.fenn(at)
gmail.com
Raphaela da Costa
Brazil

Graduate of 2015
Employer: Siemens Energy
Position: Investor Relations
Analyst
Contact: raphaela.costa
(at)gmx.de
Nkululeko Mpofu
Zimbabwe

Graduate of 2015
Employer: Lupane State 
University
Position: Lecturer -
Agricultural Economics

Contact: nkululekompofu
(at) gmail.com
Kiran Subedi
Bhutan

Graduate of 2015
Employer: FAO
Position: National Pathways
Support Specialist
Contact: kiransubedi(at)
gmail.com
Parshu Ram Rimal
Nepal

Graduate of 2015
Employer: Food and
Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
Position: Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialist
Contact: rimalpr(at)
gmail.com
Kwabena Amoateng
Frimpong
Ghana

Graduate of 2015
Employer: Ignitia AB
Position: Regional
Director Africa

Contact: ziggles(at)
yahoo.com

Gerolf Bücheler
Germany

Graduate of 2015
Employer: Bundesverband
Bioenergie e.V. / Fachverband
Holzenergie
Position: Geschäftsführer
Contact: buecheler(at)
bioenergie.de

Chiara Scaramuzzino
Italy

Graduate of 2016
Employer: Burbank Water
& Power, California, USA
Position: Sustainability
Consultant
Contact: chiara.scaramuzzino
(at)eurac.edu
Kristin Dally
Germany

Graduate of 2016
Employer: BWagrar
Redaktion
Position: Redakteurin
Contact: Idally(at)ulmer.de
Ros Sopheavuth
Cambodia

Graduate of 2016
Employer: Ministry of
Economy and Finance

Position: Government
Official

Contact: rossopheavuth
(at)
gmail.com
Patrick Yusuf Marwa
Tanzania

Graduate of 2016
Employer: University of
Dodoma
Position: Assistant
Lecturer in Economics
Employer: Mellon (T) Ltd
Position: Consultant and
Researcher (Part-time)
Contact: marwapatrick
yusuf(at)gmail.com
Sarah Senz
Germany

Graduate of 2016
Employer: KfW
Entwicklungsbank
Position: Project Manager
Contact: senz(at)
posteo.de
Harvey Bradford
Canada

Graduate of 2016
Employer: Serecon, Vancouver
Position: Agricultural Consultant
Contact: harvey.bradford(at)
outlook.com
Felicitas Röhrig
Germany

Graduate of 2016
Employer: Bundesministerium
für wirtschaftliche Zusammen-
arbeit und Entwicklung
Position: Referentin für
Nachhaltige Agrarlieferketten,
Internationale Agrarpolitik,
Landwirtschaft, Innovation
Contact: felicitas.roehrig(at)
gmail.com
Emmanuel Zinsu
Germany
Graduate of 2016
Employer: HPC AG
Position: Senior Consultant
Environment, Social,
Governance (ESG) /
Lead Sustainability
Contact: emmanuel.zinsu
(at)hpc.ag
Sisay Lelissa Negeri
Ethiopia

Graduate of 2016
Employer: UNDP
Position: Programme
Specialist (Innovative
Development Finance)
Contact: snegeri(at)iom.int
Juan Ignacio Baricco
Argentina
Graduate of 2017
Employer: ADM Trading
(Geneva)
Position: Soybean Meal
Trader
Contact: juanchobaricco(at)
hotmail.com

Surya Rijal
Nepal
Graduate of 2017
Employer: KOICA ERCN
Position: Livelihood
Manager

Contact: rijalsp(at)
gmail.com

Chiranjeevi Allalasandra
Rajanna, India

Graduate of 2017
Founder and Managing
Director of Scion Agricos
Private Ltd.
Contact: chiranjeevir.92
(at)gmail.com
Gudrat Alizada
Azerbaijan

Graduate of 2017
Employer: Dr. Eckel Animal
Nutrition GmbH & Co KG
Position: Reverse of Sales /
Purchaser
Contact: elizadequdret(at)
gmail.com
Senon Zinsou Narcisse
Benin

Graduate of 2017
Employer: Regional Office of
Agricultural Development
(PDA 6), Ministry of Agriculture
Livestock and Fishery
Position: Head of District Office
Contact: zn.senon(at)gmail.com
Francisco Antonio
Mendoza

Nicaragua
Graduate of 2017
Employer: Münchener Rück
Position: Underwriter
Agriculture - Latinamerica

Contact: franciscomt91(at)
hotmail.com
Ayn Torres
Philippines

Graduate of 2017
Employer: OML -  Center for
Climate Change Adaptation

and Disaster Risk Management
Position: Head of Research
Unit

Contact:ayn.torres(at)cgiar.org

Lucius Lichte
Germany

Graduate of 2018
Employer: UVA
Biocomplexity Institute
Position: Program Manager
Contact: lucius.lichte(at)
gmail.com

Maximilian Zinnbauer
Germany

Graduate of 2018
Employer: Institut für
Lebensverhältnisse
in Ländlichen Räumen
/ Thünen-Institute of
Rural Studies
Position: Wissenschaftlicher
Mitarbeiter 
Contact: maximilian.
zinnbauer(at)thuenen.de

Faizul Kabir
Bangladesh

Graduate of 2018
Employer: University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
Position: Graduate
Research Assistant
Contact: f7sajib(at)
gmail.com

Michael Asante
Ghana
Graduate of 2018
Employer: Rural Manitoba
Economic Development
Corporation (RMEDCorp)
Position: Research and
Policy Analyst

Contact: asantemichael31
(at)gmail.com
Delyana Samolova
Bulgaria

Graduate of 2018
Employer: Media Analystics
at A Data Pro

Position: Senior Analyst
Contact: marinova.delyana(at)
gmail.com
Davlatali Davlyatov
Uzbekistan

Graduate of 2019
Employer: Biochem
Zusatzstoffe Handels- und
Produktionsgesellschaft mbH

Position: Technical Sales
Manager

Contact: ali.davlat(at)
mail.ru
Adám Torös
Hungary
Graduate of 2019
Employer: MIB Trade Kft.
Position: Sales Manager
Contact: adam.toros(at)
mibing.hu
Sharon Mayienga
Kenya

Graduate of 2019
Employer: UN FAO
Position: Economist /
Statistician - Food Losses

Contact: masakhwe2012
(at)
gmail.com
Kayode Anidi
Nigeria
Graduate of 2019
Empoyer: FAO Rome
Position: Statistician
Contact: kyd.caleb(at)
gmail.com
Aichetou Ba
Mauritania

Graduate of 2019
Employer: WTO
Position: Economic
Affairs Officer

Contact: aichetouba6
(at)gmail.com
Ilkin Huseynov
Azerbaijan

Graduate of 2019
Employer: IFCN Dairy
Research Network

Position: Data and Sales
Manager

Contact: ilkinhuseynov.91
(at)
gmail.com
Max Esser
Germany

Graduate of 2019
Employer: EDEKA Zentrale
Position: Procurement
Private Label
Contact: maxesser1(at)
gmx.de
Katharina Barsy
Germany

Graduate of 2020
Employer: Deutsche
Gesellschaft für
Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Position: Advisor in the
Initiative for Sustainable
Agricultural Supply Chains
(INA)
Contact: katharina.barsy
(at)giz.de
Modupe Oluokun
Nigeria
Graduate of 2021
Employer: GIZ Bonn
Position: Junior Advisor,
Digital Global
Transformation
Contact: checkmodupe
(at)yahoo.com