Dr. Festus Akinnifesi - Head of Unit, Multi-Partner Initiatives and Flexible Funds, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Division, United Nations FAO

Dr. Festus Akinnifesi - Head of Unit, Multi-Partner Initiatives and Flexible Funds, Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Division, United Nations FAO

Dr. Festus Akinnifesi is the Executive Coordinator of Multipartner Initiatives, Resource Mobilization and Private Partnerships Division (PSR) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy. He was previously the FAO’s Deputy Strategic Programme Leader on Sustinable Agriculture. Before joining the Strategic Programme, he was Chief of FAO’s South-South Cooperation. He had a long and distinguished career at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), as formerly Principal Scientist and Regional Director for Southern Africa.

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