Office of the Director General Corporate Services Research Programs and RICE TIME unit

Office of the Director General
Director General	Papa Abdoulaye Seck
Advisor to the DG	Sam Bruce-Oliver
Head, Marketing & Communications	Savitri Mohapatra
Internal Auditor	Abdou Mohamed Mouhidiny
Corporate Services
Director of Administration and Finance	Aguibou Tall
Budget and Planning
Manager, Budget and Planning	Leny Medenilla
Financial Services
Head, Financial Services	George Maina
Senior Accountant	Korotoumou Ouattara
Senior Accountant	Imourana Abdoulaye
Administrative Support & Management Services
Personnel Officer	Josselyne Anani
Purchase Officer	Zéphirin Amoussou
Travel & Administrative Assistant	Safiatou Yabre
Operation, ICT, Farm management
Head, Operation, ICT, Farm management	Nurdin S. Katuli
Manager, Farm Operations	Gaston Sangaré
Manager, Mechanical Maintenance	Klana Dagnogo
Manager, Information & Communication Technology	Moussa Davou
Webmaster	R. Raman
Research Programs and RiceTIME unit
Deputy Director General, Director of Research for Development	Marco Wopereis
Program Assistant	Cyrille Adda
Research Support Officer	Issaka Yougbare
Regional liaison officer, ESA	Ashura Luzi Kihupi
Head, Regional rice research station, Senegal	Vincent Bado
Regional Liaison Officer, Nigeria	Ajayi Olupomi
Regional Liaison Officer, Côte d'Ivoire	Sitapha Diatta
Science Writer	Gopikrishna Warrier
French Editor	Maimouna Diatta
Translator	Fassouma Sanogo
Translator	Aboubacar Madougou
Librarian	Thomas Adigun
Desktop Publishing Assistant	Emmanuel Onasanya
Program 1: Genetic Diversity and Improvement  (Acting Leader: Koichi Futakuchi)
Africa Rice Breeding Task Force coordinator	Moussa Sie
Upland Rice Breeder	Semon Mande
Molecular Biologist	Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop
Head of Genetic Resources Unit (Interim)	Koichi Futakuchi
Coordinator, INGER-Africa	Kayode Sanni
Grain Quality and Seed System Expert	Karim Traore
Irrigated Rice Breeder	Baboucarr Manneh
PDF (Molecular Genetics – Salinity)	Kofi Bimpong
PDF (Iron toxicity stress)	Khady Dramé
Ecophysiologist	Koichi Futakuchi
Agro-physiologist	Kazuki Saito
Rice Breeder	Ashura Luzi Kihupi
PDF (Cold stress)	Negussie Shoatek Zenna
PDF (grain quality)	John Manful
PDF (Hybrid Rice)	Abdel Latif Ahmed El Namaky Raafat
Research Assistant	Mamadou Fofana
Research Assistant	Fatimata Bachabi
Research Assistant	Ayoni Ogunbayo
Research Assistant	Daniel Tia Dro
Research Assistant	Kolade Fisayo
Program 2: Sustainable Productivity Enhancement  (Leader: P.Kiepe)
NRM Specialist	Paul Kiepe
Weed Scientist	Jonne Rodenburg
Pathologist and IPM specialist	Yacouba Séré
Entomologist	Francis Nwilene
Soil Scientist (PDF)	Susumu Abe
Agronomist	Yoshimi Sokei (JICA, Japan)
Vegetable Agronomist	Joel Huat
Crop Modeler	Bertrand Muller
PDF (Soil fertility Agronomy)	Nhamo Nhamo
Research Associate	Agunbiade Tolulope
Research Assistant	Amadou Toure
Research Assistant	Koffi Akator
Research Assistant	Amos Onasanya
Research Assistant	Abou Togola
Research Assistant	Abibou Niang
Research Assistant	Abdoulaye Sow
Research Assistant	Kokou Ahouanton
Research Assistant	Alassane Aw
Program 3: Learning and Innovation Systems (Leader: Paul Van Mele)
Learning and Innovation Systems Specialist	Paul Van Mele
Social Scientist	Michael Misiko
Agricultural Innovation Systems Specialist	David Reece
Research Assistant	Jonas Wanvoeke
Program 4: Policy and Impact Assessment (Leader: Aliou Diagne)
Impact Assessment Economist	Aliou Diagne
Agricultural Economist	Matty Demont
Policy Economist (PDF)	Ibrahim Bamba
Agricultural Economist	Godswill Makombe
Research Assistant	Ali Toure
Research Assistant	Simon Akahoua Ncho
Research Assistant	Mandiaye Diagne
Research Assistant	Maimouna Ndour
SWEP: Inland Valley Consortium (Leader: P. Kiepe)
NRM Specialist	Paul Kiepe
Weed Scientist	Jonne Rodenburg
Soil Scientist (PDF)	Susumu Abe
Vegetable Agronomist	Joel Huat
Agricultural Innovation Systems Specialist	David Reece
Research Assistant	Vacant
Research Assistant	Vacant
RiceTIME: Training, Information Management and Extension linkages  (Leader: Inoussa Akintayo)
Coordinator, African Rice Initiative	Inoussa Akintayo
Training Officer	David Arodokoun
CFC Project Manager	Rita Agboh-Noameshie
Coordinator, USAID Emergency Fund project	Mamadou Kabirou N’Diaye
Coordinator, Japan Emergency Fund project	Amadou Beye
Breeder	Takita Tadashi (JICA, Japan)
Agronomist	Yoshimi Sokei (JICA, Japan)
Rice Seed Systems Consultant	Robert Anyang
Rice Statistics Consultant	Sourou Koubadje
Program Assistant	Boubakary Cisse
Research Assistant	Saidu Bah
Research Assistant	Kokou Ahouanton