Emile Frison
Agroecology
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Emile Frison is a member and founder of the IPES-Food panel, a senior advisor to the Agroecology Coalition, and an expert on agroecology and agricultural biodiversity who has headed global research-for-development organisation Bioversity International for ten years, after holding top positions at several global research institutes.
A Belgian national, he obtained an MSc in Agricultural Science from the Catholic University of Louvain and a PhD from the University of Gembloux in Belgium.
He has spent most of his career in international agricultural research for development, including six years in Africa. He joined the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources in 1987, became regional director for Europe of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute in 1992, and director of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) in 1995. He has been a chair of the board of directors of Ecoagriculture Partners. He is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation. He has a particular interest in sustainable food systems and the deployment of agricultural biodiversity to improve nutrition and the resilience and sustainability of food systems.
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