EVA IGLESIAS
Project Leader / Principal Investigator
Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Statistics, and Business Management at the Technical University of Madrid.
She has advised and directed projects for the World Bank, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and several European and Latin American governments.
Her specialisations are in agricultural policy and environmental economics, focusing on water management, risk analysis, indexed agricultural insurance, and has recently focused her work on bioenergy and sustainable rural development studies
ESPERANZA LUQUE
Chief Administration Officer – CEIGRAM UPM
Agricultural Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM, 1989). She participated in the creation of CEIGRAM-UPM, Manager of more than 230 Projects and other European and international programs. Administrator of CEIGRAM-UPM, since 2012.
CESAR SAINZ DE VICUÑA
Senior Advisor. Project Technical Assistant.
Economist. Master in Business Administration. He has carried out his professional activity in different Spanish companies specialized in development aid projects in the areas of health, education and agricultural projects in countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America with more than 30 years of experience. He has collaborated in some Consulting projects in Africa and Asia, financed by the EU and the World Bank.
AHMAD RUFAI MUSA
Nigeria National Coordinator. PRISMA Project Feed & Aflatoxins
Dept. of Animal Science, Federal University, Gashua/ BUK, Nigeria
SEYDOU SIDIBÉ
Team Leader Mali PRISMA Project.
PhD Animal Nutrition. Chief of Animal Nutriton Laboratory in Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER) Bamako/Mali
AFOLABI YEMISI TOKUMBO
Project Researcher
Dept. of Physical Sciences, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Nigeria
CHAIBOU MAHAMADOU
Team Leader Niger PRISMA Project
Faculte d’Agronomie Universite Abdou Moumouni-Niamey/Niger. Professor, veterinarian, PhD in Alimentation-nutrition, former chief of departement of animals productions, former vice chancellor deputy of University Abdou Moumouni, Former vice chancellor of Virtual university of Niger, Chief of Laboratory of alimentation and nutrition analyses, have conducted many studies on feed values, ruminants nutrition, pastures values, digestibility of locals feeds.
OUSSEINI MAHAMAN M. MOUCTARI
Team Leader Niger. PRISMA Project Feed & Aflatoxins.
Teacher Researcher (Assistant Master) in Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agronomy, ABDOU MOUMOUNI University Niamey
Animal Production Field, Animal Food specialty.
Head of Animal Production Department.
Master Coordinator General Agronomy.
Member and Assistant of several national projects.
ÁLVARO ESCRIBANO
Associated Scientist PRISMA Project Index Insurance.
Prof in the Carlos III University of Madrid, with econometrics and temporal serial analysis expertise. Currently the Director of the Carlos III International School since 2015.
Member of the Board of Advisers of AIREF and Board of Directors of Via-Circulo Jefferson, promoted public-private partnerships through the Master of Industrial Economics and Markets or Economics of Regulated Markets (RENFE, Telefonica, ENAGAS, REE, ALSA, Fundación Corell, CNMC, etc.), participates in ThinkTanks (Transport Mobility) and NGOs (member of the Board of Advisers of Fundacion Balia)
FERNANDO ESCRIBANO
Project Coordinator – Feed & Aflatoxins.
PhD Animal Nutrition.
Interested in promoting research cooperation between the EU, USA, and Africa to facilitate the transfer of technology and knowledge to promote food production, food security, and agricultural development in African countries.
Independent international consultant. Extensive experience in mineral clays and zeolites as natural additives to improve feed and non-medicated animal production and protect against food toxins and mycotoxins.
ENRIQUE ESTEFANÍA SALAZAR
Researcher CEIGRAM – PRISMA Project. Index Insurance.
Agricultural engineer. PhD candidate, Polytechnic University of Madrid. He has received various awards and scholarships throughout his career: Award for the Best Record of the 2019/20 Promotion of Graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science, Cátedra Fertiberia Award for the best Final Degree Project in the 2019/20 call, Excellence Scholarship from the Community of Madrid. Europe XI Scholarships (Francisco de Vitoria University and Banco Santander)
JOHN OLAYINKA MAKINDE
Regional Coordinator PRISMA Project Feed & Aflatoxins.
Seasoned researcher and academic at the Federal University Gashua, Nigeria. With a PhD in Animal Nutrition, he has over a decade of experience in teaching and research. He was actively involved in the innovative projects such as repurposing invasive Typha species to improve rice production in Nigerian irrigation schemes (www.typhaproject.com), collaborating with global institutions like UPM in Spain, the University of Maryland, USA and INRAE, France. He has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications and participated in donor-funded initiatives by World Bank and EU.
SOLOMON AJIDE
Team Leader, Nigeria. PRISMA Project Feed & Aflatoxins.
Dept. of Animal Sciences, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Nigeria / Animal Scientist, having a Ph.D. degree in Animal Production with my specialization on Nutrition. My research interest is toxicological studies by harnessing the potentials of novel feed stuff for animal feeding.
DAVID BWAI MACHAM
Shetsco National Laboratory Chief. PRISMA Project Feed & Aflatoxins
National Laboratory of Abuja
ABALO ITOLOU KASSANKOGNO
Team Leader Burkina Faso. PRISMA Project Feed & Aflatoxins.
PhD in Plant Pathology, Senior Researcher CNRST/INERA (CAMES). Research in epidemiology, genomics and management of plant pathogens MSc in Plant Protection and Improvement (University of Ouagadougou) Msc Plant Physiology (University of Lomé) Associate researcher with IRD/CIRAD/ Labo LMI PathoBios. Head of the mycology laboratory of West Regional Direction for Environmental and Agricultural Research. Co-ordinator of the research units of West Regional Direction for Environmental and Agricultural Research.
ERIK LICHTENBERG
Professor Economics & Environmental Sciences. University of Maryland.
Expert in agri-environmental policy, risk management and index insurance of the University of Maryland.
ANTONIO J. RAMOS GIRONA
Associated Scientist PRISMA project Aflatoxins
Director of all Scientific-Technical Services of the University of Lérida.
Department of Food Technology of the University of Lérida
SONIA MARÍN SILLUÉ
Associated Scientist PRISMA Project Aflatoxins.
Member of the scientific committee of the Spanish Food Safety Agency
Department of Food Technology of the University of Lérida
They have carried out intense research work for more than 30 years on filamentous mycotoxin fungi with more than 200 publications on: Origin, detection, control methods, dangers, pathology, food risk management , scientific communication, dissemination and transfer of knowledge.
