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

Office of the Director General
Director General	Papa Abdoulaye Seck
Executive Officer	Sam Bruce-Oliver
Communications Officer	Savitri Mohapatra
Internal Auditor	Abdou Mohamed Mouhidiny
Corporate Services
Director of Administration and Finance	Aguibou Tall
Translator	Fassouma Sanogo
Budget and Planning
Manager, Budget and Planning	Vacant
Accounting and Financial Services
Head, Financial Services	George Maina
Senior Accountant	Korotoumou Ouattara
Senior Accountant	Imourana Abdoulaye
Human Resources
Manager, Human Resources	Heather Grey
Personnel Officer	Josselyne Anani
Administration and Operation Services
Head, Operation Services and Administration	Nurdin S. Katuli
Manager, Farm Operations	Gaston Sangaré
Manager, Mechanical Maintenance	Klana Dagnogo
Purchase Officer	Zéphirin Amoussou
Travel & Administrative Assistant	Safiatou Yabre
Transport & Administrative Assistant	Issaka Yougbare
Information Technology
Manager, Information Technology	Vacant
Webmaster	R. Raman
Research Programs and RiceTIME unite
Deputy Director General (Research)	Marco Wopereis
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
French Editor	Maimouna Diatta
Librarian	Thomas Adigun
Program Assistant	Cyrille Adda
Administrative Assistant	Bila Belemgoabga
Desktop Publishing Assistant	Emmanuel Onasanya
Program 1: Genetic Diversity and Improvement  (Leader: Moussa Sié)
Lowland Rice Breeder	Moussa Sie
Upland Rice Breeder	Semon Mande
Molecular Biologist	Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop
Head of Genetic Resources Unit	Ines Sanchez
Coordinator, INGER:Africa	Eklou Attiogbevi-Somado
Irrigated Rice Breeder (PDF)	Karim Traore
Molecular Biologist (PDF)	Baboucarr Manneh
PDF (Iron toxicity stress)	Khady Dramé
Ecophysiologist	Koichi Futakuchi
Agro-physiologist (PDF)	Kazuki Saito
Rice Breeder	Ashura Luzi Kihupi
Breeder	Hiroshi Tsunematsu (JIRCAS, Japan)
PDF (Cold stress)	Negussie Shoatek Zenna
PDF (Genetic Resources)	Sanni Kayode
PDF (Salinity stress)	Rafiqul Islam
Research Assistant	Fofana Mamadou
Research Assistant	Mamadou Cissoko
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	Séré Yacouba
Entomologist	Francis Nwilene
Soil Fertility Agronomist	Sylvester Oikeh
Soil Scientist (PDF)	Susumu Abe
Agronomist	Vincent Bado
Research Associate	Tolulope Agunbiade
Research Assistant	Toure Amadou
Research Assistant	Koffi Akator
Research Assistant	Kone Brahima
Research Assistant	Amos Onasanya
Research Assistant	Abou Togola
Research Assistant	Abibou Niang
Research Assistant	Abdoulaye Sow
Program 3: Learning and Innovation Systems (Leader: Paul Van Mele)
Learning and Innovation Systems Specialist	Paul Van Mele
Sociologist	Vacant
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
Impact Assessment Economist (PDF)	Franklin Simtowe
Research Assistant	Ali Toure
Research Assistant	Simon Akahoua Ncho
Research Assistant	Mandiaye Diagne
Research Assistant	Maimouna Ndour
Research Technician	Amédée Amoussou
SWEP: Inland Valley Consortium (Leader: P. Kiepe)
NRM Specialist	Paul Kiepe
Weed Scientist	Jonne Rodenburg
Soil Scientist (PDF)	Susumu Abe
Research Assistant	Vacant
Research Assistant	Vacant
RiceTIME: Training, Information Management and Extension linkages  (Leader: Marco Wopereis)
African Rice Initiative Coordinator	Inoussa Akintayo
ROCARIZ Network Coordinator	Lawrence Narteh
Training Officer	Lawrence Narteh (Acting)
CFC Project Manager	Rita Agboh-Noameshie
Breeder	Ryiochi Ikeda (JICA, Japan)
Agronomist	Yoshimi Sokei (JICA, Japan)
Program Assistant	Boubakary Cisse
Research Assistant	Bah Saidu
Research Assistant	Kokou Ahouanton