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Kwesi Atta Krah, Deputy Director General of Bioversity International since June, 2005. From 2000 to June, 2005, he was Regional Director for Bioversity in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Bioversity, Dr Atta-Krah was Regional Director for East and Central Africa, with the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Atta-Krah holds a BSc. degree in Crop Science, an MSc in Forest Resources Management and a PhD in Natural Resources Management / Agroforestry. He is author or co-author of over 100 publications, serves on a number of boards and advisory panels and professional committees in a leadership capacity. He is currently Chair of the Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition (AAHM), and is also member of the Advisory Group of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).