Omar Diouf is the new Project Manager for the Mali Horticulture Scaling Project.

Dr. Diouf, a Senegalese national, holds a PhD degree in plant physiology and agrotechnology from the University of Brussels, Belgium.  He is a crop physiologist with more than 14 years of experience in drought adaptation and crop modeling.

Most recently he was Regional Operations Manager of the Millennium Promise/Millennium Development Goals Center for West and Central Africa located in Senegal, where he ensured projects received the scientific and technological support and guidance needed to achieve the MDGs at the community level.

Omar will be based at the WorldVeg West and Central Africa office in Bamako, Mali. He begins his posting on 18 December 2016.