ATPS National Coordinators

Dr Roch L. Mongbo, Benin

Agronome, Socio Anthropologue
DESA/FSA
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Cotonou, Bénin
Tél: (229) 30 4139/50 0158/ 96 6446
Email: rochl_mongbo@hotmail.com

Dr Roch Mongbo is the coordinator of Le Forum International pour le Développement et l'Echange de Savoir et de Savoir-faire au Service d'une Promotion Rurale (FIDESPRA), and the Executive Director of Le Centre Béninois pour l'Environnement et le Développement Econmique et Social (CEBEDES) with 18 years of experience in practical and field training. He has held senior management positions where planning and management are part of his responsibilities. He holds a PhD in Agronomic and Environmental Sciences and a Masters Degree in Management of Agricultural Knowledge Systems from Wageningen University, Netherlands. He also holds a Masters in Rural Economics and Sociology from International Institute for Tropic Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria. He is involved in the design, implementation and coordination of several projects including alleviation and food security, natural resources management, institution decentralization and local development among others. Mongbo is also a member of research networks and associations, and a consultant for both international and national organizations.