Speaker

Dr. Ravi Khetarpal

Dr. Ravi Khetarpal is the Executive Secretary of Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) based at Bangkok. He manages APAARI activities in the region including execution of projects sponsored by FAO, EU, WTO, ACIAR and others on knowledge management and capacity building in agriculture innovation system, agribiotechnology and bioresources, agriculture science technology indicators and pesticide risk mitigation. He has earlier worked for many years in National Agricultural Research System in India and also as the Regional Director of CABI (South Asia). He holds PhD in Life Sciences (Plant Pathology) from University of Paris and was a Visiting Scientist in an EU Collaborative Project at INRA, Versailles, France for three years. He has also worked as Consultant (Technical Expert) of a total of twelve FAO/World Bank/USDA Projects notably in Indonesia (as Team Leader), India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Nepal, Mauritius and Cambodia in capacity building on various aspects SPS Agreement of WTO.