ELIOT MASTERS

Supported capture, program design and proposal development, and startup implementation of the US$53 million USAID West Africa Trade Hub and African Partners Network Project for Abt Associates (2014). Recent outputs for IFPRI/HarvestPlus included a final-round proposal to the Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge, and a second-round proposal to the USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program... Extensive technical experience in applied research, product development and diversification, post-harvest processing, product quality control and quality assurance; definition and harmonization of product quality standards (including the shea butter standard taken up by the Codex Alimentarius as CODEX STAN 325R-2017); standard operating procedures and codes of practice, and internal control systems for product certification. With excellent communication skills in English, French and Luo, I have designed and implemented applied research programs on agricultural and natural..