Carlos A. Da SilvaCarlos A. da Silva works since 2004 at the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-industries Division of FAO, in Rome, where he holds the post of Senior Agribusiness Economist. He has been involved in the formulation and implementation of agribusiness develoment projects in several countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. With an extensive publications record, he has coordinated or participated as a team member in FAO studies and events on themes that include contract farming, enabling environments for agribusiness and agro-industrial development, agro-industrial supply chain management, agricultural marketing and agrifood chain performance assessment methodologies. Prior to joining FAO, Dr. Da Silva worked for some 20 years as an agribusiness consultant, researcher and full professor of Agro-Industrial Economics and Projects at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. An economist by training, he holds a Ph.D. and a M.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. Read More Read Less