Doyle BakerDoyle Baker is Chief of FAO's Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS). AGS is responsible for FAO work relating to agribusiness, marketing, finance, farm management, post-harvest management, agro-processing and food technologies. Someof the main thematic areas of work of the Division include agribusiness enabling environments, business linkages and value chains, value chain finance, inclusive business models, product and process innovation, product quality and safety, contract farming, public private partnerships, market-oriented agricultural infrastructure, marketing and farm management extension, and business and financial services. Dr. Baker provides oversight and support for most of these issues, including related field projects in more than 25 countries. He also represents FAO in the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development and the Sustainable Food Laboratory. Prior to joining FAO in 1997, he spent 15 years in Africa conducting on-farm research and managing research programs including at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. He has a PhD in agricultural economics from Michigan State University. Read More Read Less