Brief information
Education
Languages
Countries of Work Experience
Affiliation
Social
Master : Entomology and crop protection
Languages
English, Spanish,
Countries of Work Experience
Burundi, Botswana, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Comoros, Lesotho, Morocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Somalia, Eswatini, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Gabon
Affiliation
Section :
N/A
Division : Subregional office for Eastern Africa
UN Agency : FAO
Country of Assignment : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ETH)
Division : Subregional office for Eastern Africa
UN Agency : FAO
Country of Assignment : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ETH)
Social
Biography
Orlando Sosa is the Agriculture Crops Officer for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Sub-regional Office for East Africa based in Addis Ababa. He is a Belize national with an MSc in Plant Protection and Entomology from Newcastle University, UK and 28+ years of progressive plant protection and health regulatory experience. He has diverse experience in program and project design and institutional capacity building in Agriculture Development; he has been at the forefront of international trade in plants and plant products, having developed global tools and programs for capacity development and implementation of the International Plant Protection Convention's (IPPC) international standards. He has mobilized resources to support 100+ developing country capacity needs, responding to challenges through strategic and visionary innovations. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ososa
Publications
Publications Not Available
SDGs Expertise
Areas of Expertise
- Agricultural Trade (Market access)
- Plant Health frameworks and regulation
- Crop protection
- Crop Production
- Pesticide regulation
- Climate change adaptation
- Trade Facilitation
- Program and Project design
- Strategic thinking and planning
- Project management (Multiple and complex)
- International cooperation
- Capacity development
- Resource mobilization
Professional Categories
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Biology and Life Sciences
- International Development
- Enviromental and Climate Sciences
- Earth, Planetary Sciences and Astronomy
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Economics, Business, Finance and Trade
OIBCs Expertise
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OIBC 4.
Leveraging new technologies and enabling digital transitions for inclusive growth and development -
OIBC 5.
Fostering action on climate change, strengthening natural resources governance, resilience and enabling energy transitions for sustainable development