Shashidhara Kolavalli is a development strategist. As a Senior Research Fellow, he managed IFPRI’s strategy support program in Ghana for more than a decade. He was previously a professor at the centre for management in agriculture of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, and a principal scientist at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India. His research has encompassed user management of irrigation and forestry, private sector dynamics in input supply systems, structural transformation and downstream activities, effectiveness of value chain interventions and market reforms, including extensive work on Ghana’s management of its cocoa sector.Gopal Naik, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru, was previously at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He teaches graduate courses on public policy, research methodology, and managerial economics. His research interests arerural and agriculture development focusing on public service delivery. He has helped Karnataka Government in developing Agri-business policy and on its agricultural market reforms.Mathew Tsamenyi is Professor of Management Practice in Accounting at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and the Executive Director, CEIBS Africa. Before joining CEIBS, Mathew was Professor of Accounting at the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK. He was the former President of the African Accounting and Finance Association and former Chair of the British Accounting and Finance Association, special interest group on emerging economies.Suresh Babu is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research institute, where as head of capacity strengthening, he has guided capacity development activities of regional and country programs. He has engaged in policy research, capacity development, and policy advocacy for morethan 30 years in the Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, and other developing regions. His recent research has been on agricultural extension, nutritional policies, and agricultural competitiveness.
