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Prof. Amir Kassam OBE, FRSB, PhD
Amir Kassam is Visiting Professor in the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, UK, where he teaches Agriculture and Development. He is the Moderator of the FAO-hosted Global Platform for Conservation Agriculture Community of Practice (CA-CoP) and Chairman of the International Conservation Agriculture Advisory Panel for Africa. Born in Tanzania, Amir has a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture and PhD in Agroecology (University of Reading), and MSc in Irrigation (University of California-Davis). Amir is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (UK). He has published widely. In 2005, Amir was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Honours List for services to tropical agriculture and to rural development. Amir’s former positions include: Deputy Director General (Programme) at the Africa Rice Centre, CGIAR; Interim Executive Secretary of the CGIAR Science Council; and Chairman of the: Aga Khan Foundation (UK); Focus Humanitarian Assistance Europe Foundation; and Tropical Agriculture Association, UK.
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AK Primary School - Teachers and Prefects, Arusha 1954.Top Row (L-R) Hassan Ismail Jivraj, Sadru Yakubali Tharani, Murad Rajan, Badru Yusufali Mohamed, Nizar Jiwa Ali Tharani, Bahadur Abdallah Alimohamed, Hasnu Suleman Jivraj, Abdul Mohamedaii Merali, Amir Hassam Kassam Ishani Sitted Malek (Manek), Gulshan Abdallah Alimohamed, Anand Master, Abdallah Hassam Jivraj, Shukla Master, M.C. Chakoo, Mrs Chakoo, Mrs ?? Bottom Row: Dilshad Hassanali Natha, Merbanu Janmohamed, Saker Suleman Jivraj, Nizar Jiwa Ali Tharani, Fatma Lutafali Datoo, Zohra Hassam Kassam Ishani, Nargis??, Gulzar Kassamali "Guli" Bhanji .
