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Paul Luu
“4 per 1000” Initiative
Executive Secretary
Description
59 years old, Paul LUU is an agronomist specialized in tropical agronomy, graduate from AgroParisTech, the Institute of tropical areas and the University of Montpellier (PhD).
He began in the field (6 years) in agronomic research projects (St. Lucia, Sri Lanka and Tonga) before joining the international Relationship Department of the French Ministry of agriculture.
He was in charge (7 years) of relationship with FAO, the WB and the CGIAR, of bilateral relationship with Africa and the Mediterranean area, and management of the French food aid (200 000 t of grain per year).
Since 2002, he has contributed for 9 years to the development of agriculture in the French overseas departments and territories as Technical Advisor ""Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry"" and as Director of ODEADOM.
In 2011, Paul LUU was appointed Director of Agropolis International (Montpellier) before joining the CGIAR in September 2013 as Liaison Officer with the French Authorities, then as Protocol Officer.
From September 2016, Paul is Executive Secretary of the “4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for food security and climate”, launched at COP 21 in Paris.
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