Chris Ojiewo Email & Phone Number
Principal Scientist | Strategic Partnerships and Seed Systems Lead - Dryland Crops Program @ International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Chris Ojiewo Location
- Nairobi County, Kenya
Chris Ojiewo Work
- Principal Scientist | Strategic Partnerships and Seed Systems Lead - Dryland Crops Program @ (October 2021 - Present)
- Inclusive Delivery Transition Lead - Breeding for Tomorrow @ (January 2025 - March 2026)
- CGIAR Seed Equal Initiative Lead @ (April 2023 - August 2025)
- Global Project Coordinator and Co-lead AVISA Project @ (November 2018 - October 2021)
- Seed Systems Cluster Lead, CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (CRP-GLDC) @ (January 2018 - October 2021)
- Global Project Coordinator and Co-Principal Investigator – AVISA @ (February 2019 - September 2021)
- Principal Scientist and Theme Leader Seed Systems @ (October 2016 - September 2021)
- Global Coordinator of TLIII and HOPEII Projects @ (December 2017 - September 2020)
- Coordinator, Tropical Legumes III @ (October 2016 - September 2020)
- Senior Scientist, Regional Chickpea Program Lead @ (February 2013 - April 2019)
- Regional Scientist, Plant Breeding and Seed Production @ (September 2012 - February 2013)
- Vegetable Breeder @ (July 2008 - August 2012)
- Data Editing Instructor @ (May 2012 - May 2012)
- Data Editing Instructor @ (May 2012 - May 2012)
- Technical Author @ (February 2011 - May 2011)
- Data Editing Instructor @ (April 2010 - April 2010)
- Data Editor @ (September 2009 - January 2010)
- Postdoctoral Fellow @ Okayama University (October 2007 - June 2008)
- Teaching Assistant @ Okayama University (April 2003 - September 2007)
- Field Technical Assistant @ (February 2001 - September 2002)
- Field Technical Assistant @ (January 2000 - March 2000)
- Technical Assistant @ (January 1999 - March 1999)
Chris Ojiewo Education
- 岡山大学
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding)
2002-2007 - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General)
1997-2001 - Maseno High School
Certificate of Secondary Education (Biophysical Sciences)
1992-1995
Chris Ojiewo Skills
- Plant Breeding
- Vegetables
- Program Evaluation
- Research
- Agriculture
- Capacity Building
- Science
- Crop Protection
- Food Security
- Agribusiness
- Data Analysis
- Rural Development
- Seed Production
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Budgets
- International Development
- Genetics
- Horticulture
- NGOs
- Natural Resource Management
- Molecular Genetics
- Plant Pathology
- Soil Science
- Genomics
- Value Chain Analysis
- Agronomy
- PCR
- Corn
- Crop
- DNA
- Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Tissue Culture
- Entomology
- Lifesciences
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Cloning
- Agricultural Research
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Experimental Design
- ELISA
- Africa
- Sequencing
- Biodiversity
- Microbiology
- Organic Farming
- Genotyping
- Virology
- Sustainable Development
- Life Sciences
- Fundraising
Chris Ojiewo Summary
- Chris Ojiewo, based in Nairobi County, Kenya, is currently a Principal Scientist | Strategic Partnerships and Seed Systems Lead - Dryland Crops Program at International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Chris Ojiewo brings experience from previous roles at CGIAR, INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS and ICRISAT. Chris Ojiewo holds a 2002 - 2007 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding @ 岡山大学. With a robust skill set that includes Plant Breeding, Vegetables, Program Evaluation, Research, Agriculture and more. Chris Ojiewo has 2 emails on RocketReach.
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