Dr. Carlos Sere

CARLOS SERÉ (Uruguay) joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as Director General in January 2002. Before this, he was director of the regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean of Canada's International Development Research Centre from 1980 to 1990 he was the principal economist of CIAT's Tropical Pastures Program. He has over 20 years of experience in agricultural research, with an emphasis on livestock. He has consulted widely for national and international research and development agencies. His major interests are in livestock systems and research management. He is particularly interested in issues related to the effective use of research as a development tool. He has led innovative approaches for collaborative inter-institutional endeavours such as shared research platforms and integrated natural resources management programs. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Hohenheim, in Stuttgart, Germany.