Alioune Fall is the Chairperson of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Board of Directors and the former Director General of Senegal’s National Institute for Agricultural Research (ISRA). He is also a member of the Scientific council of CIRAD (France) since 2016 and was appointed as President of the council in 2019 for a 3-year term.

He holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Agriculture from the Sam Houston State University, Texas, United States, and a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Agricultural Engineering from Michigan State University, United States. Dr. Fall’s career in research spans three and a half decades. He joined ISRA in 1984 as a researcher and rose quickly to become Regional Coordinator of Farm Mechanization and Post-harvest Technology projects. Dr. Fall served as the Scientific Director of ISRA from 2008 to 2013 when he was appointed the Director General. He served as the Chairperson of CORAF’s Board of Directors from 2014 to 2018.