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Patrick K. Mutuo, Ph.D. is the Country Representative for IITA in Burundi, and previously worked with the University of Florida (UF) focusing on fertilizer recommendations in Eastern and Southern Africa. For three years (2013 to 2016), he was the Africa Field Director at Conservation International, overseeing the development and implementation of an ecological monitoring system (Vital Signs) in Tanzania, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda. Before then, he headed the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) office in the DRC, where he researched on Integrated Soil Fertility Management. During the early 6 years of his career, he served an agriculture specialist and Science Coordinator at the Millennium Development Goals Centre and leading the first Millennium Villages Project site in Sauri, Kenya. Dr. Mutuo holds a BSc degree in Forestry and an MSc degree in Environmental Sciences from Moi University, Kenya, and a PhD in Soil Science from Imperial College, The University of London, U.K. His leadership and research experience spans over 20 years across the African continent, gaining valuable skills in managing research and development programs, fundraising, and undertaking research in agroecology, sustainable agricultural intensification and agricultural value chains. His scientific output is evidenced in over thirty (30) articles in refereed journals, book chapters and proceedings.