Prof. dr. ir. Louise O. fresco

Opening ceremony: De Rode Hoed, Friday 8th

10.30 – 11.00 am
Prof. dr. ir. Louise O. fresco
Louise O. Fresco’s career has involved inter alia more than ten years of field work in tropical countries, travels to over 80 countries and a PhD cum laude in tropical agronomy at the Wageningen University.She held several leading positions within the FAO of the UN. The permanent theme of her life is a strong commitment to international development, agriculture and food. She also published seven books and over one hundred scientific articles. Currently, as a university professor in Amsterdam, she writes a newspaper column and she advises the Dutch government. Louise Fresco has been ranked the 4th most influential woman in The Netherlands in 2009 and is involved in a large number of cultural and social activities.