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OUR TEAM

The Toothpick Project is only possible through the help of each player. Between scientists, the board of directors, and nonprofit partners, a biocontrol-solution for Striga can exist.  

Board of Directors

These are all of the members of the board for the Toothpick Company, the pilot project of the Toothpick Project. 

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CLAIRE SANDS BAKER

Co-founder, director

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DR. DAVID SANDS

Co-founder, board member, chief scientist

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FLORENCE OYOSI

Co-founder, board member, co-founder of Liberty Initiators Network

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Dr. Peter Lüth

Director, Board Chair

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Henry Sila Nzioki

Board member,

KALRO research scientist

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Jayadeep Akirreddy

Board member, director representative of Welthungerhilfe

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WINIFRED NICHOLS

Board member

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MATHIAS MOGGE

Board member,

Secretary General of Welthungerhilfe

Toothpick Company Limited - Staff

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DORCAS KEMBOI

General Manager

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LILIAN
NKANTHA

Administration and Finance

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JOHN ODENGE

Agribusiness Advisor

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COLLINCE OBONYO

Sales and Marketing Officer

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DALMAS WASWA

Sales and Marketing Officer

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SIMON MACHIMBO

Sales and Marketing Officer

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LOISE KIOKO

Scientist

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NEMROD GESUSU

Lab Assistant

THE SCIENTISTS
Meet the team
Dr. Leonard Afouda
Dr. Leonard Afouda

University of Parakou, Benin

Dr. Christopher Suh
Dr. Christopher Suh

Institute of Agriculture Research for Development, Cameroon

Dr. Daouda Kone
Dr. Daouda Kone

Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Cote d'Ivoire

Dr. Nelson Opoku
Dr. Nelson Opoku

Ag. Head at the Department of Biotech at the University of Development Studies, Ghana

Henry Sila Nzioki
Henry Sila Nzioki

KALRO at Katumani, Kenya

Dr. Katile Seriba
Dr. Katile Seriba

Institut d'Economie Rurale, Mali

Dr. Afiniki Zarafi

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Dr. Afiniki Zarafi
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Institute for Ag. Research, Ahmadu Bellow Research, Nigeria

Dr. Suha Hashim

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Dr. Suha Hashim
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Natural Resources and Desertification Research Institute, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan

Frenk Mulamila Rueben
Frenk Mulamila Rueben

Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute​, Ilonga

Dr. Julius Sserumaga

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Dr. Julius Sserumaga
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NARO- Kampala, Uganda

Dr. Juliet Akello
Dr. Juliet Akello

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Zambia

Dr. Admire Shayanowako

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Dr. Admire Shayanowako
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University of KwaZulu-Natal, African Centre for Crop Improvement, Zimbabwe

Dr. Yemisrach Melke

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Dr. Yemisrach Melke
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Ethiopia Biotechnology Institute, Ethiopia

Dr. Randa Hassan Elsalah Osman

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Dr. Randa Hassan Elsalah Osman
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Natural Resources and Desertification Research, National Center for Research, Sudan

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