Biography:
Dr. Nerlita Manalili is currently, Managing Director of Nexus Agribusiness Solutions, a consulting firm. Previously Research and Development Manager of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization’s Southeast Asian Regional for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEAMEO SEARCA) and Coordinator for Asia of Asian-European International Master’s Program on Food Science–Agro Food Industry; jointly implemented by Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires (ENSIA) (ENSIA) and SEAMEO SEARCA. Formerly regional adviser for Asia on market access of Vredeseilanden (now Rikolto) of Belgium and an agribusiness faculty of the College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines, Los Banos.
Title : Investment in graduate education in food science and technology: Foreground for food systems development and innovations: Case of ASEAN countries