Appolinaire Djikeng

Bio

Professor Appolinaire Djikeng is the Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Senior Director, Livestock-Based Systems, CGIAR. He joined ILRI and CGIAR from the University of Edinburgh, where was Professor and Chair of Tropical Agriculture and Sustainable Development, as well as the Director, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) based at the Roslin Institute.  Professor Djikeng previously worked with ILRI from 2009-2016 as Technology Manager and then Director of the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub. He has received numerous awards, including the 2020 Nelson Mandela Justice Award. He was also recognized by the Decade of Health as one of the 10 people in the United Kingdom changing health.