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Henry Vega
Technical Advisor
has solid experience in international agriculture and development. He is well versed in market access issues and trade barriers, food security and international development…
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Dr. Henry Vega has solid experience in international agriculture and development. He is well versed in market access issues and trade barriers, food security, and international development. Throughout his academic and professional career, he has developed extensive policy analysis experience in the areas of agricultural trade, transportation supply chains, food safety, biotechnology, and resilient agriculture.
Dr. Vega recently contributed to the development of Salesian Missions’ strategy to deliver food and nutritional assistance to at-risk youth in Venezuela. Prior to that he worked as the Agricultural Specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) based in Quito, Ecuador. In that capacity, he served as the expert technical advisor on trade opportunities and agricultural regulations in Ecuador. Before serving at the USDA FAS, Dr. Vega performed extensive policy analysis for both public and private sector entities in Washington, DC, including the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank. Dr. Vega’s research has been published in the peer-reviewed books and academic journals: Air Transport Liberalization, The Economics of International Airline Transport, Transport, Journal of Air Transport Management, International Journal of Transport Economics, A Dictionary of Transport Analysis, Globalisation and Transport, among others. Much of Dr. Vega’s research has focused on the study of regional strategies to enhance import and export competitiveness of Latin American countries, reduce transactions costs through trade capacity building, and enhance rural development. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Vega worked in Ecuador’s fresh-flower sector, including a one-year appointment as Chief of Environmental and Quality Control at Dole Fresh Flowers.
Dr. Vega received his agriculture engineering degree from the Army Polytechnic School of Ecuador in 1998. As a 2000 Fulbright scholarship recipient, he relocated to the United States to pursue graduate studies and subsequently received a Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Clemson University. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University. His doctoral studies encompassed double concentrations in (i) Regional Development and Transportation and (ii) Global and International Systems.
Dr. Vega recently contributed to the development of Salesian Missions’ strategy to deliver food and nutritional assistance to at-risk youth in Venezuela. Prior to that he worked as the Agricultural Specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) based in Quito, Ecuador. In that capacity, he served as the expert technical advisor on trade opportunities and agricultural regulations in Ecuador. Before serving at the USDA FAS, Dr. Vega performed extensive policy analysis for both public and private sector entities in Washington, DC, including the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank. Dr. Vega’s research has been published in the peer-reviewed books and academic journals: Air Transport Liberalization, The Economics of International Airline Transport, Transport, Journal of Air Transport Management, International Journal of Transport Economics, A Dictionary of Transport Analysis, Globalisation and Transport, among others. Much of Dr. Vega’s research has focused on the study of regional strategies to enhance import and export competitiveness of Latin American countries, reduce transactions costs through trade capacity building, and enhance rural development. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Vega worked in Ecuador’s fresh-flower sector, including a one-year appointment as Chief of Environmental and Quality Control at Dole Fresh Flowers.
Dr. Vega received his agriculture engineering degree from the Army Polytechnic School of Ecuador in 1998. As a 2000 Fulbright scholarship recipient, he relocated to the United States to pursue graduate studies and subsequently received a Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics from Clemson University. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University. His doctoral studies encompassed double concentrations in (i) Regional Development and Transportation and (ii) Global and International Systems.
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No single entity can address the complex challenges we face today. SNN gives priority to long- term relations and strategically working with a range of stakeholders to address the pressing problems we face – climate, migratory, environmental, social, economic. Understanding these interrelated risks and who is most vulnerable is an urgent priority that requires united and complementary efforts.
SNN collaborates with other established organizations. With BioRegions International, for example, we share their core concern to support community-based activities in Mongolia through holistic actions that promote social and ecological integrity.
SNN collaborates with other established organizations. With BioRegions International, for example, we share their core concern to support community-based activities in Mongolia through holistic actions that promote social and ecological integrity.
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