Jose Valle Riestra
Dr. José Valle-Riestra (Peru) has an Engineer degree in Agriculture from the Universidad Nacional Agraria de La Molina, and Master and Doctorate degrees in Nutrition from Cornell University. He has been a Full Professor at the National Agrarian University.
Dr. Valle-Riestra has international experience through his positions as Associate Director of Animal Science in the International Development Research Center of Canada (IDRC), Director of International Cooperation at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and Deputy Director General of the International Potato Center (CIP). When Dr. Valle-Riestra retired from CIP in June 2000, the Board of Trustees conferred to him the title of Deputy Director General Emeritus.
Dr. Valle-Riestra is currently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peruvian Foundation for the Conservation of Nature (ProNaturaleza,) a member of the Board of the Institute of Nutritional Investigation (IIN), and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Andean Agriculture of the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia (ALTAGRO) project.
