Damien Jourdain

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Natural and Agricultural Resource Economist

I am currently seconded by CIRAD to the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of Pretoria (UP).

Education

2021

Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR) in Economics | Montpellier University

Développement agricole durable : Comprendre, anticiper et influencer les choix de technologie des agriculteurs., Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches en Sciences Economiques.


2004

Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Montpellier University

Impact des politiques visant à réduire la consommation brute en eau des systèmes irrigués : Le cas des puits gérés par des collectifs de producteurs au Mexique. PhD in Economics of Agricultural, Agri-food, and Rural Development.


1995

DEA (eq. MS) in Agricultural Economics, National Agronomic School of Montpellier

Experience

2017 - present

University of Pretoria | South Africa
Senior Researcher and Visiting Professor

Responsibilities include:

  • Teaching Environmental Economics
  • Student Supervision (PhD, MSc)
  • Research Projects


2010 - 2017

Asian Institute of Technology | Bangkok, Thailand
Senior Researcher and Visiting Assistant Professor

Responsibilities included:

  • Teaching Natural Resources Economics module (45h/y - Natural Resources Management PhD and MSc. students)
  • Teaching Water Resource Economics (25h/y) - Water Engineering and Management PhD and MSc students)
  • Student Supervision (PhD, MSc.)
  • Research Projects


2006 - 2010

International Rice Research Institute | Hanoi, Vietnam
Senior Researcher

Seconded to IRRI for the co-management of two research projects with ThaiNguyen University of Business Administration (TUEBA)

Responsibilities included:

  • Student Supervision (PhD, MSc.)
  • Research Projects funded by the Challenge Programme of Water and Food, and IFAD


2002 - 2006

UMR G-EAU, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
Agricultural and Natural Resources Economist

Responsibilities included:

  • PhD writing
  • Participation to Research Projects


1997 - 2002

Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Mexico
Agricultural and Natural Resources Economist

Responsibilities included:

  • Participation to Research Projects (Surveys, Farm Modelling)
  • Analysis of potential of conservation agriculture in irrigated areas
  • Supervision of M.Sc. Students


1995 - 1997

CIRAD, Montpellier, France
Agricultural Economist

Researches included:

  • Farm Modeling components of Research projects
  • Influence of risk on adoption of farm technologies


1990 - 1995

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) / CIRAD, Bangkok, Thailand
Junior Professional Officer

Responsibilities included:

  • Data collection about pesticides and fertilizers in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Database construction and maintenance
  • Animation of a network of Governmental Agencies in charge of the registration and control of pesticides in the Asia-Pacific Region