Mr. Christophe Larose is heading the sector in charge of sustainable agriculture which includes innovation, research, and digitalization in agriculture at the European Commission. He coordinates the CAADP-XP4 projects within the DeSIRA initiative and others. Mr. Larose holds a master’s degree in development economics from Auvergne University, France (1996). He has been involved in consultancy work and joined the European Commission as an administrator in 2003. He has been posted in several EU Delegations: Mauritius (with responsibilities over Seychelles, Comoros and India), Madagascar, and South Africa. He came back to Directorate-General for Development and International Cooperation (EuropeAid), European Commission, Brussels in September