Dr Frank Place

Impact Assessment Advisor

Frank Place is responsible for designing and undertaking research on the impacts of the World Agroforestry Centre’s research and of agroforestry systems. He is also engaged in other research related to incentives for adoption of agroforestry and sustainable land management, particularly the influence of property rights and government policies.

He has been a staff member since 1997 but has worked at the Centre’s Nairobi headquarters since 1992 where he led a multi-country project for the University of Wisconsin’s Land Tenure Center. Prior to moving to Nairobi, Frank was a consultant at the World Bank (1988-1991) where he participated in a multi-country land tenure study. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin.