Andrea Gardeazábal works on the use of data-driven agronomy, knowledge management and ICT for innovation within agri-food systems. She holds an MSc in Information and Communication Technologies for Development from the University of Manchester, UK, and an MSc in Political Science from Los Andes University, Colombia. She has over a decade of experience designing and deploying large ICT for agriculture and education projects in Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia.
Gardeazabal currently coordinates the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Unit for CIMMYT’s Integrated Development Program, which involves the design and operation of robust information systems for data collection, analysis and dissemination.