Senior International Consultant

Dr. Mohammed
Ammati
PhD

Integrated Pest & Pesticide Management — FAO, World Bank, African Development Bank

40+
Years Experience
30+
Countries
3
Languages
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Profile
About Dr. Ammati
Dr. Mohammed Ammati presenting at international conference
PhD — Plant Pathology

Senior international expert with over 40 years of experience in plant protection, integrated pest and pesticide management, and environmental risk reduction.

Extensive collaboration with leading global organizations including FAO, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and regional institutions across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

Proven track record in designing, leading and evaluating large-scale international projects focused on reducing crop losses, eliminating obsolete pesticide stocks, improving food security, and protecting human health and the environment.

Email
mohamed.ammati@gmail.com
Phone (IT)
+39 324 566 1292
Phone (MA)
+212 637 603 620
Languages
Arabic, English, French
Location
Rabat, Morocco & Rome, Italy
Career
Professional Experience
Jul – Dec 2019
Senior International Consultant
CILSS & African Development Bank
Preparation of GEF Regional Project Information Form on pest and pesticide management across 13 West Africa countries.
May 2017 – Dec 2018
Senior International Consultant
World Bank — Ministry of Environment, Cote d'Ivoire
PROGEPCI — Projet de gestion des pesticides obsoletes en Cote d'Ivoire.
Dec 2015 – Oct 2016
Senior International Consultant
Plant Production and Protection Division — FAO Rome
Integrated Pest and Pesticide Management advisory and project formulation.
2014 – May 2015
Senior Officer — Integrated Pest and Pesticide Management
FAO-KSA Technical Cooperation Programme — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Technical cooperation and capacity building in pest and pesticide management.
2010 – Jan 2014
Senior Officer & Coordinator — FAO Pesticide Field Programme
Plant Production and Protection Division — FAO Rome
Led and coordinated the FAO Pesticide Field Programme across multiple regions.
2005 – 2010
Environmentalist & Pesticide Management Officer
Plant Production and Protection Division — FAO Rome
Environmental assessment and pesticide management at international scale.
2004 – Mar 2005
Pesticide Management Officer — Desert Locust
Production and Protection Division — FAO Rome
Managed pesticide operations for Desert Locust control across affected countries.
Jun 2003 – Jul 2004
Senior Officer — Regional Plant Protection (OIC)
FAO Regional Office for the Near East — Cairo, Egypt
Led regional plant protection strategy across the Near East.
Sept 1978 – May 2003
University Professor
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II — Rabat, Morocco
Plant Pathology, Pesticide Ecotoxicology, IPM and Pesticide Management. Over 24 years of academic teaching and applied research.
FAO 2003 – 2016
Key FAO Projects & Initiatives
2013 – 2016
Regional Initiative — Sahel & West Africa
Concept, formulation and fund raising of key projects on pest and pesticide management across 17 countries with one pesticide registration system.
  • GEF Regional Project — Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Liberia, Togo, Sierra Leone
  • GEF/PIF, PPG & ProDoc — Burkina Faso, Chad, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger & Senegal (2015–2019)
  • GEF/PIF — Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan & Turkey (2015–2020)
  • National Projects — Morocco & Cameroon (2015–2018)
  • ACP/MEAs Phase 2 — Africa, Caribbean & Pacific (2013–2015)
2012 – 2015
FAO Agricultural Inputs Monitoring Management System (AIMMS)
Designed the FAO AIMMS platform with three integrated modules:
  • Module 1 — Registration and information exchange system for agricultural inputs
  • Module 2 — Inspection, quality control and stock management
  • Module 3 — Pest Control Practices Monitoring and Management System (PCPMMS)
2007 – 2013
Desert Locust Pesticide Management Policy
Introduction and application of new policy for pesticide management in Desert Locust countries. Quality control and triangulation of remaining pesticide stocks among affected countries.
2007 – 2010
African Approach for Risk Reduction
Conception, design and application of an African Approach for Risk Reduction of Soil Contaminated by Obsolete Pesticides. In cooperation with Alterra, Wageningen University, Netherlands.
2006 – 2010
Africa Stockpile Programme (ASP)
Supervision, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in cooperation with the World Bank, CropLife International and Pesticide Action Network.
  • Countries: Mali, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia
  • Scope: inventory, safeguard and elimination of obsolete stocks
  • Development of national prevention programmes
2004 – 2006
FAO Pesticide Stock Management System (PSMS)
Conception, design, testing and deployment of the FAO PSMS for inventory and management of pesticide products, empty containers and contaminated sites across Sahel, North and West Africa.
Additional Work
Other Professional Experience
Current
Prevention of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) in Morocco
Funded by University of Edinburgh — Center for Pesticide Suicide Prevention (CPSP)
Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
Locust Pesticide Management System (FAO-LPMS)
Coordination of design, field test and implementation — FAO Rome
Jul – Dec 2019
Regional Project — Food Security & Prevention of POPs in The Sahel
Submitted to African Development Bank for Co-Financing by GEF — 13 Sahel countries
Sept 1997 – May 2003
National Coordinator — Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Programme
Montreal Protocol — Executed by UNIDO
Sept 1990 – 1993
National Coordinator — Pesticide Residues in Crops, Morocco
Imperial College of London — Funded by British ODA (Project: MOR/999/17)
Sept 1992 – 1997
National Coordinator — Fate of Pesticides in the Environment
GSF-Forschungszentrum — Institute fur Okoligische Chemie, Munich, Germany
Sept 1990 – 1995
Team Leader — Integrated Pest Management of Sugar Beet
Funded by Sugar Beet Factories of Doukkala & Zemamra
Sept 1993 – 1996
Team Leader — IPM and Pesticide Residues in Citrus and Tomato
Funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Morocco
Sept 1994 – 1995
Team Leader — Impact of Agrochemicals for IPM in Tadla Irrigated Area
USAID-Chemonics International — Management of Resources in Tadla (MRT Project)
Academic Background
Education
Degrees
PhD — Plant Pathology
Plant Pathology
University of California Riverside, CA 92521, USA
Doctorate Es-Sciences Agronomiques
Plant Protection
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
Agronomy Approfondie
Plant Protection
Institut National d'Agronomie Paris Grignon (INA-PG), France
Engineer in Agronomy (1978)
Plant Protection
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco
Post Doctoral Studies
Associate Professor (Courtesy Appointment)
Pesticide Residues Analysis — soil, water and plant material
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Oregon State University, USA
Visiting Scientist
Pesticide Residues Analysis — soil, water and plant material
Agrochemical Center, Natural Resources Institutes, Kent, UK
Visiting Scientist
Behavior of Pesticides in the Environment
GSF Institute fur Okoligische Chemie, Oberschleissheim, Germany
Get In Touch
Contact Dr. Ammati

Available for international consultancy, project formulation, capacity building and advisory roles in integrated pest management and pesticide risk reduction.

Email
mohamed.ammati@gmail.com
Phone — Italy
+39 324 566 1292
Phone — Morocco
+212 637 603 620
Dr. Mohammed Ammati, PhD — April 2026