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Dr. Yurdi Yasmi is an Indonesian Indonesian agriculture and forestry expert currently serving as the Director of the Plant Production and Protection Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) based in the headquarters of FAO in Rome, Italy. He has been working throughout his over two-decade career at FAO and International Research and Development organizations.
Prior to his appointment as the Director of FAO, he was the FAO’s Special Coordinator for Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), the FAO's Deputy Regional Representative for Africa cum the FAO's Representative to Ghana, as well as the FAO's Coordinator for Sustainable Agriculture and Forest Policy Officer for Asia and the Pacific.
Beside FAO, he has worked for in the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as the Director for Southeast Asia, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as the Coordinator for Mekong region, the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) as the Director for Research and Capacity Building, and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) as a scientist. He has led projects and programmes in over 20 countries including in complex political settings e.g. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, North Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste, Pacific countries, Zimbabwe, to name a few.
Early life and education
Yurdi Yasmi was born in Jorong Tanjung Jati, Nagari VII Koto Talago, Lima Puluh Kota Regency, on July 11, 1974, to Yasmi and Yuminas, both of whom were high school teachers. He is the second of four siblings. His elder sibling, Yulia Yasmi, and his younger sister, Yennita Martha Linda, are both medical doctors, while his youngest sibling, Yaumil Wahyudi, works for a at telecommunication company. He married to Inike Widyanti and they have a son, Andi Elka Pratama Yurdi , who is currently working at the Bali Process in Bangkok, Thailand.
Yurdi spent his childhood and teenage years in his hometown in West Sumatra. After completing elementary school in Tanjung Jati, he continued to SMP Negeri Limbanang (1989–1991). In 1989, he was named the Siswa Telandan or Outstanding Student at the junior high school level in West Sumatra and was invited to the Presidential Palace to meet President Soeharto. He then attended SMA Negeri 2 Payakumbuh in Limbanang, now known as SMA 1 Suliki (1991–1993). During the high school, he participated in the America Field Service (AFS) exchange program and lived in Sydney, Australia for a year.
Yurdi pursued his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), graduating in 1998. In 1997, he represented his university as a National Outstanding Student, competition (known as Siswa Telandan), achieving second place at national level. He completed his Master's (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) degrees at Wageningen University, Netherlands. There, he graduated with honors (cum laude) and was one of the fastest graduates at the time.
Carier
Yurdi Yasmi started his career after graduating from the undergraduate study as a researcher at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) where he engaged in global research programme on sustainable forest management. After several years of working at CIFOR he continued his MSc and PhD study in Wageningen, the Netherlands from 2000 to 2007. Then, he worked for the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) in Bangkok progressively as Senior Programme Officer and then became a Director. After that, he joined the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as the Coordinator for Mekong based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
He joined the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 2013 as the Coordinator for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry based in FAO regional office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. After 6.5 years he joined the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as the Director for Southeast Asia. In early 2001, Dr. Yurdi Yasmi returned to FAO and worked as the Deputy Regional Representative for Africa and at the same time served as the FAO Representative to Ghana. In late 2023, he moved to FAO headquarters in Rome as the Special Coordinator for Plant Production and Protection. In November 2024, he was promoted as the Director, Plant Production and Protection division, at FAO.
Yurdi Yasmi has published over 70 publication in international journals, books and book chapters. His publication record can be seen here.
Organizations
He was active in many organizations and social voluntary activities. He was the Vice President of Indonesia Diaspora Network Global 2017-2019. He established the Indonesia Diaspora Network Thailand in 2016 and was the Chair of the Minang Diaspora Network in Thailand and Cambodia.He served as the President of the Indonesian Student Association (PPI) in the Netherlands (2004–2005).
He still frequently returns to his hometown as he has been entrusted with the role of penghulu (tribal leader) for his people, holding the title of Datuk Patiah from the Caniago clan.
Awards
In 2022, he received the Alumni Award from Bogor Agriculture University, IPB. And in 2015, Yurdi received the Wanabakti Pertama Award from IPB as an outstanding alumnus who has brought honor to his alma mater.
Referneces
- ^ Hasril Chaniago; Rahmat Irfan Denas, eds. (2023). Ensiklopedia Tokoh 1001 Orang Minang. Vol. 1. Padang: UMSB Press. pp. 284–285.
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- Sirait, Ramdani (2015-07-10). Going Global: Kita Semua Bisa Mendunia (in Indonesian). ISBN 978-602-452-042-7.
- ^ "Dr Yurdi Yasmi Jadi Kepala IRRI Perwakilan Asia Tenggara". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ https://pasca.unand.ac.id/unduh/CV%20singkat_Dr.%20Yurdi%20Yasmi_Januari%202018.pdf
- RM.ID. "Dampak Pandemi Corona Di Asia Tenggara 61 Juta Orang Tidur Kelaparan". Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- https://foris.fao.org/cofo/programme/COFO_24/speaker/5b43145d74284359405e06aa
- "FAO Tunjuk Alumni IPB Dr Yurdi Yasmi Sebagai Wakil Kepala FAO Untuk Benua Afrika - Food Station".
- "Departemen Manajemen Hutan IPB sebagai Center Excellent Pengembangan Ilmu Manajemen Hutan di Indonesia". ANTARA. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- "Apresiasi Alumni Berprestasi, Himpunan Alumni IPB Gelar HA IPB Awards 2022". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-16.