Antonio is an economist with a strong quantitative and analytical background. He uses mixed methods and advanced quantitative tools to conduct rigorous impact evaluations and to elicit the preferences of stakeholders involved in agrifood systems across several developing countries.
Antonio places his skills and efforts at the service of policy makers and international organizations in order to support impactful and scalable policies as well as effective and adoptable technologies for efficient, sustainable and resilient agrifood systems. The main objective of his activity is to identify, promote and evaluate the impact of sound and adoptable interventions in order to (a) increase agricultural productivity, (b) improve welfare conditions, (c) reduce food insecurity and vulnerability to multiple shocks and, (d) build systemic resilience with a particular focus on the poorest for leaving no one behind.