SUMMARY PROFESSIONAL RÉSUMÉ

Philip F. Warnken,
President and CEO, AgBrazil Inc.

AgBrazil, Inc.
2509 Vistaview Terrace
Columbia, MO 65203
Tel. 573.256.4900
; 573.443.0001
ceo@agbrazil.com


Professional Experience Summary

More than forty years of professional and executive experience in international agriculture, and business development and administration. Long-term resident work in Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Portugal. Professional consulting in 30 countries of South and Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Pacific Asia, North and South Africa, and Eastern and Western Europe. Author/co-author of three books and numerous articles and scientific and technical publications. Fluent Portuguese and Spanish.

Education

Ph.D. Agricultural Economics Michigan State University, 1966
M.S. Agricultural Economics Kansas State University, 1962
B.S. Agriculture (cum laude) Kansas State University, 1960

Professional Positions

President and CEO, AgBrazil Inc. 1999 -
President, Warnken Farms, Inc. 2002 - 2004
Vice President, Warnken Properties, LLC 1971 -
Professor of Agricultural Economics - International Agriculture, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1976 - 1999, Associate Professor, 1965 - 1975.
Fulbright Research Scholar, Ministry of Agriculture, Brasília, Brazil, 1996.
Program Coordinator, Bulgarian Faculty Exchange in Agricultural Business Management, Agricultural Economics Department, University of Missouri, 1993 - 1997.
Program Director, The Agriculture of the Americas Program, College of Agriculture, University of  Missouri, 1990 - 1994.
Team Leader (Resident Program Director), Portugal Agricultural Production Program, Lisbon, Portugal, June 1983 to September 1987.
Economist, Bureau for Science and Technology, Office of Agriculture, Agency for International Development, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C., June 1983 - June 1984.
Program Director, Small Farm Program, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, 1980 - 1983.
Visiting Professor, Department of Economic Development, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain, 1979.
Visiting Researcher (concurrent with above), Instituto Nacional de Investigacion Agraria, Madrid, Spain, 1979.
Project Director, Missouri Agribusiness Sector Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, in cooperation with the Missouri State Department of Agriculture, 1976.
Project Director, University of Missouri-Nicaragua Agricultural Sector Analysis Project, Managua, Nicaragua, 1972 - 1974.
Project Specialist and Assistant Agricultural Program Advisor, Ford Foundation, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969 - 1971.
Senior Overseas Researcher, Consortium for Institutional Cooperation (CIC), Latin American Region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1965 - 1967.
Research Associate, USDA-FAS-Michigan State University Food for Peace Project, Bogota, Colombia, South America, 1962 - 1965.
Instructor, Department of Economics, Kansas State University, 1961.
Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, 1960.
Grain Farmer, Reno County Kansas, 1956-1960.

Selected International Consultancies


Consultant, Bahia, Brazil, 1999 - Present, Conduct numerous farm and agricultural business investment assessments for AgBrazil international clientele.

Consultant, 2006 - Present, Conduct numerous professional consultancies relating to Brazilian agriculture for clients of Gerson Lehrmann Group.

Consultant, Mozambique, January 1995.  Conducted agricultural program assessment for Mozambique.
Consultant, Center for Institutional Innovation, November 1993 - January 1994, conducted institutional analysis of Latin American development foundations and presented findings at Paris SPAAR meetings.
Consultant, AGRIDEC, Washington, D.C., September, 1993. Served as consulting reviewer for Cooperative Research Support Project Integrated Pest Management Research Project Proposals.
Team Leader and Consultant, AGRIDEC for U.S. State Department, June - July, 1993.  Conducted onsite project evaluation of Trinational (Egypt-Israel-U.S.) Animal Health Project.
Team Leader and Consultant, Washington, D.C., and Starkville, MS, June - July 1991.  Conducted project evaluation of Mississippi State University Seed Production and Utilization Project.
Consultant, Manila, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Philippine Government, May 1991. Served as drought impact analyst.
Consultant, U.S. State Department, Manila, May - July 1990.  Conducted assessment of the impacts of the 1989-90 drought on Philippine agricultural production, food supply and national food security.
Team Leader and Consultant, Guatemala, September - November, 1989.  Led six-person team in analysis of policies impacting Guatemalan food security and agricultural diversification.
Consultant, Colombia, April - May 1989.  Conducted institutional review and evaluation of Colombian Agricultural Research Institute for World Bank.
Team Leader and Consultant, Robert R. Nathan Associates, Guatemala and Yemen, June - September 1988.  Conducted two-country case study research projects and authored final reports on impacts of economic and agricultural policies on women in Guatemalan and Yemeni agriculture.
Consultant, Latin American Regional Bureau, AID Washington, November 1984. Conducted comprehensive analysis and evaluation of Central American regional institutions to determine agency policy on future U.S. assistance to these institutions.
Consultant, Manila, September 1983.  Conducted drought impact and national food security analysis to establish basis for U.S. food assistance policy position with Philippine government.
Consultant, Costa Rica, May - June 1983.  Conducted economic analysis of Northern Zone Infrastructure Development Project.
Team Leader and Consultant, Experience Incorporated, September - October 1982.  Led four-person team in evaluation of Farming Systems Project for Central America and Panama.
Consultant, Panama, June - July 1982.  Prepared Technology Transfer Project Paper economic analysis.
Consultant, Panama, November 1981 - March 1982.  Developed frame of reference for Panamanian Food System analysis, identified policy research needs for Ministry of Agricultural Development and identified and conceptualized Panama Policy Analysis Project.
Consultant, Urban Resources Consultants, Incorporated, June 1981.  Assisted in staff identification and presentation of Integrated Rural Development Project Proposal to Rural Development Office, AID/Jamaica.
Team Leader and Consultant, June - July 1978.  Directed 20-person team preparing Project Paper for CATIE Farming Systems Research Project for Central America and Panama.
Consultant, Bolivia, March 1977.  Performed evaluation of Agricultural Economics technical assistance project, Ministry of Agriculture, Bolivia.
Consultant, Multinational Agribusiness Systems, Incorporated, Haiti, June - July 1976.  Conducted comprehensive institutional analysis and evaluation of Haitian Ministry of Agriculture.
Consultant, Nicaragua, January - August 1975. Performed cost of production analysis for major agricultural commodities in cooperation with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Agriculture.

Selected Publications

Warnken, Philip F. "The Land of the Future," Food and Drink Quarterly, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2007.
Warnken, Philip F.  "O Futuro da Soja no Brasil," Revista de Politica Agricola, Ano IX, Ministerio da Agricultura e do Abastecimento, Compania Nacional de Abastecimento, Abr-Mai-Jun 2000.
Warnken, Philip F.  The Development and Growth of Brazilâs Soybean Industry, Iowa State University Press, 1999.
Warnken, Philip F.  "Industria de Processamento da Soja," Revista de Politica Agricola, Ano VIII, No. 3, Ministerio da Agricultura e do Abastecimento, Compania Nacional de Abastecimento, Out-nov-dec 1999.
Warnken, Philip F. "Politica e Programas: O Setor da Soja no Brasil," Revista de Politica Agricola, Ano VIII, No. 02. Ministerio da Agricultura e do Abastecimento, Compania Nacional de Abastecimento, Abr-Mai-Jun 1999.
Warnken, Philip F. "A Influencia da Politica Economica na Expansao da Soja no Brasil," Revista de Politica Agricola, Ano VIII, No. 01, Ministerio da Agricultura e do Abastecimento, Compania Nacional de Abastecimento, Jan-Fev-Mar 1999.
Warnken, Philip F., and Fogarty, David. "O Credito Agricola e a Expansao da Soja no Brasil," Revista de Politica Agricola, Ano III, No. 01. Ministerio da Agricultura, do Abastecimento e da Reforma Agraria, Ano III, No.1, Jan-Fev-Mar 1994.
Nayro Coelho, Carlos, and Warnken, Philip F. "Os Emprestimos de Comercializaçao no Brasil: O Caso da Soja," Revista de Politica Agricola, Ano II, No. 06. Ministerio da Agricultura, do Abastecimento e Reforma Agraria, Compania Nacional de Abastecimento, October 1994.
Warnken, Philip F. "The Brazilian Soybean Industry: Booming Past, Uncertain Present and Future," Economic and Policy Information, Volume XXXIV, No. 8, September/October 1991, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Warnken, Philip F., et. al. "Food Security and Agricultural Diversification in Guatemala:Analysis of Interrelationships and Implications for Policy," Agriculture Economics Report 1991-2, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, January 1991.
Warnken, Philip F. Assessment of the Impacts of the 1989-90 Drought on Philippine Agricultural Production and Food Security. Agricultural Economics Report 1991-3, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri, January 1991.
Warnken, Philip F. International Agricultural Employment: A World of Opportunities. Manual 107,  College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, January 1990.
Warnken, Philip F. Agricultural Policies of Yemen: Implications for Women in Agriculture. Special Report 400, International Series, College of Agriculture, 1989.
Warnken, Philip F. Guatemala's Agricultural Policies: Implications for Women in Agriculture. Special Report 399, International Series, College of Agriculture, 1989.
Warnken, Philip F.  Book review of "Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua:  State, Class, and the Dilemmas of Agrarian Policy," by Forrest D. Colburn.  American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 69, No. 1, February 1987, p. 195. Warnken, Philip F., and Morgado, Jorge. "Costs and Benefits of Limestone Applications to Corn for Grain in Northern Portugal."  PROCALFER, Ministry of Agriculture, Lisbon, Portugal, 1986.
Burst, A. C., Bredahl, M. E., and Warnken, P. F.  Growth and Structure of the Mexican Cattle Industry.  Special Report 317, International Series, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, January 1985.
Burst, A. C., Bredahl, M. E., and Warnken, P. F.  Growth and Structure of the Mexican Feedstuffs Industry. Special Report 315, International Series, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, November 1984. Burst, Andrew C., Bredahl, Maury E., and Warnken, Philip F. ãGrowth and Structure of Mexican Beef, Dairy, and Dairy Products Industries." Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 1982-56, University of Missouri-Columbia, December 1982.
Burst, Andrew C., Warnken, Philip F., and Bredahl, Maury E. "Growth and Structure of the Mexican Swine Industry."  Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 1982-55, University of Missouri-Columbia, December 1982.
Burst, Andrew C., Bredahl, Maury E., and Warnken, Philip F.  "Growth and Structure of Mexican Beef, Dairy, and Dairy Products Industries." Department of Agricultural Economics Staff Paper 1982-56, University of Missouri-Columbia, December 1982.
Salmon, David G., and Warnken, Philip F.  Economics of Milk Production in Mexico's Humid Tropics.  Special Report 286, International Series, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri-Columbia, October 1982.
Bredahl, Maury E., and Warnken, Philip F.  "Mexican Agriculture Import Requirements:  An Analysis of the Impact of Petroleum Revenues." Abstract in Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 13, No. 1, July 1981, p. 171.
Schroder, David, and Warnken, Philip F.  "Economic Analysis of Potential Intercropping Systems in Jamaica."  Turrialba, Revista Interamericana de Ciencias Agricolas, Vol. 31, Enero-Marzo 1981, Numero 1, pp. 63-68.
Warnken, Philip F., and Crissman, Charles C.  "The Spanish Agricultural Growth Model:  Implications for the Future."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1981-17, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981.
Schroder, David, and Warnken, Philip F.  "Economic Analysis of Potential Intercropping Systems in Jamaica."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1980-14, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1980.
Warnken, Philip F.  Agriculture's Role in the Spanish Economy.  Facultad de Economia, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain, December 1979 (original in Spanish).
Warnken, Philip F.  An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Growth and Productivity of Spanish Agriculture. Instituto de Investigacion Agricola, Madrid, Spain, December 1979.
Roberts, K. J., Warnken, P. F., and Schneeberger, K. C.  "The Economics of Organic Crop Production in the Western Corn Belt."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1979-6, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1979.
Alexander, Charles T., and Warnken, Philip F.  "The Nature and Extent of the Organic Agriculture Industry."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1978-37, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1978.
Warnken, Philip F., Ragsdale, Roselyn M., and Flaim, Cathryn M.  International Agriculture: Challenging Opportunities.  Manual No. M107, Extension Division, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1978.
Coehlo, Carlos, and Warnken, P. F.  "The Price Support Programs in Brazil Within An Economic Development Perspective."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1977-4, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, January 1977.
Arcia, Gustavo, and Warnken, Philip F.  "Labor Productivity on Small Farms: The Case of Nicaragua."  Abstract in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 58, No. 5, December 1976, p. 1025.
Tellez, Enrique, and Warnken, P. F.  "The World Sugar Market Situation." Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1976-66, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977.
Warnken, Philip F., ed.  An Analysis of the Missouri Agribusiness Sector. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, October 1976.
Warnken, Philip F.  "Shifts in the Competitive Advantage of Traditional and Energy Intensive Agriculture Under Rising Energy Costs:  The Case of Nicaragua."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1975-26, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975.
Warnken, Philip F.  "1975 Establishment and Production Costs for Commercial Vineyards in Missouri."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1975-25, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975.
Burks, Meredith, and Warnken, Philip F.  "Cuban Detente and the Political Economy of U.S. Sugar Trade with Latin America."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1975-40, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975.
Warnken, Philip F., and Flaim, Silvio.  " 1974 Establishment and Production Costs for Commercial Vineyards in Missouri."  Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1975-53, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975.
Warnken, Philip F., and Ramirez, Martin.  "Employment and Foreign Exchange Impacts of the U.S. Sugar Act on Western Hemisphere Sugar Suppliers." Agricultural Economics Paper No. 1975-41, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975.
Warnken, Philip F.  "Energy Cost: The Case of Nicaragua."  Abstract in  American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 57, No. 5, December 1975, p. 975.
Hughes, Harlan G., and Warnken, Philip F.  "Cost of Producing Sugarcane in Sao Paulo, Brazil:  The Policy Implications."  Abstract in American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 57, No. 5, December 1975, p. 977.
Storr, N. P., Warnken, P. F., and Walter, B. J.  "The Location of U.S. Sugar Beet Production." Special Report 194, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri-Columbia, February 1976.
Warnken, P. F.  "Impact of Rising Energy Costs on Traditional and Energy Intensive Crop Production:  The Case of Nicaragua."  Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 24, No. 2, July 1976, pp. 15-22.
Warnken, Philip F.  The Agricultural Development of Nicaragua: An Analysis of the Production Sector. Special Report 168, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri-Columbia, July 1975.
Warnken, Philip F.  Production Costs and Returns for Major Agricultural Activities in Nicaragua, 1975.  Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, February 1975.
Warnken, Philip F., et al. Modernization of Agriculture in the State of Sao Paulo.  Governo do Estado de Sao Paulo (Brazil), Secretaria da Agricultura, Instituto de Economia Agricola, Canton Press, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1973, 316 pp.
Warnken, Philip F., and Flaim, Silvio.  Establishment and Production Costs for Commercial Vineyards in Missouri. Report 159, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, October 1973.
Warnken, Philip F., et al., Desenvolvimento da Agricultura Paulista.  Instituto de Economia Agricola, Secretaria da Agricultura, Tipografia Fonseca, LDTA, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1972, 319 pp.
Warnken, Philip F., and Flaim, Theresa.  International Agriculture, A World of Opportunities.  Special Report 112, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri-Columbia, June 1969.
Warnken, Philip F.  Strategies for Technical Assistance.  Final Report of Missouri Sub-Contract for CIC-AID Rural Development Research Project, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, June 1968.
Adams, Dale, Warnken, Philip, et al. Public Law 480 and Colombia's Economic Development. Graficas Vallejo, Medellin, Colombia, 1964, 280 pp.




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