Mamadou Goïta is a member of the IPES-Food panel, the Executive Director of the Institute for Research and Promotion of Alternatives in Development (IRPAD), and a development socio-economist and specialist in education and training systems. He works closely with farmers organizations in Africa and other continents. He currently sits on a numerous international boards - including Afrique Verte International, More & Better network, Global Green Grants, Enda Pronat, and IED Africa. He is a member of several African networks (Pan-African Network in the Defence of Migrants Rights (PANiDMR), African Development Banks CSOs coalition, AIMES, POSCAO). He teaches at different universities and has an integrated agroecological farm in Mali.