Mr Takayuki Hagiwara is appointed as the FAO Representative in India effective 29 May 2023, after serving as the Regional Programme Leader at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand from January 2021. In this role, he has supported the regional office to implement FAO’s strategic framework and overseen the development and implementation of the programmes in the region, providing guidance to technical officers at the regional office and facilitate coordination with the FAO representatives in the region.

Mr Hagiwara commenced his career at FAO as a Natural Resources Management Officer. He progressively took on greater responsibilities, serving as a Senior Natural Resources Management Officer from 2012 to 2015, and later as the Chief of the Asia and the Pacific Service from 2015 to 2020.

During his career, Mr Hagiwara contributed to the preparation and implementation of various projects including those focused on community-based natural resources management, livelihood development, and the Farmer Field Schools.

Mr Hagiwara, a national of Japan, holds a Master of Science in Forestry from Yale University with a focus on Participatory Resources Management in the United States.