Lao KENAO holds a Master in Agricultural Statistics M.Sc. at National School of Statistics and applied economics (ENSEA) of Abidjan, Ivory Coast and a diploma as an Economist Statistician Engineer from the National School of Statistics and Economic Analysis (ENSAE) in Dakar. He’s interested in the application of statistics and data analysis to better inform strategic decision-making. He previously worked on the Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS)’s project for Monitoring Evaluation and Data Analysis in the process of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Togo through the National Agricultural Investment Program (NAIP). He has experience in modeling socio-economic phenomena using survey data. Lao KENAO is based in Togo and currently collaborates with DPA as a research and coordinator consultant.