Ken Lohento is digital agriculture specialist at the Regional Office for Africa of FAO, where he leads the implementation of the Digital Agriculture Strategy of FAO for the region, as well as the Digital Villages Initiatives in Africa.

He worked for several years at the Technical Centre of Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) where he managed initiatives related to digital agriculture and youth entrepreneurship targeting African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. He has 20+ years of experience and worked with other institutions including AfDB, UNESCO, Panos Institute West Africa and Oridev that he founded in Benin and which pioneered ICT for development in the country. He holds a Master in Information Sciences (France) and a Master in Business Administration (UK).