Grahame Dixie

Grahame Dixie is the Executive Director of Grow Asia, a multi-stakeholder partnership platform that catalyzes action on inclusive agricultural development in South East Asia. The platform convenes governments, farmers, NGOs and other stakeholders to co-create value chain initiatives focused on smallholder farmers and environmental sustainability of agriculture. Grow Asia was established by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat. Grahame joined Grow Asia in 2016 and helms the unique regional partnership, which is generating impact through national-level initiatives in five countries. For over a decade, he served as the World Bank's lead agribusiness advisor where he was involved in the design and review of the World Bank's portfolio of projects linking smaller scale farmers to markets and agribusinesses. His work included advising World Bank teams globally on project design, emerging good practices and key trends in the food and farming sector, with a focus on market-orientated farming and multi-stakeholder partnerships. More recently, Grahame has served as an advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).