Robert Anyang is the Agriculture and Food Security Advisor for East and Southern Africa at Chemonics and former chief of party of the USAID Feed the Future Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing Activity. He is an agricultural production and marketing expert with 22 years of experience applying the facilitative approach to market systems and value chain development. He has extensive experience advancing public-private partnerships, incubating youth-owned businesses, and expanding smallholder farmer access to markets, finance, and production and post-harvest technologies across Africa. Mr. Anyang has previously led activities to deploy digital technologies to provide improved extension services, market information, and financial services. He previously worked for the Investment in Developing Export Agriculture project, the Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program, and various private-sector firms. Hailing from Nigeria, Mr. Anyang holds advanced degrees in agronomy, rural development, crop production, and horticulture from Kenyatta University, the Federal University of Technology, and Lagos State Polytechnic.