Background
Jones, Monty P. was born in 1951 in Sierra Leone.
Jones, Monty P. was born in 1951 in Sierra Leone.
Graduate, University Sierra Leone. Master of Science in Plant Genetic Resources, University Birmingham, England, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Biology, University Birmingham, England, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy in Science (honorary), University Birmingham, England, 2005.
Member staff Mangrove Swamp Rice Research Project West Africa Rice Development Agency, Sierra Leone, 1975—1991, head Upland Rice Breeding Progressive Cote d'Ivoire, 1991—2002. Executive secretary Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Accra, Ghana, since 2002.
Member of National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate).