Background
Pego, Silas Esteves was born on June 26, 1942 in Pias, Moncäo, Portugal. Son of Bento Fernandes and Maria Pego.
Pego, Silas Esteves was born on June 26, 1942 in Pias, Moncäo, Portugal. Son of Bento Fernandes and Maria Pego.
Agricultural Engineer, Industry Standard Architecture, Lisbon, Portugal, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, Ames, 1982. Doctor Agronomia, UTL, Lisbon, 1983.
Auditor, Institut industriel du Nord, Porto, Portugal, 1990.
Maize breeder, Nucleo de Melhoramento de Milho, Braga, Portugal, 1971-1978; maize breeder, Estacao Nacional de Melhoramento de Plantas, Elvas, Portugal, 1982-1989; chairman, Nucleo de Melhoramento de Milho, Braga, 1989-1992; maize breeder, Direccao Regional de Agricultura de Entre Douro e Minho, Braga, 1992-1996; maize breeder, Estacao Agronomica Nacional, Braga, since 1996. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Maputo, Mozambique, 1987, Vientiane, Laos, 1987, ISNAR, Hague, The Netherlands, 1988. Professor of University Evora, Portugal, 1983-1984.
President Georgia Associacao dos Licenciados en Ciencias Agrarias, Braga, 1993-1995. Vice president Fundacao Stela e Oswaldo Bonfim, Braga, 1994-1995.
Married Nidia Varzielas, October 26, 1969. Children: Jonatas, Raquel, Zaida, Sara.