Mahrizal currently works for the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as Provincial Coordinator AgFor project in southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia. His work mainly relates to agroforestry, forestry, smallholder farmers, and community development. He also works closely with about two thousand smallholder farmers and stakeholders. Mahrizal holds Master’s degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Arkansas, and in applied economics from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Prior to his employment at ICRAF, Mahrizal worked as a researcher at the University of Arkansas, with a local nongovernmental organization, as a member of field staff with the Irish Red Cross, and as a program assistant at the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) and Care International. Currently, he is conducting research on wild tree domestication, cocoa and agroforestry, and species priority for smallholder farmers. Mahrizal has received several awards over the last six years, including a Fulbright scholarship and a 2011 Honor from Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges, and he was a champion of the Asian Young Leaders Climate Forum in 2008 (British Council).