[2] He completed his PhD in Agricultural Economic Analysis and Policies at the National School of Agronomy, University of Burgundy, in 1989.
Seck served as the Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) between 2006 and 2013),[10][11] a pan-African intergovernmental association and Research organization, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
[20] Seck was one of four worldwide experts the UN Secretary-General chose in 2009 to address Heads of State on the Millennium Development Goals.
[21][23] At the 28th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, he shared the 2012 TW Schultz Prize for Best Contributed Paper.
[27][28] Seck granted his pardon to the young Nicolas Dacosta, but not without making him pay a fine of 206,000 CFA.