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Principal Investigators (PIs) 2013

* denotes PI's project was under a no-cost extension into 2013

Name Home institute
Cassava Research Initiative
Chiedozie Egesi National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Emmanuel Okogbenin National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Morag Ferguson International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Capacity-building activities: Community of practice project
Emmanuel Okogbenin National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Legumes Research Initiative
Beans 
Bodo Raatz International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Chickpeas 
Pooran M Gaur International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Rajeev Kumar Varshney International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Cowpeas 
Philip Roberts University of California, Riverside, USA
Groundnuts 
Vincent Vadez International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Crosscutting legume activities (Capacity building, drought phenotyping, data management)
Ndeye Ndack Diop (capacity building) GCP
Trushar Shah (data management) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Vincent Vadez (drought phenotyping) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Chunlin He (forensic marker service activities) GCP
Capacity-building activities: Capacity-building projects: training components for TLI scientists and students
Bodo Raatz* International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Phil Roberts* University of California, Riverside, USA
Rajeev K Varshney* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Vincent Vadez* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Maize Research Initiative
Bindiganavile S Vivek International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Rice Research Initiative
Amelia Henry* International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Arvind Kumar International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Boonrat Jongdee* Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center (URRC), Thailand
Cécile Grenier* CIAT/Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Hei Leung International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Ibnou Dieng Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Kenneth McNally* International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Koichi Futakuchi Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Mathias Lorieux* CIAT/Agropolis–IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), France
Ramaiah Venuprasad Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Sander Zwart Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Capacity-building activities: Community of practice
Jonaliza Lanceras-Siangliw National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
Sorghum Research Initiative
Andrew Borrell Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Australia
Andrew H Paterson* University of Georgia, Athens, USA
David Jordan Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Australia
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jean-François Rami Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Michel Vaksmann IER/Agropolis–CIRAD
Niaba Témé Institut d'économie rurale (IER), Mali
Wheat Research Initiative
Fernanda Dreccer* Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Kumble Vinod Prabhu Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Ruilian Jing Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Satish Chandra Misra* Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)
Tadesse Wuletaw* International Centre for Agricultural Research in in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Comparative Genomics Research Initiative (maize, rice, sorghum)
Claudia Guimarães Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jurandir Magalhães Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Leon Kochian Cornell University, USA
Samuel Gudu Moi University, Kenya
Tobias Kretzschmar International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Integrated Breeding Platform
Portal and helpdesk 
Fred Okono GCP
Ndeye Ndack Diop GCP
Xavier Delannay GCP
Information systems 
Alain Charcosset Agropolis–INRA (Institut national de la recherche agronomique), France
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chunlin He GCP
Elizabeth Arnaud Bioversity International
Fred van Eeuwijk Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Graham McLaren GCP
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Mark Sawkins GCP
Rajeev Varshney International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Trushar Shah International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
William Eusebio International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Services 
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chunlin He GCP
Jiankang Wang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CAAS/CIMMYT)
Larry Butler GCP
Marcos Malosetti Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
Xavier Delannay GCP
Themes
Theme 4: Capacity building
Eric Y Danquah West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana

Principal Investigators (PIs) 2010

* denotes that (a) project led by PI under respective Theme or RI was on a no-cost extension into 2010.

Name Research Initiative (RI)/Theme (T1, T2, etc)/IBP Home institute
Fouad Abbad Andaloussi T2* Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA–Morocco)
Jorge Acosta-Gallegos T2 Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias, (INIFAP), Mexico
Alfredo Alves Cassava EMBRAPA Labex–USA,
USDA–ARS National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USA
Elizabeth Arnaud T3* Bioversity
Steve Beebe (replaced Matthew Blair) T4, Legumes: beans CIAT
Matthew Blair (left 2010) T4, Legumes: beans CIAT
Eduardo Blumwald T1 University of California, Davis, USA
Andrew Borrell T1 Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia
Masdiar Bustamam T4 Indonesian Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Research and Development (ICABIOGRAD)
Alain Charcosset T3, IBP Agropolis–INRA
Rogerio Chiulele T4 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Julapark Chunwongse T2* National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
Ndiaga Cissé T4* Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles (ISRA), Senegal
Fran Clarke T3, IBP Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Douglas Cook T1, Legumes University of California, Davis, USA
Eric Danquah T4 West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
Guy Davenport (left 2010) T3,* IBP CIMMYT
Carmen de Vicente (left 2010) T4, Legumes, IBP GCP
Xavier Delannay IBP GCP
Mark Dieters T3, IBP University of Queensland, Australia
Issa Drabo T4 Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso
Susanne Dreisigacker T2 CIMMYT
Chiedozie Egesi Cassava National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Jeffrey Ehlers T2, T4,* Legumes: cowpeas University of California, Riverside, USA
Morag Ferguson Cassava IITA
Theresa Fulton T4* Institute for Genomic Diversity (IGD), Cornell University, USA
Pooran Gaur T1 ICRISAT
James Gethi T2 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
Alain Ghesquière T2* Agropolis−IRD, France
Jean Christophe Glaszmann T2, IBP* GCP/Agropolis−CIRAD, France
Humberto Gómez Paniagua (left 2010) T4, IBP GCP (Consultant)
Diego González-de-León (left 2010) T3, IBP GCP
Wolfgang Grüneberg T2 CIP
Samuel Gudu RI–CG Moi University/Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
Claudia Guimarães RI–CG EMBRAPA, Brazil
Michael Halewood T4 Bioversity International
Tom Hash T1,* T2 ICRISAT
Chunlin He T4, IBP GCP
Sigrid Heuer TI, RI–CG IRRI
Glenn Hyman T2,* T4* CIAT
Ruilian Jing T2, Wheat Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Boonrat Jongdee T3 Bureau of Rice Research and Development (BRRD), Rice Department, Thailand
David Jordan T1 Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia
Shoshi Kikuchi T1* National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan
Steven J Knapp (left 2010) T1* University of Georgia (UGA), USA
Leon Kochian RI–CG USDA–ARS/Cornell University, USA
Robert Koebner T3* CropGen International
Lakshmanan Krishnamurthy T2* ICRISAT
Arvind Kumar T2* IRRI
Mark Laing T2, T4 University of KwaZulu–Natal (UKZN), South Africa
Jonaliza Lanceras-Siangliw T4 BIOTEC, Thailand
Peter Langridge T1 Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics Pty Ltd (ACPFG)
Hei Leung T2* IRRI
Chengzhi Liang T3, IBP IRRI
Mathias Lorieux T2 CIAT/Agropolis–IRD, France
Jonathan Lynch T2 Pennsylvania State University, USA
Jurandir Magalhaes T2,* RI–CG EMBRAPA, Brazil
Marcos Malosetti T3, IBP Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Gregory May T1 National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR), USA
Susan McCouch RI–CG USDA–ARS/Cornell University, USA
Graham McLaren T3, IBP GCP
Ken McNally (replaced Rachid Serraj) T2 IRRI
SC Misra T2 Agharkar Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Márta Molnár-Láng T2 Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop Rice AfricaRice
George W Norton T5 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Francis Ogbonnaya T2 ICARDA
Emmanuel Okogbenin T4, Cassava NRCRI
Allen Oppong T4* Crops Research Institute (CRI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana
Peggy Ozias-Akins (replaced S Knapp) T1* University of Georgia (UGA), USA
Andrew H Paterson T1 University of Georgia (UGA), USA
Andy Pereira T1* Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Chalermpol Phumichai T2* BIOTEC, Thailand
Arllet Portugal T3, IBP CIMMYT/GCP
Vinod Prabhu Wheat Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Lawrence Pratt T4* Centro de Inteligencia sobre Mercados Sostenibles (CIMS), INCAE Business School, Costa Rica
Pablo Rabinowicz T1 University of Maryland, USA
Jean-François Rami T5, Sorghum Agropolis−CIRAD, France
Mathieu Rouard T3* Bioversity
NR Sackville Hamilton T2* IRRI
MA Salam T4 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Hector Sanchez IBP CIMMYT
Robert Schaffert T2 EMBRAPA, Brazil
Roland Schafleitner (left 2010) T1* CIP
Zeba I Seraj T3 University of Dhaka
Rachid Serraj (left 2010) T2 IRRI
Trushar Shah T3, IBP ICRISAT
Julian Smith T3* Food and Environment Research Agency FERA, UK
Niaba Témé Sorghum Institut d'économie rurale (IER), Mali
Jean-Baptiste Tignegre T2* Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso
Hari Upadhyaya T2 ICRISAT
Vincent Vadez T4, Legumes: groundnuts ICRISAT
Veerle van Damme T4 Consultant
Fred van Eeuwijk T3, IBP Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Rajeev Varshney T3,* T4, Legumes: chickpeas ICRISAT/GCP
Francisco Vilaró T2* Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Uruguay (INIA), Uruguay
Bindiganavile S Vivek Maize CIMMYT
Jiankang Wang T2* CIMMYT/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Robbie Waugh T1* Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI ), UK
Stanley Wood T4* IFPRI
Shawn Yates T3, IBP Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Principal Investigators (PIs) 2012

* denotes PI's project was under a no-cost extension into 2012

Name Home institute
Cassava Research Initiative
Alfredo August Alves Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil/National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USDA–ARS, USA
Chiedozie Egesi National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Emmanuel Okogbenin National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Morag Ferguson International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Legumes Research Initiative
Beans
Bodo Raatz International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Jonathan Paul Lynch* Pennsylvania State University, USA
Chickpeas
Pooran M Gaur International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Rajeev Kumar Varshney International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Cowpeas
Jeffrey Ehlers/Philip Roberts University of California, Riverside, USA
Groundnuts
Vincent Vadez International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Crosscutting legume activities (Capacity building, drought phenotyping, data management)
Ndeye Ndack Diop (capacity building) GCP
Trushar Shah (data management) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Vincent Vadez (drought phenotyping) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Maize Research Initiative
Bindiganavile S Vivek International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
James Gethi* Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
Rice Research Initiative
Amelia Henry* International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Arvind Kumar International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Boonrat Jongdee* Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center (URRC), Thailand
Cécile Grenier CIAT/Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Eduardo Blumwald* University of California, Davis, USA
Hei Leung International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Ibnou Dieng Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Jonaliza Lanceras-Siangliw National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
Kenneth McNally* International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Koichi Futakuchi Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Mathias Lorieux* CIAT/Agropolis–IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), France
Sander Zwart Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Venuprasad Ramaiah Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Sorghum Research Initiative
Andrew Borrell Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Australia
Andrew H Paterson* University of Georgia, Athens, USA
David Jordan Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Australia
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jean-Francois Rami Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Michel Vaksmann IER/Agropolis–CIRAD
Niaba Teme Institut d'économie rurale (IER), Mali
Wheat Research Initiative
Fernanda Dreccer* Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Francis Ogbonnaya* International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Kumble Vinod Prabhu Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Ruilian Jing Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Satish Chandra Misra* Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)
Comparative Genomics Research Initiative (maize, rice, sorghum)
Claudia Guimaraes Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jurandir Magalhaes Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Leon Kochian Cornell University, USA
Samuel Gudu Moi University, Kenya
Sigrid Heuer International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Susan McCouch Cornell University, USA
Integrated Breeding Platform
Portal and helpdesks
Fred Okono GCP
Ndeye Ndack Diop GCP
Xavier Delannay GCP
Information systems  
Alain Charcosset Agropolis–INRA (Institut National de la recherche agronomique), France
Arllet Portugal GCP
Elizabeth Arnaud Bioversity International
Fran Clarke Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada (AAFC)
Fred van Eeuwijk Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Graham McLaren GCP
Guoyou Ye International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Hector Sanchez International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
José Crossa International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Mark Dieters University of Queensland, Australia
Mark Sawkins GCP
Rajeev Varshney International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Shawn Yates Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada (AAFC)
Trushar Shah International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
William Eusebio International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Services  
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chunlin He GCP
Jiankang Wang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CAAS/CIMMYT)
Larry Butler GCP
Marcos Malosetti Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
Xavier Delannay GCP
Themes
Theme 2: Integrated crop breeding
Arvind Kumar* International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Theme 4: Capacity building
Eric Y Danquah West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
Mark Laing* African Centre for Crop Improvement, University of KwaZulu–Natal South Africa
Theme 5: Product delivery
George W Norton* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Principal Investigators (PIs) 2011

* denotes PI's project was under a no-cost extension into 2011

Name Home institute
Cassava Research Initiative
Alfredo August Alves Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil/National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USDA–ARS, USA
Chiedozie Egesi National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Emmanuel Okogbenin National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Nigeria
Morag Ferguson International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Pablo Rabinowicz* University of Maryland, USA
Legumes Research Initiative
Beans
Jonathan Paul Lynch Pennsylvania State University, USA
Jorge A Acosta-Gallegos* Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Mexico
Stephen Beebe/Bodo Raatz International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Chickpeas
Douglas Cook* University of California, Davis, USA
Lakshmanan Krishnamurthy* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Pooran M Gaur International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Rajeev Kumar Varshney International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Cowpeas
Jeffrey Ehlers University of California, Riverside, USA
Groundnuts
Peggy Ozias-Akins* University of Georgia,- Athens, USA
Vincent Vadez International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Crosscutting activities (Capacity building, drought phenotyping, data management)
Vincent Vadez (drought phenotyping) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Ndeye Ndack Diop (capacity building) GCP
Trushar Shah (data management) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Maize Research Initiative
Bindiganavile S Vivek International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
James Gethi Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
Rice Research Initiative
Amelia Henry International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Arvind Kumar International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Boonrat Jongdee Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center (URRC), Thailand
Cécile Grenier CIAT/Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Eduardo Blumwald University of California, Davis, USA
Hei Leung International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Ibnou Dieng Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Jonaliza Lanceras-Siangliw Rice Gene Discovery Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
Kenneth McNally International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Koichi Futakuchi Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Marie-Noëlle Ndjiondjop Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Mathias Lorieux CIAT/Agropolis–IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), France
N Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Sander Zwart Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Venuprasad Ramaiah Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Zeba Islam Seraj University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sorghum Research Initiative
Andrew Borrell Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Australia
Andrew H Paterson University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Charles Thomas Hash* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
David Jordan Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Australia
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Hari Deo Upadhyaya* International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jean-Francois Rami Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Michel Vaksmann IER/Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Niaba Teme Institut d'économie rurale (IER), Mali
Wheat Research Initiative
Fernanda Dreccer Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Francis Ogbonnaya International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Kumble Vinod Prabhu Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Peter Langridge University of Adelaide/Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, Pty Ltd (ACPFG), Australia
Ruilian Jing Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Satish Chandra Misra Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)
Susanne Dreisigacker* International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Genomics Research Initiative (maize, rice, sorghum)
Claudia Guimaraes Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Eva Weltzien-Rattunde International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Jurandir Magalhaes Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Leon Kochian Cornell University
Robert Schaffert Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Brazil
Samuel Gudu Moi University, Kenya
Sigrid Heuer International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Susan McCouch Cornell University, USA
Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP)
Portal and helpdesks
Fred Okono GCP
Graham McLaren GCP
Ndeye Ndack Diop GCP
Xavier Delannay GCP
Information systems
Abhishek Rathore International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Alain Charcosset Agropolis–INRA (Institut national de la recherche agronomique), France
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chengzhi Liang International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Delphine Fleury GCP
Elizabeth Arnaud Bioversity International
Fran Clarke Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada AAFC
Fred van Eeuwijk Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Graham McLaren GCP
Guoyou Ye International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Hector Sanchez International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Julian Smith* Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), UK
Mark Dieters University of Queensland, Australia
Rajeev Varshney Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Shawn Yates Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada AAFC
Trushar Shah International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Services
Arllet Portugal GCP
Chunlin He GCP
Jean Christophe Glaszmann Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Larry Butler GCP
Marcos Malosetti Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR), The Netherlands
Xavier Delannay GCP
Theme 2: Integrated breeding
Francisco Vilaró* Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Uruguay
Wolfgang Gruneberg* International Potato Center (CIP)
Theme 4: Capacity building
Eric Y Danquah West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana
Mark Laing African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa
Theresa Fulton* Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University, USA
Theme 5: Product delivery
George W Norton Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Jean-François Rami* Agropolis–CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement), France
Mathias Lorieux CIAT/Agropolis–IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement), France
Stefan Einarson Cornell University, USA

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