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