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