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Governance and organization

GFAR is managed by a Steering Committee which works in close collaboration with a Donor Support Group. All are assisted by the Forum Secretariat, which is hosted in the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome. You can find out more about the different elements of the Forum using the links on the left-hand side. ... more

Steering Committee


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Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza

Chair of GFAR
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Ruth Oniang'o

Vice-Chair of GFAR
Mark Holderness

Mark Holderness

GFAR Executive Secretary

Advisory services

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Kristin Davis

Executive Secretary of GFRAS

CGIAR Consortium

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Frank Rijsberman

CEO of CGIAR Consortium

Donor Support Group

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Roberto Aparicio-Martin

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Education Institutions

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John Kennelly

Chair and President of GCHERA

Facilitating Agencies

FAO

To be confirmed (FAO)

FAO
IFAD

To be confirmed (IFAD)

IFAD

Farmer's Organizations

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Estrella (Esther) Penunia

General Secretary of AFA
WFO

Evelyn Nguleka

WFO

NGOs

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Sonali Bisht

INHERE

Private Sector

Lucy Muchoki

Lucy Muchoki

CEO of PANAAC
SAI Platform

Ernesto Brovelli

SAI Platform, alternate

Regional Fora for Agricultural Research

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Patrick Van Damme

EFARD Chair
AARINENA

Aziz Dargouth

AARINENA
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Mohammad M. Ajlouni

AARINENA, alternate
APAARI

Anan Suwannarat

APAARI
APAARI

Raghunath Ghodake

APAARI, alternate
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Guram N. Aleksidze

CACAARI
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Alisher Tashmatov

CACAARI, alternate
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Judith Ann Francis

EFARD, alternate
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Charity Kruger

FARA
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Yemi Akinbamijo

FARA, alternate
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Mauricio Antonio Lopes

FORAGRO
FORAGRO

FORAGRO Technical Secretary (IICA)

FORAGRO, alternate

Youth Organizations

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Courtney Paisley

Global Coordinator of YPARD

Executive Committee


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Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza

Chair of GFAR
Steering Committee
Executive Committee
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Ruth Oniang'o

Vice-Chair of GFAR
Steering Committee
Executive Committee
Mark Holderness

Mark Holderness

GFAR Executive Secretary
Steering Committee
Executive Committee
Secretariat
FAO

To be confirmed (FAO)

FAO
Steering Committee
Executive Committee
IFAD

To be confirmed (IFAD)

IFAD
Steering Committee
Executive Committee