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

Monty Jones

Monty Jones

Chair of GFAR
Steering Committee
Management Team
Mark Holderness

Mark Holderness

GFAR Executive Secretary
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
Management Team
Secretariat
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Mohamad M. Ajlouni

Executive Secretary - AARINENA
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
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Sonali Bisht

NGO representative Steering Committee
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Robert Carlson

Farmers’ Organizations Steering Committee
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Philippe Choquet

Education Institutions Steering Committee
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Akimaliev Dhamin

CACAARI Chair Steering Committee
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James French

Alternate FORAGRO
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
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Simon Hearn

Chair APAARI Steering Committee
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Philip Kiriro

Farmers’ Organizations Steering Committee
Shantanu Mathur

Shantanu Mathur

IFAD representative Steering Committee
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Esther Penunia

Farmers’ Organizations
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
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Juan Arturo Flórez Martínez

Chair FORAGRO Steering Committee
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Dr. Fawzi Al-Sheyab

President of AARINENA Steering Committee
Claudio Barriga

Claudio Barriga

Vice-Chair of GFAR/ Private Sector Alternate
Steering Committee
Management Team
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Kristin Davis

Advisory Services Steering Committee
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Nikita Eriksen-Hamel

Donor Support Group representative
Steering Committee
Management Team
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Catherine Guichard

Chair of EFARD Steering Committee
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Anne Marie Izac

Chief Science Office - CGIAR Steering Committee
Lucy Muchoki

Lucy Muchoki

Private Sector Representative
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
Raj Paroda

Rajendra Paroda

Alternate representative for APAARI
Steering Committee
Management Team
Programme Committee
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Alisher Tashmatov

Alternate representative for CACAARI
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
Xiangjun Yao

Yao Xiangjun

FAO representative
Steering Committee
Management Team
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Tiemoko Yo

FARA Chair Steering Committee

Programme Committee

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Mohamad M. Ajlouni

Executive Secretary - AARINENA
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
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David Radcliffe

Senior Policy Adviser Agricultural Research for Development Programme Committee
Raj Paroda

Rajendra Paroda

Alternate representative for APAARI
Steering Committee
Management Team
Programme Committee
Mark Holderness

Mark Holderness

GFAR Executive Secretary
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
Management Team
Secretariat
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James French

Alternate FORAGRO
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
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Esther Penunia

Farmers’ Organizations
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
Lucy Muchoki

Lucy Muchoki

Private Sector Representative
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
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Alisher Tashmatov

Alternate representative for CACAARI
Steering Committee
Programme Committee

Management Team

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Nikita Eriksen-Hamel

Donor Support Group representative
Steering Committee
Management Team
Xiangjun Yao

Yao Xiangjun

FAO representative
Steering Committee
Management Team
Mark Holderness

Mark Holderness

GFAR Executive Secretary
Steering Committee
Programme Committee
Management Team
Secretariat
Monty Jones

Monty Jones

Chair of GFAR
Steering Committee
Management Team
Claudio Barriga

Claudio Barriga

Vice-Chair of GFAR/ Private Sector Alternate
Steering Committee
Management Team
Rodney Cooke

Rodney Cooke

IFAD representative Management Team
Raj Paroda

Rajendra Paroda

Alternate representative for APAARI
Steering Committee
Management Team
Programme Committee