International Advisory Board

International Advisory Board Member

Anna Lartey

Professor of Nutrition, University of Ghana
University of Ghana

Dr. Anna Lartey is Professor of Nutrition at the University of Ghana.

B. Jan Middendorf

Associate Director for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL) at Kansas State University (KSU)
Kansas State University

Dr. B. Jan Middendorf serves as the Associate Director for Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification (SIIL) at Kansas State University (KSU).

jmiddend@ksu.edu

Daniel Bailey (Ex Officio)

Agreement Officer Representative USAID

Hazel Malapit

Senior Research Coordinator

Hazel Malapit is a senior research coordinator at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Kushal Naharki

Youth Leader, Changemaker, Environment Activist, Agriculturist

Kushal Naharki is a passionate young changemaker and environment activist from Nepal. He has worked in the field of agriculture, environment and youth empowerment for more than 5 years.

Latha Nagarajan

SOILS Consortium Director
International Fertilizer Development Center

Dr. Latha Nagarajan joined IFDC in 2011. She currently serves as the Director of the SOILS Consortium.

Lusike Wasilwa

Director Crop Systems at Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Headquarters Secretariat
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

Dr. Lusike Wasilwa works for Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) as Director Crop Systems.

Maria Ester Bucaro

Regional Program Director
Counterpart International

Currently serves as Counterpart’s Chief of Party for the $ 19.3 million USDA Food for Progress Project in Guatemala (2016-2023) covering Guatemala’s Dry Corridor and Western Highlands region.

Mary Ann Sayoc

Public Affairs Lead
East West Seed

Dr. Mary Ann Sayoc is the Public Affairs Lead for the East-West Seed Group based in Thailand.

MaryAnn.Sayoc@eastwestseed.com

Rafael Flor

Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Rafael Flor has 20 years of progressive work experience in international development. He has worked with development institutions, in academia, the private sector, and philanthropy.

Vincent Roger

CNFA Regional Director of Program Development - West Africa
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture

Vincent Roger is a senior agriculture and agribusiness specialist with fifteen years of experience in leadership positions in the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors.

Past board members

Previously, the International Advisory Board has included these alumni members:

Walter Bowen, University of Hawaii
Cecilia Chi-Ham, HM. Clause
Deborah Pierson Delmer, University of California, Davis
James Hill, University of California, Davis
Jan Hopmans, University of California, Davis
Adel Kader, University of California, Davis
Poon Kasemsap, Kasetsart University
Ermias Kebreab, University of California, Davis
J.D.H. "Dyno" Keatinge, World Vegetable Center
Rose Koenig, University of Florida
Eric Kueneman, Global Agriculture Consultant
Josette Lewis, Almond Board
Norm Looney, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre
Julio López Montes, Pan-American Agricultural School, Zamorano
Bob Nanes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Idah Sithole Niang, University of Zimbabwe
Robert Paull, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Umezurike Linus Opara, Stellenbosch University
Howard Yana Shapiro, University of California, Davis
Sally Smith, Royal Horticulture Society
Detlef Virchow, Plan International Germany
L. George Wilson, North Carolina State University
R. Shanthi Wilson Wijeratnam, Industrial Technology Institute
Marco Wopereis, The World Vegetable Center