International Honorary Advisory Committee

Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze

Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze

Fifth President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, FAYODE, Nigeria
Dr. Nina Fedoroff

Dr. Nina Fedoroff

Emeritus Professor of Biology, Penn State University, USA
Dr. José Graziano da Silva

Dr. José Graziano da Silva

Eighth Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Brazil
Prof. Afaf Kamal Eldin

Prof. Afaf Kamal Eldin

College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Prof. Mohammed Sadiki

Prof. Mohammed Sadiki

President of the CIHEAM Governing Board
Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Forests of the Kingdom of Morocco, Morocco
Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss

Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss

Former Director General, Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Dr. Ren Wang

Dr. Ren Wang

Senior Vice President of the BGI Group, President, BGI Global Development, China
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra

Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE)
Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India
Prof. Ghaleb Ali Alhadrami Al Breiki

Prof. Ghaleb Ali Alhadrami Al Breiki

Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost,
United Arab Emirates University,
UAE

International Scientific Committee

Dr. Abdelbagi M. Ismail

Dr. Abdelbagi M. Ismail

Principal Scientist and Representative for Africa, International Rice Research Institute, Kenya
Dr. Salwa Karboune

Dr. Salwa Karboune

Associate Dean (Research),
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
McGill University, Canada
Prof. Benildo G. de los Reyes

Prof. Benildo G. de los Reyes

Bayer Crop Science Endowed Chair in Plant Genomics and Associate Department Chair for Research and Graduate Programs, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, USA
Dr. R. K. Singh

Dr. R. K. Singh

Section Head, Program Leader on Crop Diversification and Genetics, ICBA, UAE
Dr. Asad Sarwar Qureshi

Dr. Asad Sarwar Qureshi

Senior Scientist in Water and Irrigation Management, ICBA, UAE
Dr. Dionysia Angeliki Lyra

Dr. Dionysia Angeliki Lyra

Halophyte Agronomist, ICBA, UAE
Dr. P. C. Sharma

Dr. P. C. Sharma

Director, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), India
Prof. Redouane Choukr-Allah

Prof. Redouane Choukr-Allah

Professor, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco