World Agriculture Forum - Cultivating Solutions for a Sustainable Future

World Agriculture Forum - Innovating for Sustainable Future

World Agriculture Forum

Board Members

Prof. Rudy Rabbinge

Chairman, WAF Board
Former Senate Member, The Netherlands
Former Chairman, Science Council, CGIAR

Zuidwolde, The Netherlands

Amb. Kenneth Quinn

Vice Chairman, WAF Board
President Emeritus, The World Food Prize Foundation
Former US Ambassador to Cambodia

Iowa, U.S.A

Prof. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

Vice Chairperson, WAF Board
Chair System Board, CGIAR

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Dr. William Dar

Vice Chairman, WAF Board
Former Secretary of Agriculture, Philippines
Former Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Manila, Philippines

Dr. Jacqueline Hughes

Board Member, WAF
Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Hyderabad, India

H.E. M. Aly Toure

Board Member, WAF
Chairman, International Cotton Advisory Council, Washington DC
Board Member, International Sugar Organisation

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki

Board Member, WAF
Food Security Envoy, Africa Union
Former Prime Minister, Republic of Niger

Niamey, Niger

Dr. Tarifa A. Alzaabi

Board Member, WAF
Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

Dubai, U.A.E

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Board Member, WAF
Biodiversity Scientist
Former President, Republic of Mauritius

Port Louis, Mauritius

Suresh Prabhu

Board Member, WAF
Chancellor, Rishihood University
Former Minister, Forest and Environment, Civil Aviation, and Commerce & Industry, India

Mumbai, India

Dr. Bram Govaerts

Board Member, WAF
Director General, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Mexico City, Mexico

Johan Swinnen

Board Member, WAF
Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Managing Director Systems Transformation, CGIAR

Washington DC, U.S.A

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

Board Member, WAF
CEO, Africa Green Revolution Agency (AGRA)
Rwandan Agricultural Scientist and Policymaker

Kigali, Rwanda

Prof. Wendy Umberger

Board Member, WAF
CEO, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Canberra, Australia

Simi Kamal

Board Member, WAF
Board Chair, International Water Management Institute

Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

Dr. Hans Hoogeveen

Board Member, WAF
Independent Chairperson, Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Rome, Italy

Dr. Duc Phat Cao

Board Member, WAF
Board Chair, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Former Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development

Hanoi, Vietnam

Dr. Manoj Nardeosingh

Board Member, WAF
Secretary General, African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO)

New Delhi, India

Carlos Magarinos

Board Member, WAF
Director, Global Strategy Vrio Corp

Argentina