Research Areas

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    Agrobiodiversity

    • Joseph Tohme, Director
    • Claudia Zúñiga, Executive Assistant
    • Mónica Casamachín, Executive Assistant

    Leaders

    • Stephen Beebe, Bean Program
    • Daniel Debouck, Genetic Resources Program
    • Eduardo Graterol, Executive Director, Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR)
    • Clair Hershey, Cassava Program
    • Michael Peters, Tropical Forages Program
    • Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Global Director, Product Development & Commercialization, HarvestPlus
    • Edgar A. Torres, Rice Program
    • Claude Fauquet, GCP21 Director (Consultant)

    Researchers – Latin America and the Caribbean

    • Elizabeth Álvarez, Plant Pathologist
    • María Fernanda Álvarez, Molecular Biologist
    • Meike Andersson, Product Development Manager, HarvestPlus
    • Jacobo Arango, Molecular Biologist
    • Luis Augusto Becerra, Molecular Biologist
    • Matthew Bertucci, Virologist *
    • Robert Blake (on sabbatical from Michigan State University)
    • Stefan Burkart, Socio-economist, Tropical Forages
    • Juan Andrés Cardoso, Tropical Forages and Climate Change Specialist
    • Mónica Carvajal, Molecular Biologist
    • Hernán Ceballos, Plant Breeder
    • Paul Chavarriaga, Molecular Biologist
    • Mario Cuchillo, Animal Nutrition Specialist *
    • Wilmer Cuéllar, Virologist
    • Luciano de Campos Carmona, Rice Production Specialist, Brazil
    • Beata Dedicova, Biologist *
    • Dominique Dufour, Food Science Specialist, French Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD)
    • Jorge Duitama, Bioinformatics Specialist
    • Gerardo Gallego, Molecular Marker and Genomic Tools Specialist
    • Elżbieta Golemiec, Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Specialist
    • Cécile Grenier, Plant Geneticist and Breeder, CIRAD
    • Falguni Guharay, Research for Development Scientist, Nicaragua
    • Ryozo Hayashi, SATREPS-Rice Project Coordinator
    • Manabu Ishitani, Molecular Biologist
    • Bernhard Löhr, Entomologist
    • Mathias Lorieux, Plant Geneticist, French Institute of Research for Development (IRD)
    • Catherine Meola, Gender Specialist
    • John Miles, Plant Geneticist
    • Gloria Mosquera, Plant Pathologist
    • Soroush Parsa, Entomologist and Agricultural Ecologist
    • Prasanthi Perera, Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Specialist *
    • Bodo Raatz, Plant Breeder
    • Idupulapati Rao, Plant Nutritionist
    • María Camila Rebolledo, Molecular Biologist
    • Manuel Ruiz, Bioinformatics Specialist, CIRAD
    • Michael Selvaraj, Crop Physiologist
    • Jeff Stuart, Entomologist, (on sabbatical from Purdue University, USA)*
    • Elisabeth Talsma, Human Nutritionist
    • Rein van der Hoek, Forage Specialist, Nicaragua
    • Margaret Worthington, Plant Breeder

    Researchers – Africa

    • Mathew Abang, Plant Pathologist, Uganda *
    • Valente Aritua, Virologist, Uganda
    • Sylvain Bidiaka, Country Crop Manager, HarvestPlus, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo)
    • Eliud Abucheli Birachi, Market Economist, Kenya
    • Rowland Chirwa, Plant Breeder, Malawi
    • Wanjiku Chiuri, Social Scientist, Rwanda *
    • Paul Ilona, Agronomist, HarvestPlus, Nigeria
    • Lister Katsvairo, Product Development and Delivery Manager, HarvestPlus, Rwanda
    • Enid Katungi, Agricultural Economist, Uganda
    • David Kiiza, Crop Development Specialist, HarvestPlus, Rwanda
    • Antoine Lubobo, Crop Delivery Specialist, HarvestPlus, DR Congo
    • Mercy Lung’Aho, Nutritionist, Uganda
    • Brigitte Maass, Forage Agronomist, Kenya
    • Enock Maereka, Seed Business Development Specialist, Malawi
    • Marx Mbunji, Manager Africa Region Business Development, HarvestPlus, Zambia
    • Clare Mukankusi, Plant Breeder, Uganda
    • Raphael Mutale, Crop Development Specialist, HarvestPlus, Zambia
    • Rachel Muthoni, Social Scientist, Uganda
    • Nicholas Mwansa, Maize Seed System Specialist, HarvestPlus, Zambia
    • Salomon Mwendia, Forage Agronomist, Kenya
    • An Maria Notenbaert, Crop – Livestock Systems Specialist, Kenya
    • Sospeter Nyamwaro, Project Coordinator, Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program, Uganda
    • Birthe Paul, Forage and Soil Fertility Specialist, Kenya
    • Jean-Claude Rubyogo, Seeds Expert, Tanzania
    • Eliab Lloyd Simpungwe, Agricultural Economist, HarvestPlus, Zambia
    • Patience Acanda Ubomba-Jaswa, Market Development Manager, HarvestPlus, Zambia
    • Rodah Zulu, Nutritional Facilitator, Malawi

    Researchers – Asia

    • Tin Maung Aye, Cassava Soil Scientist, Vietnam
    • Khairul Bashar, Country Manager, HarvestPlus, Bangladesh
    • Adrian Bolliger, Specialist in Livestock, and Smallholder Systems, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
    • Binu Cherian, Country Crop Manager, HarvestPlus, India
    • Keith Fahrney, Cassava Agronomist, Vietnam
    • Le Ngoc Lan, Research Assistant, Cassava, Vietnam
    • Jonathan Newby, Rural and Resources Economist, Vietnam
    • Parminder Singh Virk, Crop Development Manager, HarvestPlus, India
    • Sok Sophearith, Resesearch Assistant, Cassava, Cambodia
    • Lao Thao, Research Assistant, Cassava, Lao PDR
    • Tassilo Tiemann, Specialist in Forages and Livestock Systems, Lao PDR
    • Cu Thi Le Thuy, Associate Researcher, Cassava Value Chains, Vietnam
    • Kris Wyckhuys, Cassava Entomologist, Vietnam

    * Left CIAT during the period covered by this report

  • soil-team-gsmithSoils

    • Deborah Bossio, Director, Kenya
    • Juliet Braslow, Area Coordinator, Kenya
    • Anne Wanjiru Macharia, Administrative Assistant, Kenya*

    Leaders

    • Fred Kizito, Restoring Degraded Land, Kenya
    • Rolf Sommer, Soils and Climate Change, Kenya
    • Mirjam Pulleman, Sustaining Soil Fertility and Health
    • Aracely Castro, Sustainable Intensification *

    Researchers – Latin America and the Caribbean

    • Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Agro-ecologist
    • Mayesse Da Silva, Geomorphologist
    • Edwin García, Agronomist, Honduras
    • Pablo Siles, Soils and Agro-ecosystem Science, Nicaragua
    • Diego Valbuena, Farming Systems Specialist, Nicaragua

    Researchers – Africa

    • Justine Cordingley, Landscape Modeling Specialist, Kenya
    • Lulseged Tamene Desta, Soil Scientist, Malawi
    • Evan Girvetz, Climate Change and Soils, Nairobi (Joint position Soils/DAPA)
    • Jeroen Huising, Soil Scientist, Kenya *
    • Saidou Koala, Soil Scientist, African Network for Soil Biology and Fertility (AfNet) Coordinator, Kenya *
    • Job Kihara Maguta, Soil Scientist, Kenya
    • Nelson Mango, Rural Sociologist, Zimbabwe (Joint position Soils/DAPA)
    • Caroline Mwongera, Biologist, Kenya (Joint position Soils/DAPA)
    • Kristin Piikki, Visiting Soil Scientist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Kenya and Sweden
    • Katherine Snyder, Social Scientist, Kenya
    • Mats Söderström, Visiting Soil Scientist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Kenya and Sweden)
    • Leigh Winowiecki, Soil Scientist, Kenya

    Researchers – Asia

    • Bui Le Vinh, Systems and Landscapes Specialist, Vietnam

    * Left CIAT during the period covered by this report

  • dapa-team-npalmerDecision and Policy Analysis

    • Andy Jarvis, Director
    • Carolina Navarrete-Frías, Area Coordinator
    • Rebeca Bolaños, Executive Assistant

    Leaders

    • Peter Läderach, Climate Change, Nicaragua
    • Mark Lundy, Linking Farmers to Markets
    • Marcela Quintero, Ecosystem Services

    Researchers – Latin America and the Caribbean

    • Sophie Álvarez, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist *
    • Nadine Andrieu, Farming System Specialist, CIRAD
    • Christophe Bene, Senior Policy Expert
    • Genowefa Blundo, Postdoctoral Fellow, Impact Assessment, Peru
    • Purabi Bose, Social Scientist *
    • Perla Castillo, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
    • Ruben Coppus, Physical Geographer
    • Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
    • Bernardo Creamer, Agricultural Economist (Joint position CIAT–IFPRI) *
    • Gisella Cruz-García, Social Scientist
    • Sylvain Jean Delerce, Agronomist
    • Anton Eitzinger, Spatial Analysis and Climate Change
    • Wendy Francesconi, Environmental Scientist, Peru
    • Carolina González, Agricultural Economist (Joint position CIAT–IFPRI)
    • Sharon Gourdji, Crop–Livestock Modeling Scientist
    • Guy Henry, Agricultural Economist, CIRAD/CIAT
    • Fanny Howland, Anthropologist
    • Glenn Hyman, Geographer
    • Matthias Jäger, Value Chain/Market Specialist
    • Daniel Jiménez, Specialist in Site-Specific Agriculture
    • Colin Khoury, Specialist in Plant Genetic Resources Conservation
    • Maria Johanna Koningstein, Social Scientist
    • Ricardo Labarta, Agricultural Economist
    • Andreea Nowak, Environmental Policy Specialist
    • Rafael Parra-Peña, Policy Analyst
    • Steve Prager, Integrated Modeling Specialist
    • Julián Ramírez-Villegas, Climate Change Modeling Scientist
    • Byron Alejandro Reyes, Impact Assessment Scientist, Nicaragua
    • Louis Reymondin, Monitoring System Specialist
    • Jesús Rodríguez, Ex-ante Impact Assessment and Priority Setting
    • Jeimar Tapasco, Environmental Economist
    • Jennifer Twyman, Gender Analysis Specialist

    Researchers – Africa

    • Nicola Francesconi, Market Access Specialist, Uganda
    • Evan Girvetz, Climate Change and Soils, Nairobi (Joint position DAPA/Soils)
    • Nelson Mango, Rural Sociologist, Zimbabwe (Joint position DAPA/Soils)
    • Caroline Mwongera, Biologist, Kenya (Joint position DAPA/Soils)

    Researchers – Asia

    • Tesfamicheal Assfaw, Impact Assessment Economist, Vietnam
    • Brice Even, Market Access Specialist, Vietnam
    • Nora Guerten, Climate Change Specialist, Vietnam
    • Pham Thi Mai Huong, Associate Researcher, Marketing and Economics, Vietnam
    • Louis Parker, Geo-spatial Analyst, Vietnam

    * Left CIAT during the period covered by this report