International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) "is a nonprofit, non-political organization that does innovative agricultural research and capacity building for sustainable development with a wide array of partners across the globe. ICRISAT's mission is to help empower 600 million poor people to overcome hunger, poverty and a degraded environment in the dry tropics through better agriculture. ICRISAT belongs to the Alliance of Future Harvest Centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)."

Governing Board
Accessed April 2009:


 * Stein W Bie, Norway; Chair, ICRISAT Governing Board
 * Mangala Rai, India
 * P. Ramakanth Reddy, IAS, India
 * T. Nanda Kumar, IAS, India
 * William D. Dar, Philippines; Director General, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid tropics (ICRISAT)
 * Meryl Williams
 * Philip Ikeazor
 * Jeff Bennetzen
 * Nigel Poole
 * Molapo Qhobela
 * Chandra A. Madramootoo

Contact

 * Web: http://www.icrisat.org

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