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

Netherlands

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Co-Chairman, WAF Board

Biodiversity Scientist

Former President, Republic of Mauritius

Mauritius

Dr. William Dar

Vice-Chairman, WAF Board

Former Secretary of Agriculture, Philippines

Former Director General, ICRISAT

Philippines

Dr. Priti Adani

Indian Businesswomen, Philanthropist and Chairperson, Adani Foundation

India

Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki

Food Security Envoy, Africa Union

Former Prime Minister, Republic of Niger

Niger

Suresh Prabhu

Chancellor, Rishihood University

Former Minister, Environment, Railways, Commerce & Industry

India

Carlos Magariños

Director of Global Strategy and External Affairs, Werthein Group & Vrio Corp.

Chairman, Global Alliance of Small & Medium Enterprises

Former Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Argentina

Dr. Hans Hoogeveen

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

Italy

Michael Keller

Secretary General

International Seed Federation

Switzerland

Simi Kamal

Board Chair, International Water Management Institute

Chairperson, Hisaar Foundation, Karachi

Pakistan

Alice Ruhweza

President

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

Nairobi

Dr. Duc Phat Cao

Board Chair, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Former Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development

Vietnam

Dr. Manoj Nardeosingh

Secretary General

African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO)

India

Arnaud Petit

Executive Director

International Grains Council

UK

Laurence Rycken

Director General

International Dairy Federation

Belgium

Johan Swinnen

Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute

Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR

USA

Carlos Rodriguez-Villa Förster

Managing Director at AlgaEnergy [B Corp] &

President of the Board of EBIC

Spain

Prof. Wendy Umberger

Former President, Australia's Policy Advisory Council 

CEO, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Australia

H.E. Dr. Obaid Saif Hamad Al Zaabi

Chairman of the Board, Arab Authority for

 Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID)

UAE

Dr. Tarifa A. Alzaabi

Director General

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture

U.A.E