Dr.Victor Ajieroh
Chair of Nominations and Governance Committee

Senior Food Systems, Public Health & Nutrition Consultant

Founding Director, Praisegate Services & Consult

NIGERIA

Member since 2021

Mr. Kwame Akuffo-Akoto

Independent Financial Management Consultant

GHANA

Member since 2024

Dr. Junne-Jih Chen
Board Chair

Minister Ministry of Agriculture

TAIWAN

Member since 2011

Dr. Myoung Rae Cho

Director, KOPIA Vietnam Center (Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture)

Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)

KOREA

Member since 2017

Dr. Julie A. Howard

Senior Adviser (Non-resident)

Center for Strategic and International Studies

USA

Member since 2017

Dr. Dokrak Marod

Vice-President for Research and Internationalization

Kasetsart University

THAILAND

Member since 2025

Dr. Chia-Rong (Vincent) Lin

Chief Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture

TAIWAN

Member since 2022

Dr. Hsueh-Shih Lin

TAIWAN

Member since 2022

Dr. Bonnie McClafferty

Director, Nutritious and Safe Food Systems, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (ret.)

USA

Member since 2017

Dr. Joseph Munyaneza

National Program Leader, Specialty Crops

U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service

USA

Member since 2022

Dr. Gerald Glenn F. Panganiban

Director
Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture

PHILIPPINES

Member since 2022

Dr. Gordon Rogers
Board Vice-Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee,

Managing Director, Applied Horticultural Research

AUSTRALIA

Member since 2019

Dr. Sarah M. Schmidt
Chair of Program Committee

Fund International Agricultural Research (FIA) Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

GERMANY

Member since 2024

Ms. Clarissa Van Heerden
Chair of Audit, Finance, and Risk Committee

Chairperson of the Audit, Finance, and Risk Committee (AFRC) of the CGIAR System Board

SOUTH AFRICA

Member since 2023

Mr. Yo Takaba

Deputy Representative
Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, Taipei Office

JAPAN

Member since 2024

Ms. Emeraba Tony-Uzoebo

CEO/Co-Founder
Enviro-Gro Limited

NIGERIA

Member since 2024

Dr. Marco Wopereis
Ex-officio member

Director General
World Vegetable Center

Member since 2016