MEMBERS

The Wheat Initiative members are countries, international research centres and private companies. Each member is represented in Wheat Initiative Board (formerly the Institutions’ Coordination Committee) and Research Committee where they can shape the Wheat Initiative’s work.

MEMBER - COUNTRIES

The members’ lists with the representatives of countries to the Wheat Initiative Board (formerly the Institutions’ Coordination Committee) and Research Committee (RC).

 
Australia

Board: Juan Juttner

RC: Greg Rebetzke

Canada

Board: Felicitas Katepa-Mupondwa

RC: Brian Beres, Curtis Pozniak

China

Board: Xueyong Zhang

RC: Zhonghu He, Xueyong Zhang

France
 

Board: Thierry Caquet

RC: Jacques LeGouis, Pierre Matre

 
Germany

Board: Katrin Link

RC: Frank Ordon, Jochen Reif

Ireland

Board: John Spink

RC: Ewen Mullins, Fiona Doohan

Italy

RC: Luigi Cattivelli, Roberto Tuberosa

Japan

Board: Osamu Koyama

RC: Goro Ishikawa, (Hirokazu Handa, Deputy)

 
 
Morocco

Board / RC: Lamiae Ghaouti

Republic of Korea

Board: Lee Kyung-tai

RC: Jang Ki-chang, Kang Chon-sik

Turkey

Board: Suat Yilmaz

RC: Irfan Öztürk, Hakan Özkan

 
 
United Kingdom

Board: Tim Willis

RC: Julie King, Simon Griffiths

Uruguay

Board: Gerardo Marchesini

RC: Silvia Pereyra

United States

Board: Oswald Crasta, Christina Hagerty

RC: Brett Carver, Gina Brown-Guedira

 

 

International Research Centres or other international organisations

The members’ lists with the representatives of public research organisations to Wheat Initiative Board (formerly the Institutions’ Coordination Committee) and Research Committee.

 
Cimmyt

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Board: Bram Govaerts

RC: Flavio Breseghello

Icarda

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Areas

Board/ RC: Michael Baum

Arvalis

Institut du Végétal

RC: Jean-Pierre Cohan, Stéphane Jezequel

 
 
 

 

Private Members

The members’ lists and the representatives of private companies to the Wheat Initiative Research Committee.

 
Asur

Plant Breeding/ RC: Tobias Eschholz

Florimond Desprez Veuve & Fils

RC: Pierre Devaux

GFPi

RC: Tanja Gertjes

RAGT 2n SAS

RC: Philippe Dufour, Chris Burt, Richard Summers

 

Non‐G20 and non‐OECD member States

 
WECA wheat

West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat)

RC: Solomon A. Gizaw, Mahama Ouedraogo