In a new series of videos, members of the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) speak of their career and how they’ve shared their expertise to help transform food, land and water systems during these challenging times of a climate crisis.
ISDC is a standing panel of impartial world-class scientific experts who provide independent scientific advice to CGIAR. The CGIAR System Council appoints ISDC members who serve in a personal capacity for three years to help contribute to the strategic and portfolio planning and positioning of CGIAR. Currently ISDC is composed of eight members.
Holger Meinke (Chair)
Adjunct Research Professor for Global Food Sustainability, University of Tasmania, Australia
Fetien Abay Abera
Professor of Plant Breeding and Seed, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Andrew Ash
Retired Chief Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Chris Barrett
Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, United States
Magali Garcia
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Bolivia
Suneetha Kadiyala
Professor of Global Nutrition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Nompumelelo Obokoh
Chairperson, Board of the National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
Lesley Torrance
Director of Science at the James Hutton Institute and Professor of Biology at the University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
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