Membership

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Membership admin_apaari August 16, 2022

APAARI Membership

According to the Constitution of APAARI, membership in the Association shall be open to national agricultural research institutions, councils, organizations and universities from countries of the region, as well as agricultural research and development fora in Asia-Pacific and other regions. In countries where agricultural research is handled directly by a government department, the relevant unit/bureau is eligible to become a member of the Association.

The members, through collective action, contribute to the realization of the APAARI vision, mission and goal, and ultimately to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Membership Types

Country CoreMembership Fee (USD): $1,500 –10,000
  • National Agricultural Research System (NARS) institutions 
  • Membership fee 
  • Voting rights
AssociateMembership Fee (USD): 5,000
  • International Agricultural Research Centers (IARC)
  • Agricultural Universities
  • Membership fee 
  • Voting rights

Current Members

Country Core
Afghanistanrepresented by the Agriculture Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA)
http://aria.gov.af/
Alhaj Mawlai Nasrtullah Talah
Director-General
Country Core
Bangladeshrepresented by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
http://www.barc.gov.bd/
Dr. Nazmun Nahar Karim
Executive Chairman
Country Core
Bhutan represented by Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF)
http://www.moaf.gov.bt/
Mr. Yonten Gyamtsho
Director
Country Core
Indiarepresented by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
https://icar.org.in/
Dr Himanshu Pathak
Secretary DARE & Director General
Country Core
Nepalrepresented by Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
http://narc.gov.np/
Dr. Doj Raj Khanal
Acting Executive Director
Country Core
Pakistanrepresented by Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
http://www.parc.gov.pk/index.php/en/
Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali
Chairman
Country Core
Sri Lankarepresented by Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP)
http://www.slcarp.lk/
Dr. J.D. H. Wijewardena
Chairman
Country Core
Cambodiarepresented by Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
http://www.cardi.org.kh
Mr. Lor Bunna
Director
Country Core
Japanrepresented by Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en
Dr. Osamu Koyama
President
Country Core
Lao-PDRrepresented by the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)
http://www.nafri.org.la/
Dr. Phetmanyseng XANGSAYASANE
Director-General
Country Core
Malaysiarepresented by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
https://www.mardi.gov.my/
Dato' Dr. Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani
Director General
Country Core
Philippinesrepresented by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD)
http://www.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/home/portal/
Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora
Executive Director
Country Core
South Korearepresented by the Rural Development Administration (RDA)
http://www.rda.go.kr/foreign/eng/
Dr. Hwang Yong Kim
Director, International Technical Cooperation Center
Country Core
Thailandrepresented by the Department of Agriculture (DOA)
http://www.doa.go.th/mail/
Mr. Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs
Director General
Country Core
Vietnamrepresented by the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
https://www.mard.gov.vn
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Son
President
Country Core
Iranrepresented by Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)
http://www.areeo.ac.ir/
Dr. Khayyam-Nekoie
Deputy Minister and Head
Country Core
Australiarepresented by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
http://aciar.gov.au/
Prof. Wendy Umberger
Chief Executive Officer
Country Core
Fijirepresented by  the Ministry of Agriculture
http://www.agriculture.gov.fj
Dr. Andrew Tukana
Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Waterways
Country Core
New Caledoniarepresented by  the Institut Agronomique Neo-Caledonien Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique
http://www.agriculture.gov.fj
Dr. Laurent L’huillier
Director General
Country Core
Papua New Guinearepresented by the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
http://www.nari.org.pg/
Dr. Nelson Simbiken
Director General
Country Core
Samoarepresented by The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF)
http://www.maf.gov.ws/
Dr. Pousui Fiame Leo
CEO, SROS
Associate
Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA)University of Alberta, Canada
https://www.gchera.com/
Dr. José Zaglul
President
Partner
Anand Agricultural University AnandAnand 388001 Gujarat, India
http://www.aau.in/
Dr. K. B. Kathiria
Vice Chancellor
Partner
CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (CSK HPKV)Palampur, Distt. Kangra 176062, Himachal Pradesh, India
http://hillagric.ac.in/
Prof. H.K.Chaudhary
Vice Chancellor
Associate
Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Admn. Office Rajendranagar 500030 Hyderabad, India
http://www.pjtsau.ac.in/home.php
Sri M. Raghunandan Rao
Vice-Chancellor
Partner
Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana -141004, India
http://web.pau.edu/
Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal
Vice Chancellor
Associate
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)Coimbatore – 641003 Tamil Nadu, India
http://tnau.ac.in
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Vice-Chancellor
Partner
Universiti Putra Malaysia4th Floor, Administration Building 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia
http://upm.edu.my/
Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan bin Sulaiman
Vice Chancellor
Partner
National Taiwan University (NTU)No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd. Taipei 10617, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
http://www.ntu.edu.tw/
Dr. Jack Chih-Hsiung Hsu
Coordinator, CIAEAE, CBA-NTU
Partner
National Chung Hsing University145 Xingda Rd., South Dist. Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
https://www.nchu.edu.tw/
Dr. Fuh-Sheng Shieu
President
Associate
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)GPO Box 2754 Bangkok 10501 Thailand
https://ait.ac.th/
Dr Eden Y. Woon
President
Associate
Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI) and Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII)Plot No. 333/1 ( Second Floor), Daya Complex, Rangpuri Mahipalpur, New Delhi-1100037, India
http://fsii.in/index.html
Mr. Raghavan Sampathkumar
Executive Director
Associate
ABC1
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC)Via di San Domenico, 1, 00153 Rome, Italy
https://www.bioversityinternational.org/
Juan Lucas Restrepo
Director General
Associate
CIRAD – La recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)42, Rue Scheffer, 75116, Paris, France Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound Bldg. 2G, off. 102, 298 Kim Ma Hanoi, Vietnam
https://www.cirad.fr/en
Mrs. Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin
Chief Executive Officer & President
Associate
Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI)CABI Head Office, Nosworthy Way Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8DE, United Kingdom
https://cabi.org/
Dr. Daniel Elger
Chief Executive Officer
Associate
International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)P.O. Box 114/5055 Postal Code: 1108-2010 Beirut, Lebanon
http://www.icimod.org/
Mr. Aly Abousabaa
Director General
Associate
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)Khumaltar, Lalitpur G.P.O. Box 3226 Kathmandu, Nepal
http://www.icimod.org/
Dr. Pema Gyamtsho
Director General
Associate
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Patancheru – 502 324 Telangana, India
http://icrisat.org/
Dr Jacqueline d’Arros Hughes
Director General
Associate
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)2033 K Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 USA
http://www.ifpri.org/
Dr. Johan Swinnen
Director General
Associate
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)P.O. Box – 30709 Nairobi, Kenya
https://www.ilri.org/
Dr. Jimmy Smith
Director General
Associate
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Carretera México-Veracruz Km.45 El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico C.P. 56237 Postal address:- Apartado Postal 6-641 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico
https://www.cimmyt.org/
Dr. Bram Govaerts
Director General ad interim
Associate
International Potato Center (CIP)Avenida La Molina 1895 Apartado Postal 1558 Lima 12, Peru
https://cipotato.org/
Dr. Simon Heck
Director General
Associate
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)Los Baños, Laguna Philippines Box 933, 1099 Manila, Philippines
http://irri.org/
Dr. Ajay Kohli
Interim Director General
Associate
SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC)BARC Complex, New Airport Road Farmgate, Dhaka 1215 Bangladesh
http://www.sac.org.bd/
Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain
Director
Associate
The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg)P.O. Box 42, Shanhua Tainan 74199, Taiwan
http://avrdc.org/
Dr. Marco C.S. Wopereis
Director General
Associate
WorldFishJalan Batu Maung, Batu Maung 11960 Bayan Lepas Penang, Malaysia
https://www.worldfishcenter.org/
Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed
Director General
Associate
Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)P.O.Box 950764 Amman 11195, Jordan
http://www.aarinena.org/
Dr. Rida Shibli
Executive Secretary
Associate
Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI)Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research Institutions (APAFRI)
http://www.apafri.org/
Dr. Gan Kee Seng
Executive Secretary
Associate
The Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)P.O. Box 1030 Kasetsart Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand
https://apsaseed.org/
Ms. Francine Sayoc
Executive Director
Associate
Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (CACAARI)P.O.Box 4375 Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
http://www.cacaari.org/
Dr. Alisher Tashmatov
Executive Secretary
Associate
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)12 Anmeda Street, Roman Ridge Accra, Ghana
http://faraafrica.org/
Dr. Aggrey Agumya
Executive Director
Associate
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)GODAN Secretariat, McGill University 845 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal Quebec, Canada H3A 0G4
https://www.godan.info/
André Laperrière
Executive Director
Associate
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA)P.O. Box 1040, Kasetsart Post Office Bangkok 10903, Thailand
https://www.enaca.org/
Dr. Huang Jie
Director General
Associate
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)Private Mail Bag Suva, Fiji
http://www.spc.int/
Dr. Stuart Minchin
Director General Land Resources Division
Associate
International Association for Agricultural Sustainability (IAAS)8 Eu Tong Sen St #17-82 The Central, Singapore, 059818
http://iaas.org.sg/
Mr. Michael Fu
Secretary General

Become a Member of APAARI

APAARI invites new members to join its collective action of strengthening agri-food research and innovation systems in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly from other NARS institutions, higher education, international agricultural research centers, civil society - non-governmental organizations (NGOs), farmers' organizations, women's organizations, and the private sector.
What benefits does APAARI Membership offer?

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Enhancing scope for networking, knowledge sharing, collaboration and partnership by synergizing efforts and creating opportunities for the members to participate in discussions and policy dialogue.

02

Ensuring dissemination of research outputs of the members and their integration in the regional and global knowledge base, and increasing visibility of the members and their activities through knowledge management and advocacy at regional and global levels.

03

Providing incentives to the members for enhancing APAARI activities and opportunities to influence APAARI governance.

04

Assuring participation of the members in capacity development to strengthen their technical and functional capacities, including women and youth, and disadvantaged institutions and countries.

To become a member of the APAARI Community
1
Send an E-mail to
apaari@apaari.org
(cc: vk.sah@apaari.org) to obtain the application form or
2
Download

the application form HERE

3
For any clarification and discussion

of membership category, please contact Dr. Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Secretary, APAARI, at ravi.khetarpal@apaari.org