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
- Member countries in South Asia
- Member countries in Southeast Asia
- Member countries in West Asia
- Member countries in Pacific
- Higher Education
- Civil Society
- International Agricultural Research Centers
- Sub-regional and regional fora
Afghanistanrepresented by the Agriculture Research Institute of Afghanistan (ARIA)
http://aria.gov.af/
Alhaj Mawlai Nasrtullah Talah
Director-General
Bangladeshrepresented by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC)
http://www.barc.gov.bd/
Dr. Nazmun Nahar Karim
Executive Chairman
Bhutan represented by Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF)
http://www.moaf.gov.bt/
Mr. Yonten Gyamtsho
Director
Indiarepresented by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
https://icar.org.in/
Dr Himanshu Pathak
Secretary DARE & Director General
Nepalrepresented by Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
http://narc.gov.np/
Dr. Doj Raj Khanal
Acting Executive Director
Pakistanrepresented by Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
http://www.parc.gov.pk/index.php/en/
Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali
Chairman
Sri Lankarepresented by Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP)
http://www.slcarp.lk/
Dr. J.D. H. Wijewardena
Chairman
Cambodiarepresented by Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
http://www.cardi.org.kh
Mr. Lor Bunna
Director
Japanrepresented by Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en
Dr. Osamu Koyama
President
Lao-PDRrepresented by the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)
http://www.nafri.org.la/
Dr. Phetmanyseng XANGSAYASANE
Director-General
Malaysiarepresented by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
https://www.mardi.gov.my/
Dato’ Dr. Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani
Director General
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
South Korearepresented by the Rural Development Administration (RDA)
http://www.rda.go.kr/foreign/eng/
Dr. Hwang Yong Kim
Director, International Technical Cooperation Center
Thailandrepresented by the Department of Agriculture (DOA)
http://www.doa.go.th/mail/
Mr. Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs
Director General
Vietnamrepresented by the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
https://www.mard.gov.vn
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hong Son
President
Iranrepresented by Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)
http://www.areeo.ac.ir/
Dr. Khayyam-Nekoie
Deputy Minister and Head
Australiarepresented by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
http://aciar.gov.au/
Prof. Wendy Umberger
Chief Executive Officer
Fijirepresented by the Ministry of Agriculture
http://www.agriculture.gov.fj
Dr. Andrew Tukana
Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Waterways
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
Papua New Guinearepresented by the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI)
http://www.nari.org.pg/
Dr. Nelson Simbiken
Director General
Samoarepresented by The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF)
http://www.maf.gov.ws/
Dr. Pousui Fiame Leo
CEO, SROS
Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA)University of Alberta, Canada
https://www.gchera.com/
Dr. José Zaglul
President
Anand Agricultural University AnandAnand 388001
Gujarat, India
http://www.aau.in/
Dr. K. B. Kathiria
Vice Chancellor
CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (CSK HPKV)Palampur, Distt. Kangra
176062, Himachal Pradesh,
India
http://hillagric.ac.in/
Prof. H.K.Chaudhary
Vice Chancellor
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
Punjab Agricultural UniversityLudhiana -141004, India
http://web.pau.edu/
Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal
Vice Chancellor
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)Coimbatore – 641003
Tamil Nadu, India
http://tnau.ac.in
Dr. V. Geethalakshmi
Vice-Chancellor
Universiti Putra Malaysia4th Floor, Administration Building
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor, Malaysia
http://upm.edu.my/
Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan bin Sulaiman
Vice Chancellor
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
National Chung Hsing University145 Xingda Rd., South Dist.
Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
https://www.nchu.edu.tw/
Dr. Fuh-Sheng Shieu
President
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)GPO Box 2754
Bangkok 10501
Thailand
https://ait.ac.th/
Dr Eden Y. Woon
President
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)P.O. Box – 30709
Nairobi, Kenya
https://www.ilri.org/
Dr. Jimmy Smith
Director General
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
International Potato Center (CIP)Avenida La Molina 1895
Apartado Postal 1558
Lima 12, Peru
https://cipotato.org/
Dr. Simon Heck
Director General
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)Los Baños, Laguna Philippines
Box 933, 1099
Manila, Philippines
http://irri.org/
Dr. Ajay Kohli
Interim Director General
SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC)BARC Complex, New Airport Road
Farmgate, Dhaka 1215
Bangladesh
http://www.sac.org.bd/
Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain
Director
The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg)P.O. Box 42, Shanhua
Tainan 74199, Taiwan
http://avrdc.org/
Dr. Marco C.S. Wopereis
Director General
WorldFishJalan Batu Maung, Batu Maung
11960 Bayan Lepas
Penang, Malaysia
https://www.worldfishcenter.org/
Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed
Director General
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
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
The Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)P.O. Box 1030 Kasetsart Post Office
Bangkok 10903, Thailand
https://apsaseed.org/
Ms. Francine Sayoc
Executive Director
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
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)12 Anmeda Street, Roman Ridge
Accra, Ghana
http://faraafrica.org/
Dr. Aggrey Agumya
Executive Director
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
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
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)Private Mail Bag
Suva, Fiji
http://www.spc.int/
Dr. Stuart Minchin
Director General Land Resources Division
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.
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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.
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Providing incentives to the members for enhancing APAARI activities and opportunities to influence APAARI governance.
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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
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For any clarification and discussion
of membership category, please contact Dr. Ravi Khetarpal, Executive Secretary, APAARI, at ravi.khetarpal@apaari.org