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International Advisory Board
Horticulture CRSP's International Advisory Board (IAB) is the program's senior advisory council.
The IAB appoints the technical review panels for Horticulture CRSP projects and review the panels’ recommendations to ensure that Horticulture CRSP priorities are met and integrated for maximum effectiveness. The IAB helps set priorities, allocate the budget, and ensure that USAID, Global Horticulture Assessment and Horticulture CRSP objectives are met.
Members of the International Advisory Board
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Lusike A. Wasilwa, Ph.D., Chair
Lusike Wasilwa is Assistant Director in charge of the Horticulture and Industrial Crops Division at the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute.
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Josette Lewis, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Josette Lewis is Director of Agricultural Development at Arcadia Biosciences in Davis, California.
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Deborah Pierson Delmer, Ph.D.
Deborah Delmer is Private Consultant to foundations and government agencies in the areas of plant biotechnology. She is Professor Emeritus in Plant Biology, UC Davis; former Program Director, BREAD program of U.S. National Science Foundation; former Associate Director for Food Security for The Rockefeller Foundation; and former Chair of Plant Biology, UC Davis. |
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Adel A. Kader, Ph.D.
Adel Kader is Professor Emeritus of Postharvest Physiology in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis.
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Poonpipope Kasemsap, Ph.D.
Poonpipope Kasemsap is Associate Professor of Crop Eco-Physiology, Chair of the Horticulture Department, and Director of the International Studies Center at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand.
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J.D.H. Keatinge, Ph.D.
Dyno Keatinge is the Director General of AVRDC - The World Vegetable Research and Development Center based in Taiwan and Vice-Chairman of the Global Horticultural Initiative.
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Norman E. Looney, Ph.D.
Norman Looney is Past-President of the International Society for Horticultural Science and is Board Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Horticulture Initiative.
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Umezurike Linus Opara, Ph.D., CEng
Linus Opara is currently a Research Professor and holds the DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Postharvest Technology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
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Howard Yana Shapiro, Ph.D.
Dr. Shapiro is Corporate Staff Officer of Plant Science and External Affairs at Mars, Inc. and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at University of California, Davis.
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L. George Wilson, Ph.D.
George Wilson is Professor of Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University. He was the Senior Advisor for University Relations and Agriculture Research, Training and Outreach, and Chief of Party of the Peru Mission for USAID.
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