Governing Board

Mr. Divine Ntiokam
Board Chair

Mr. Ntiokam is a specialist in international relief and development, with a technical focus on sustainable agriculture, forestry and natural resource management. Read More>>

Cameroon

Ms. Margarita Astralaga
Co-Chair

Ms. Margarita Astralaga is a Colombian biologist and Regional planner who has worked more than 40 years with Government agencies, NGOs and international organizations. Read More>>

Spain

HE Amb. Mussie Hailu

HE Amb. Mussie Hailu is a peace builder who is working at national, regional and international level in promoting peace, reconciliation, interfaith harmony, disarmament. Read more>>

Ethiopia

Mr. Gary Burniske

Mr. Burniske is a specialist in international relief and development, with a technical focus on sustainable agriculture, forestry and natural resource management. Read More>>

USA

Ms. Iris A. Song

Ms. Song is the Executive President of the Global Climate Innovation Coalition (GCIC), where she works closely with global stakeholders to drive impactful climate action and foster partnerships aimed at accelerating progress toward a more sustainable and resilient future. Iris holds a degree in International Relations from Peking University. She has led sustainability-related projects and events, including the Global Climate Innovator Challenge, and the Global Climate Innovation Summit at DDR, UNHQ, New York City. Read More >>

Ireland

Ms. Ellen Y. Zhu

Ellen serves as the Deputy Director of the Global Climate Innovation Coalition (GCIC). She leads key initiatives such as the Challenge and Learning programs, spearheads the development of new programs, and fosters partnership engagements.

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USA

Ms. Hawa Taylor-Kamara Diallo

Ms. Diallo is the President and Executive Director of the Ishmael Byne Taylor-Kamara Foundation(IBTK Foundation) and recently retired as the Chief of the Civil Society Unit within the Civil Society and Advocacy Section at the UN Department of Global Communications. With a rich background in United Nations operations both in the field and at Global headquarters, she specialized in public information outreach and fostering partnerships with civil society organizations, focusing especially on youth and women’s groups.
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USA

Dr. Sarada Prasad Mohapatra

Dr. Sarada is an Associate Professor in Botany & Environmental Sciences at Narasingh Choudhury Autonomous College, Jajpur, in Odisha, India. A UN Food System hero, an Independent Dialogue Convener of UNFSS from India, he also is full member of CFN. Read More >>>

India

Prof. Jessica Fanzo, PhD

Jessica Fanzo, PhD is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food Policy and Ethics at the Johns Hopkins University in the USA. Read More>>

USA

Dr. Valasia Iakovoglou

Dr. Valasia Iakovoglou is a distinguished graduate of Iowa State University, USA. She has more than 25 years of international research and teaching experience as an Urban Forester. Read More>>

Greece

Dr. Debisi Araba

Dr. Debisi Araba is a public policy and strategy specialist and is currently the Managing Director at the AGRF.
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United Kingdom

Mr. Ibrahim Adam Ali

Director General at the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Southwest State of Somalia. 

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Somalia

Dr. Cedric Habiyaremye

Dr. Cedric is a renowned crop scientist and agricultural entrepreneur developing solutions for a zero-hunger and malnutrition free world. Read More>>

USA

Hon. Prof. Kiringai Kamau

Prof. Kamau is the Global Leader at GODAN Secretariat in Kenya and has worked on optimized agricultural practices globally through data-sourcing initiatives that anchor from the grassroots up. Prof. Kamau piloted initiatives in training and incubating youths through online training using FarmHubs and FoodFarmacies. Read More >>

Kenya

Dr. Mahamadou Nassirou Ba

Mahamadou Nassirou Ba
(Nassirou) is an Agricultural Economist specializing in the analysis of the nexus Agriculture, Food Security, trade and Climate Change issues. Read More>>>

Ethiopia

Mr. Ghefogha Yimbuh

Mr. Yimbuh is the Financial Adviser & facilitator for the Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN). In his role as CFO for CSAYN, he brings a wealth of expertise in financial systems, digital transformation, and climate protection, with a particular focus on automation and the transition to paperless processes within the banking sector. Read More >>>

Ethiopia

Ms. Leah Wanambwa

Ms. Wanambwa is in charge of developing and advocating for policies on environment, climate change and disaster risk reduction. Read More>>

Ethiopia

Ms. Pauline Christian

Pauline is the immediate Past President for the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA), effective October 26, 2017. Read More>>

Canada

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