1. CHINA (10-11 April 1992)
China Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS)
Dr. Wang Lianzheng, President
Dr. Lliang Keyong, Vice President
Dr. Shen Jinpu, Deputy Director
Institute of Crop Breeding and Cultivation
Dr. Wang Bujun, Assistant Professor
Dr. Ling Zhong Zhuan, Assistant Professor
Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources
Dr. Lou Xizhi, Director
Soil and Fertilizer Institute
Dr. Lin Bao, Director
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences (CAAMS)
Mrs. He Zhangling, Senior Engineer
Mr. Hongyong Wang, Engineer
China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)
Dr. Zhen-Min Xiong, Director General and Professor of Breeding and Genetics
Dr. Min Shao-Kai, Deputy Director General and Professor of Plant Breeding
Dr. Ying Cun Shan, Deputy Director General and Professor of Agronomy
Dr. Hu Guoem (Botanic Pest Control)
Dr. Zhang Bao Zhao (Agricultural Engineering)
2. COTE D'IVOIRE (3-7 May 1992)
WARDA, Bouaké
Dr. E. Terry, Director General
Dr. P. Matlon, Director of Research
Dr. P. Mather, Development Officer
Dr. K. Akuffo-Akoto, Financial Controller
Institut des Savanes (IDESSA), Bouaké
Dr. K. Goli, Director
Dr. F. Coulibaly, Deputy Director
Dr. Y. N'Guessan, Head Cereals Department
Dr. M.Y. Coulibaly, Breeder
Dr. A.L. N'Cho, Physiologist
Mr. K.P. Akanza
Mr. N. Ildefonse
Conférence des Responsables de la Recherche Agronomique Africaine (CORAF), Bouaké
Dr. A.L. N'cho, Coordinator, Rice Research Network
3. NIGERIA (8-11 May and 20-23 August 1992)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IIT), Ibadan
Dr. L. Brader, Director General
Dr. M.D. Winslow, Leader, Maize Improvement Programme, and Interim Director, Crop Improvement Programme
Dr. D. Spencer, Head Crop Resource Management Programme
Dr. A. P. Uriyo, Head, Project Development Unit, International Cooperation Programme
Dr. J. Gulley, Group Training Coordinator
Dr. A.M. Izac, Agricultural Economist and Coordinator of the Inland Valley Research Group
Dr. I. O. Akobundu, Weed Scientist and Leader, Moist Savannah Programme
Mr. C. Okafor, Administrative Manager, Individual Training
Dr. M. Jones
Dr. N. Ng, Head, Genetic Resources Unit
Mr. D.C. Couper, Head, Research Farms Unit
National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi
Dr. B. Wudiri, Director
Dr. P.O. Imeokparia, Weed Scientist
Mrs. J.K. Kehinde, Agronomist
Mrs. C.C. Nwaokoma, Breeder
Mr. O. Ojehomon, Food Biochemist
Mr. W.N. Umeh, Agronomist
Mr. A.I. Gatawa, Water Management
Mr. E. Akpomudjere, Microbiologist
Mr. A.T. Maji, Breeder
Mr. E.A. Maji, Pathologist
INGER - Africa, IITA
Dr. K. Alluri, IRRI Liaison Scientist and Coordinator
WARDA Lowland Breeding Programme, IITA
Dr. B.N. Singh, Lowland Rice Breeder
4. NETHERLANDS (12 May 1992)
ISNAR
Dr. C.H. Bonte-Friedheim, Director General
Dr. P. Pardey, Senior Research Officer
5. PHILIPPINES (10-11 April and 13-17 May 1992)
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Dr. K.J. Lampe, Director General
Dr. F.A. Bernardo, Deputy Director General for International Programmes
Dr. K.S. Fischer, Deputy Director General for Research
Dr. M.T. Jackson, Head, Genetic Resources Centre
Dr. V.R. Carangal, Agronomist and Coordinator, ARFSN
Dr. R.S. Zeigler, Programme Leader, Rainfed Lowland Rice
Dr. D.V. Seshu, Plant Breeder and INGER Coordinator
Dr. S.W. Ahn, Plant Pathologist, Genetic Resources Centre
Dr. M.A. Arraudeau, Visiting Scientist and Programme Leader, Upland Rice Ecosystem
Dr. D.L. Umali, Consultant
Dr. P.S. Teng, Plant Pathologist and IPM Coordinator
Dr. S.S. Virmani, Plant Breeder, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biochemistry Division
Dr. K.G. Cassman, Head, Agronomy, Plant Physiology and Agroecology Division
Dr. K. Alluri, Liaison Scientist and INGER Regional Coordinator for Africa
Dr. P.L. Pingali, Agricultural Economist & Programme Leader, Irrigated Rice Ecosystem
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)
Dr. S. Obien, Director
Mr. R. Beronio, Deputy Director for Administration
Mr. H. de la Cruz, Head, Plant Breeding
Mr. E. Bautista, Head, Agricultural Engineering
Mr. D. Israel, Social Science Policy Research
Dr. T. Metra, Soil Science Research Specialist
Mr. J. Tepora, Consulting Scientist
Ms. J. Recta
Mr. F. Olivares
Mr. G. Estoy
Mr. R. Bondad
NGO Representatives, Manila
Ms. N. Abergas, Agency for Community Educational Services Foundation
Ms. B. Garcia, Congress for People's Agrarian Reform
Mr. A. Ridao, PHILDHARA/ACES Foundation Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Mr. N. Perlas, Centre for Alternative Development Initiatives
Central Luzon State University (CLSU) - ICLARM-IRRI Rice-Fish Project
Dr. R. Sevilleja, Director of Fresh Water Aquaculture Centre, CLSU
Dr. C. de la Cruz, Consultant, ICLARM
Dr. C. Lightfoot, Senior Scientist, ICLARM
Dr. Pullin, Director of Aquaculture Programme, ICLARM
IRRI - University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) - Department of Agriculture Upland Rice Project, Santa Barbara, Pangasinan
Dr. C. Sevilla, Assistant Professor, Institute of Animal Science, UPLB
Mr. J. Aquino, Research Assistant, Department of Agriculture (Region 1)
Ms. J. Luis, IRRI Research Assistant
Swiss Development Corporation
Dr. R. Wilhelm, Team Leader, Laos Country Project Review
6. International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) (7 July 1992)
Mr. D.H. van Sloten, Deputy Director
Dr. J.M.M. Engels, Group Leader, Germplasm Maintenance and Use Group
7. EGYPT (25-28 July 1992)
National Agricultural Research Centre. Ministry of Agriculture
Dr. A. Beltagy, Director General
Dr. M. Gomaas, Deputy Director General
Dr. M.S. Balal, Director, Rice Research and Development Programme
Rice Research and Training Centre, Sakha
Dr. F.N. Mahrous, Director
Dr. M.A. Maximos, Senior Breeder
Dr. A.A. El-Hisseway, Plant Breeder
Dr. I.R. Aidy, Plant Breeder
Dr. A.E. Draz, Plant Breeder
Dr. A.O. Bastawisi, Plant Breeder
Dr. A.E. El-Tantawy, Agronomist
Dr. S. Ghanem, Agronomist
Dr. A.A. El-Rahaman, Agronomist
Dr. M.A. Nour, Agronomist
Dr. A. Ezzat, Agronomist
Dr. R. Sehly, Plant Pathologist
Dr. Z.H. Osman, Plant Pathologist
Dr. A.M. Soliman, Plant Entomologist
Dr. S. Hassan, Weed Scientist
Mr. M. El-Chiaty, Extension Officer
Mr. A.E. El-Masry, Extension Officer
USAID, Cairo
Mr. D. Clerk, Head of Mission
Dr. W. MacCuiston, Research Adviser, National Agricultural Research Programme
Mr. R.W. Roseguie, Project Officer
IRRI Country Project Team
Dr. D. HilleRisLambers, Plant Breeder
Dr. A.N. Rao, Weed Scientist t
8. SENEGAL (12-15 August 1992)
Ministry of Rural Development and Hydraulics, Dakar
Mr. M. Diouf, Directeur de Cabinet par interim
Mr. I. Dieye, Conseiller Technique
Conférence des Responsables de la Recherche Agronomique Africaine (CORAF), Dakar
Dr. N. Mbaye, Executive Secretary
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Dakar and St. Louis
Dr. M.H. Ly, Director General
Dr. M. N'Doye, Scientific Director
WARDA Sahel Programme, St. Louis
Dr. K. Miézan, Programme Leader and Breeder
Dr. M. Dingkuhn, Physiologist
Société Nationale d'Aménagement et d'Exploitation des Terres du Delta du Fleuve Sénégal et des Vallées du Fleuve Sénégal et de la Falémé (SAED), N'Diaye
Mr. M. Samba, Secretary General
Mr. B. Kane, Director
Mr. A. Diallo, Zoologist
Mr. E.H. Toure, Agricultural Economist
Mr. S. Camara, Sociologist
Mr. B. Sy, Civil Engineer
Mr. D. Raes, Rural Engineer
Mr. M. Ngom, Technician
9. SIERRA LEONE (17-18 August 1992)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Freetown
Lt. Col. A.K. Sesay, Secretary of State
Mr. P. Sherrif, Permanent Secretary
Mr. C.B. Sesay, Director General
Seed Multiplication Project, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Freetown
Dr. P. Schröder, Project Manager
Mr. A.B. Kargbo, Deputy Project Manager
National Agricultural Research Coordinating Council (NARCC), Freetown
Dr. R.A.D. Jones, Executive Secretary
Rokupr Rice Research Station
Dr. S. Monde, Director
Mr. H. M. Bernard, Weed Scientist
Dr. S.N. Fomba, Pathologist
Mr. J.M. Kallon, Agronomist
Mr. A.B. Conteh, Farm Management
Mr. M.S. Mansaray, Plant Breeder
Dr. S.D. Johnson, Agronomist/Physiologist
Mr. A. H. Hilton-Lahai, Rice Breeder
Mr. A.S. Ngaujah, Biometrician in Training
Mrs. A. M. Kallon, Extension Agronomist
Mr. L. Conteh, Student
WARDA Mangrove Programme, Rokupr
Dr. M. Agyen-Sampong, Network Coordinator and Entomology
Dr. R. Guei, Breeder
10. UNITED KINGDOM (1 September 1992)
Overseas Development Administration
Mr. A. Bennett, Under Secretary
Natural Resources Institute
Dr. J. Holt
Dr. D. Padgam
Ms. J. Smith
Dr. I. Grant
Dr. C. Meir
11. BRAZIL (30 November - 5 December 1992)
EMBRAPA, Pelotas
Dr. A. Gomes, Director
Dr. A.L. Terres, Breeder
Dr. V. Anurade, Weed Scientist
IRGA, Porto Alegre
Dr. E.L. Kersting, Director and Coordinator of Rice Research Station
Mr. P.S. Carmona, Breeder
Mr. M.M. Fischer, Mechanical Engineer
Mr. S.I.G. Lopes, Agronomist (Soil Management)
Mr. J.A.B. de Souza, Seed Multiplication and Quality
Mr. C. Fischner, Farmer
Mr. R. J. Aeger, Extension Agent
EMBRAPA - CNPAF, Goiania
Dr. P.A.A. Pereira, Research Director
Dr. B. da S. Pinheiro, Plant Physiologist
Dr. A. S. Filho, Weeds
Dr. J. Kluthcouski, Farming Systems
Dr. P. de C.F. Neves, Rice Breeder, Hybrid Rice
12. COLOMBIA (8-12 December 1992)
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali
Dr. G. Nores, Director General
Dr. F. Torres, Deputy Director General
Dr. F. Kramer, Deputy Director General
Dr. M.D. Winslow, Leader, Rice Program
Dr. F. Cuevas, INGER, IRRI Liaison
Dr. S. Lapointe, Entomologist
Dr. M. Levy, Population Biology/Rice Blast Biotechnology
Dr. J. Tohme, Geneticist, Biotechnology Unit
Dr. M. Chatel, Breeder, Upland Rice
Dr. F. Correa, Pathologist
Dr. A. Fischer, Crop Physiology, Crop-Weed Competition
Dr. Z. Lentini, Cell of Tissue Culture Specialist
Dr. A. Ramirez, Agricultural Economist
Dr. C.P. Martinez, Breeder, Irrigated Rice/Anther Culture
Dr. A. Pantoya, Entomologist - IPM
Dr. J.L. Armenia, Network Coordinator (CRIW)
Dr. E. Guimavaes, Plant Breeder
Dr. K. Okada, Physiologist
Dr. L. Calvert, Molecular Virologist
Dr. G. Häbich, Director, Training and Communications Support Program
FEDEARROZ
Dr. Rafael Hernandez Lozano, Gerente General
Dr. Nestor Gutierrez Aleman, Director, Division Investigaciones Economicas
Dr. Fabio Montealegre, Director de la Division de Investigacion
Mr. Alvaro Salive, Ing. Agronomo, Division de Investigacion
Dr. B. Dorance Muñoz, Subgerente Tecnico
Mr. Gabriel Robayo, Asistente del Subgerente Tecnico
ICA
Dr. Luis Eduardo Chavez, Jefe, Division de Capacitacion de Asesoria Agropecuaria
Dr. Dario Leal, Director Nacional, Programa de Arroz
Dr. Anibal Tapiero, Jefe, Seccion de Fitopatologia
Dr. Jairo Velasquez, Subgerente de Transferencia de Tecnologia
Dr. Ricaurte Vargas Bonilla, Director de la Escuela de Postgrado, Univ. del Tolima
13. USA (14-15 December 1992)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Washington
Dr. P. Pinstrup-Andersen, Director General
Dr. Nurul Islam, Special Adviser to the Director General
Dr. H. Bouis, Research Fellow
Dr. C. Delgado, Research Fellow
Dr. M. Rosegrant, Research Fellow
Dr. M. Svendsen, Research Fellow
Dr. F. Goletti, Research Analyst
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Secretariat
Mr. A. von der Osten, Executive Secretary
Dr. D. Plucknett, Science Adviser
Dr. S. Ozgediz, Management Adviser
Dr. M. Collinson, Science Adviser
Mr. G. McNeil, Finance Officer
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