AquaCrop extended core group

The AquaCrop Extended Core Group is composed of the following internationally recognized experts in the fields of crop physiology, agriculture and water management:

Maher Salman
Senior Land and Water Officer
FAO Land and Water Division
Rome, Italy

Pasquale Steduto
Former Chief
FAO Land and Water Division
Rome, Italy

Dirk Raes
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Division of Soil and Water Management
KU Leuven University, Belgium

Gabrielle J. M. de Lannoy
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Soil and Water Management Division
KU Leuven University, Belgium

Elias Fereres
President of the “Real Academia de Ingenierìa”
Madrid, Spain

Margarita Garcia-Vila
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS), CSIC
Cordoba, Spain

Joost Wellens
Associate Professor - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
IWRM Team leader - Arlon Environmental Campus
University of Liège, Belgium

Lee Heng
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Section
Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Vienna, Austria

Tim Foster
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Water-Food Security
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
University of Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Professor Theodore “Ted” C. Hsiao, one of the four members that originally developed AquaCrop, passed away on 16 October 2023. His contributions to model development and his commitment to its improvement and dissemination were truly exceptional and will always be remembered.

AquaCrop - The FAO Crop Water Productivity Model

AquaCrop extended core group