General Coordination
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
m.louhaichi@cgiar.org
North America Region
Prof. Jesus Fuentes
Production
Prof. Mercia Santos
Mediterranean Region
Prof. Innocenza Chessa
Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Dr. Herman Fouché
South East Asia
Dr. Suresh Kumar
Arid Zones Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, India
Sk_ecology@yahoo.co.in
Research Theme Coordinators
Genetic Resources
Dr. Candelario Mondragon
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y Agricolas y Pecuarias, Mexico
jacobo77@hotmail.com
Medicinal and Cosmetic Uses
Prof. Monica Nazareno
Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Argentina
nazareno@unse.edu.ar
Agro-industries
Prof. Carmen Saenz
Universidad de Chile.Facultad de Ciencias Agronomicas; Santiago, Chile.
csaenz@uchile.cl
Pitayas and Pitahays
Dr. Noemi Tel-Zur
Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR). Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Sede-Boqer, Israel
telzur@bgu.ac.il
Cochineal
Prof. Liberato Portillo
Universidad de Guadalajara-CUCBA; Mexico
portillo@cencar.udg.mx
Forage, Rangeland & Environmental Protection
Dr. Hichem Ben Salem
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
H.BenSalem@cgiar.org
Fruit Production
Dr. Judith Ochoa
Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Argentina
judith@unse.edu.ar
Post-Harvest
Dr. Salvatore d'Aquino
Institute of Sciences of Food Production of the Italian National Research Council, territorial unit of Sassari, Italy
salvatore.daquino@ispa.cnr.it
Agronomy Practices
Dr. Giorgia Liguori
Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
Giorgia.liguori@unipa.it
Departamento de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, México
joelcorrales@hotmail.com
Nopalitos
Dr. Joel Corrales-García
FAO Focal Point
Makiko Taguchi
South America Region
Prof. Alexander Mello
Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Brazil
mello@dz.ufrpe.br
FAO-ICARDA International Technical Cooperation Network on Cactus