1. PROPOSED LIST OF FARA BOARD
OF DIRECTORS FOR THE PERIOD
JULY 2013 – JULY 2016

2. # CATEGORY NAME PROFESSION NATIONAL OF TENURE
1 Chairperson Charity Kruger Environmental
Economist &
Management
Specialist
Botswana 20 July 2013 – 2016
(Single term)
2 Vice Chairperson Paul Mafuka Soil Scientist Democratic Republic
of Congo
20 July 2013 – 2016
(1st term)
3 Executive Director
of FARA
Yemi Akinbamijo Agricultural &
Environmental
Scientist
Nigeria 20 July 2013 – 2018
4 1st NASRO
Representative
Habib Amamou Agricultural
Economist
Tunisia 20 July 2013 – 2016
(2nd term)
5 2nd NASRO
Representative
Abd El Moneim El
Banna
Biochemist
(Agricultural)
Egypt 20 July 2013 – 2016
(1st term)
6 1st ASARECA
Representative
Fina Opio Plant Pathologist Uganda 20 July 2013 – 2016
7 2nd ASARECA
Representative
Paul Mafuka See row two above See row two above See row two above
8 1st CORAF/WECARD
Representative
Harold Roy –
Macaulay
Tropical Plant
Biologist
Sierra Leone November 2012 –
2015
9 2nd CORAF/WECARD
Representative
Ibet Outhman Soil Scientist Chad November 2012 –
2015 (1st term)

3. # CATEGORY NAME PROFESSION NATIONAL OF TENURE
10 1st CCARDESA
Representative
Timothy Simalenga Agriculture Engineer Tanzania April 2013 – 2016
11 2nd CCARDESA
Representative
VACANT VACANT VACANT VACANT
12 Scientific Partners Nteranya Sanginga Agronomist / Soil
microbiologist
Democratic
Republic of Congo
20 July 2013 – 2016
(1st term)
13 African Union
Commission
Abebe Haile -
Gabriel
Agricultural
Economist
Ethiopia January 2012 – 2014
(2nd term)
14 Farmer
Organizations
Philip Kiriro Livestock Specialist Kenya May 2011 – 2014
(1st term)
15 Governance Expert Bakari Traore Lawyer Cote d’lvoire May 2011 – 2014
(1st term)
16 Foundations & Non
Governmental
Organisation
Consolather Muzaga Entrepreneurship
Specialist
Tanzania May 2012 – July 2015
(1st term)
17 Finance Expert Sam Adam Accountant Ghana November 2012 –
July 2015 (1st term)
18 Private Sector
Partners
Njabulo Zwane Agricultural
Specialist
South Africa 20 July 2013 – 2016
(1st term)
19 World Bank
(Observer)
David Nielson Agricultural
Economist
United States of
America
20 July 2013 - 2016
20 Development
Partners (Observer)
David Radcliffe Soil Scientist Britain 20 July 2013 - 2016