AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
Steering Committee Member: Dr Thomas Lumpkin - Director Registered Office: 60, Yi-Min-Liao, Shanhua, Tainan, 741, Taiwan
AVRDC is an international research center for issues concerning
vegetable varietal development, production and ulitisation in
developing and less-developed countries Website:http://www.avrdc.org
CESAR, Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Steering Committee Member: Dr Philip Batterham - Director Registered Office: Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3086, Australia
CESAR is an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded special research
centre (Melbourne and Monash Universities) undertaking original
research into genetic responses of organisms to climate change,
environmental pollutants and insect control chemicals, including
bioengineered proteins. Website:http://www.cesar.org.au --- http://www.unimelb.edu.au
Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA
Steering Committee Member: Dr Ronnie Coffman – Director of International Programs Registered Office: 115 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Cornell University's Department of Entomology has worked for many years
on diamondback moth and other brassica pest control, including the
development of bioengineered plants that provide effective insect
management. Cornell's Office of International Programs facilitates a
wide range of sponsored international projects , including work on the
biosafety of GM crops worldwide. Website:
Cornell Department of Entomology - http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/
Cornell International Programs - http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/
NRI - Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich, UK
Steering Committee Member: Dr Rodger Guy Poulter - Director Registered Office: NRI is an applied
research institute undertaking science for development in agriculture
and other natural resource sectors for a range of EC and international
donors. NRI has a large team working on the technical and social
aspects of insect control strategies (inc. for brassica crops and the
sustainability of bioengineered crops) across Asia, Africa and South
America. Website:http://www.nri.org/
Nunhems B.V
Steering Committee Member: Dr Orlando de Ponti – Research Director Registered Office: Voort 6-8, 6083 AC Nunhem, The Netherlands
Nunhems is one the world's leading innovative enterprises in Research,
Breeding, Production, Marketing and Sales of vegetables genetics and
services for the professional vegetable production and distribution
business. Nunhems employs 1,100 people and is present in all major
vegetable production areas in Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Africa
and Asia/Pacific ensuring proximity to growers, processors, vegetable
supply chain and developments. Website:http://www.nunhems.com/
CIMBAA works with several international institutions to address
specific research aspects of the project. Currently, already eight
research partners work with CIMBAA in addition to the work of the
CIMBAA members.
Agroscope FAL Reckenholz (FAL), Switzerland
Asia Pacific
Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)/Asia Pacific
Consortium on Agricultural Biotech of APAARI (APCoAB), Thailand
Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), India
— Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), India
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (MPICE), Germany
University of California at Davis (UCDavis), USA
Wageningen University, Department of Entomology (WUR), Netherlands