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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