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Management
and Operational
Structure
ICRAF
is the convening
centre for
the ASB programme
and houses
the global
coordination
office. In
addition,
ICRAF staff
in Indonesia,
Peru, Thailand,
and the Philippines
conduct and
coordinate
local ASB
research.
ICRAF-Headquarters:
The Director
General of
ICRAF, Dr.
Pedro Sanchez,
serves as
the Chair
of the Global
Steering Group
for ASB. Dr.
Anne-Marie
Izac, the
Director of
Research,
manages the
scientific
implementation
of the ASB
regional programmes.
The Financial
and Administrative
Division of
(FIN-AD) oversees
the receipt
and disbursement
of funds for
the ASB consortium
as authorised
by the Global
Coordinator.
Global
Steering Group:
Responsible
for executive
decisions
such as budget
allocations,
consortium
members, work
plans for
the consortium
members and
appointment
of the Global
Coordinator.
The group
is composed
of representatives
from the most
active international
and national
partners.
ASB
Coordination
Office:
Dr. Tom Tomich
is the Global
Coordinator
of ASB (effective
June 2000).
He is responsible
for ensuring
the scientific
rigour of ASB
studies; gathering
and compiling
the ASB data
and research
results; coordinating
the flow of
information
among consortium
members; compiling
and submitting
research and
donor reports;
implementing
the decisions
of the GSG regarding
budget allocations
and the work
plans of all
partners; managing
the sub-contracts
for consortium
members; and
compiling and
submitting funding
proposals. He
is assisted
by Jessa Lewis,
ASB Programme
Associate; and
Joyce Kasyoki,
ASB Administrative
Assistant.
Indonesia:
Two of the
principal
ICRAF scientists,
Dr. Tom
Tomich and
Dr. Meine
van Noordwijk,
are active
members
of the ASB
consortium
at both
the national
and global
levels.
Tom Tomich
leads the
policy research
, in collaboration
with IFPRI
and IITA;
Meine van
Noordwijk
leads research
on carbon
stocks and
soil quality,
in collaboration
with TSBF,
and watershed
modelling.
Both are
members
of the Global
Synthesis
and Linkages
group. The
national
collaborating
institutions
in Indonesia
are the
Agency for
Agricultural
Research
and Development
(AARD) and
the Central
Research
Institute
for Food
Crops (CRIFC)
headed by
Dr. Achmed
Fagi (national
ASB coordinator);
BIOTROP/Global
Change Impact
Canter for
SE Asia;
the Ministry
of Forestry;
Brawijaya
University
and Lampung
University.
The dynamic
ASB team
also includes
Dennis Garrity,
Soetjipto
Partoharjono,
Djuber Pasaribu,
Suseno Budidarsono,
Trikurniati
Kusumanto,
Daniel Murdiyarso,
Fred Stolle,
Kenneth
Chomitz,
Rebecca
Elmhirst,
Chip Fay,
Danan P.
Hadi, Kurniatun
Hairah,
, Nu Nu
San, Robert
Simanungkalit,
and Martua
Sirait.
Drs. Genevieve
Michon and
Hubert de
Foresta,
seconded
from ORSTOM
(France)
are key
collaborators
studying
the complex
agroforest
"best
bet"
systems
in Indonesia.
Peru:
Dr. Dale
Bandy, the
regional
ICRAF and
ASB coordinator
for Latin
America
, oversees
the ASB-related
research
within Peru,
which is
carried
out by ICRAF
in conjunction
with CIAT,
CIFOR, and
the Instituto
Nacional
de Investigación
Agraria
(INIA).
Key contributions
to ASB are
being made
by Dr. Julio
Alegre,
Dr. John
Weber, Ing.
Luis Arevalo,
Ing. Auberto
Ricse, and
Arnold Braun.
Thailand:
Dr. David
Thomas coordinates
the national
research.
He is also
chair of
the Global
Synthesis
and Linkages
group. The
national
collaborators
are the
Ministry
of Agriculture
and Cooperatives,
the Royal
Forest Department
and Chiang
Mai University.
The
Philippines:
Dr. Dennis
Garrity,
the ICRAF
regional
coordinator
for SE Asia,
coordinates
the research
there. The
primary
collaborating
institution
is the Philippine
Council
on Agriculture,
Resources
Research
and Development
(PCARRD),
where, Dr.
Segundino
Foronda,
the head
of ASB's
Global Training
and Capacity
Building
working
group, is
employed.
Other
International
Institutions
working at the
global level
which lead thematic
research at
the benchmark
sites.
TSBF:
Dr. Mike Swift
leads the
below-ground
biodiversity
research.
Dr. Cheryl
Palm leads
the working
group on carbon
dynamics.
Both Mike
and Cheryl
have been
very active
in building
local capacity
at all benchmark
sites. Dr.
Paul Woomer
(University
of Nairobi)
has also contributed
greatly to
the carbon
dynamics and
modelling
efforts of
the ASB programme.
IFDC:
Dr. Walter
Bowen is working
closely with
ASB colleagues
from Peru
and Brazil
and Steve
Vosti of IFPRI
to validate
nutrient models
of ASB alternative
land use systems.
CIRAD:
Dr. Jacques
Imbernon,
was housed
at ICRAF-Nairobi
for 2 ½
years to conduct
characterisation
work using
satellite
imagery for
the three
major benchmark
sites.
Brazil:
EMBRAPA:
Principal
national
collaborating
institution
in Brazil.
Dr. Judson
Valentim
is the Director
of EMBRAPA-Acre
and the
National
ASB Coordinator.
EMBRAPA
researchers
in both
Acre and
Rondonia
are actively
involved
in ASB research.
The very
active ASB
team includes
Samuel José
de Magalhães
de Oliveira,
Evaldo Muñoz
Braz, Jair
Carvalho
dos Santos,
Divonzil
Gonçalves
Cordeiro,
Idésio
Luis Franke,
Tâmara
Claudia
de Araújo
Gomes, Rogério
Sebastião
Correia
da Costa,
Ângelo
Mansur Mendes,
Henrique
José
Borges de
Araujo,
Vanda Rodrigues,
Luís
M. Rossi,
Eleusa Barros,
Brigite
Feigl, Shiou
Pin Huang,
Claudenor
Pinho de
Sá,
Fátima
Maria de
Souza Moreira,
Marcus Vinicio
Neves d'Oliveira,
Eufran do
Amaral
and Jailton
Carneiro.
IFPRI:
Dr. Steve
Vosti, Julie
Witcover
and Chantal
Carpentier
have coordinated
much of
the policy
research
in Brazil.
Together
they developed
a Bio-economic
model which
will eventually
be applied
in the other
sites. Drs.
Vosti and
Witcover
are members
of the Synthesis
and Linkages
working
group and
contribute
to the global
policy research.
CIAT:
Dr. Sam
Fujisaka,
a senior
scientist,
contributed
much of
the characterisation
work in
Brazil and
Peru during
Phase I
and Phase
II. Drs.
Peter Kerridge,
Alejandro
Imbach and
Doug White
are now
leading
the collaborative
activities
with ASB
partners
at Pucallpa,
Peru.
IRAD:
Dr. Jean
Tonye, the
national
ASB coordinator,
and Dr.
Tiki Manga,
a researcher
on agronomic
issues and
member of
the Synthesis
and Linkages
group lead
the ASB
national
activities
in Cameroon
in close
collaboration
with researchers
from IITA.
Other important
collaborators
include
J. Kotto-Same,
A. Moukam,
and R. Njomgang.
IITA:
Dr. Stephan
Weise is
head of
global Agronomic
Sustainability
working
group and
the regional
ASB coordinator.
Dr. Chimere
Diaw is
a key contributor
to institutional
constraints
research
and Dr.
Jim Gockowski
leads policy
research
at the national
level. All
three are
members
of the Synthesis
and Linkages
working
group and
therefore
contribute
to the very
important
tasks of
cross site
syntheses.
Dr. S. Hauser
has provided
valuable
inputs to
the characterisation
and synthesis
efforts.
Université
de Yaoundé:
Collaborators
include
D. Nwaga
and L. Zapfack.
The
ASB activities
have also
been supported
by invaluable
contributions
from Dr.
David Bignell
(University
of London)
and J. Tondoh
(ORSTOM).
Introduction
| Goal
of the ASB Program
| The
ASB Consortium
| Management
and Operational
Structure
| Donors
to the ASB Program
| ASB
Phase 1 (1994-1995)
| ASB
Phase 2 (1996-1998)
| ASB
Phase 3 (1999-2002)
| ASB
Publications
| ASB
Links
BACK
Page
preparation
by Dr. Erick
C.M. Fernandes,
Cornell University.
--ASB Global
Coordinator
(1998-1999)--
Comments,
Suggestions,
Feedback:
Tom Tomich,
Global Coordinator:
T.TOMICH@CGIAR.ORG
Copyright
©ICRAF
& Cornell
University.
1998. Information
and data on
these pages
are copyright
© for the
CGIAR System-wide
Alternatives
to Slash and
Burn Programme
(ASB) unless
protected by
other copyrights.
Page preparation
and electronic
publication:
Prof. Erick
C.M. Fernandes,
Cornell University.
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