GFRAS is organised as an independent association and has as formal members entities bringing together actors in the domain of RAS. The GFRAS association includes a board, a general assembly, and is independently audited.
The Board is authorized to carry out all acts that further the purposes of the Association, and is composed by representatives of regional networks and partner organisations, plus one seat for GFRAS' current host, AGRIDEA.
Activities are managed by the GFRAS secretariat, currently located in Switzerland.
Board
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Norma Samuel President Caribbean Agricultural Extension Network Providers, CAEPNet Extension Agent IV, Florida Friendly Landscaping & Urban Horticulture, University of Florida USA |
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Delgermaa Chuluunbaatar Vice-President Agricultural Extension Officer Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, FAO Mongolia |
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Mary Wairimu Kamau African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services, AFAAS Formerly with the Ministry of Agriculture Kenya |
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Patrice Djamen The West and Central African Network of Agricultural and Rural Advisory Services, RESCAR-AOC Cameroon / Burkina Faso |
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Rasheed Sulaiman V Agricultural Extension in South Asia AESA Director, Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP), Hyderabad India |
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Francisco Aguirre Executive Secretary, Latin American Network for Rural Extension Services, RELASER Chile |
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Botir Dosov Chairman, Central Asia and the Caucasus Forum for Rural Advisory Services, CAC-FRAS Uzbekistan |
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Jussi Juhola Chaiman, European Forum for Agriculture and Rural Advisory Services, EUFRAS Director of International Relations, Association of ProAgria Centres Finland |
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Gibson Susumu Chair, Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services Network, PIRAS Fiji |
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Kristin Davis Co-Director, Developing Local Extension Capacity Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI South Africa |
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Ulrich Ryser Swiss Association for the Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas Agridea Switzerland |
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