The Commissioners have been chosen as eminent scientists with international reputations, who have a good understanding of policy processes at the national, regional and global level. The Commissioners represent all major regions of the world and have a wide range of scientific backgrounds in agriculture, climate, ecology, economics, trade and nutrition/health. The Chair and Commissioners are honorary positions. All commissioners act in an independent, personal capacity, and do not represent their individual institutions.
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Professor Sir John Beddington
United Kingdom
(Commission Chair)
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Dr Mohammed Asaduzzaman
Research Director, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Bangladesh
(Commission Vice-Chair) | 
Dr Adrian Fernández
Advisor on Sustainability, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico |
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Dr Megan Clark FTSE, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | 
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President, Institut Scientifique de Recherche Agronomique (INRA), France | 
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Professor Molly Jahn
Laboratory of Genetics and Department of Agronomy and Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Sustainability Sciences, the University of Madison-Wisconsin, USA |
 Professor Lin Erda
Director of the Research Centre of Agriculture and Climate Change, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China | 
Professor Tekalign Mamo
State Minister and Minister's Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia |  Dr. Nguyen Van Bo
President, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science, Vietnam |
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National Secretary, Secretariat of Policies and Programs in Research and Development, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil | 
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Professor Bob Scholes
Fellow, Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa | 
Dr Rita Sharma
Secretary, National Advisory Council (Prime Minister's Office), India |
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Professor Judi Wakhungu
Executive Director, African Center for Technology Studies (ACTS), Kenya | |
