The Southern Advisory Group (SAG)

Terms of Reference

• Provide information of information/advice to/from the ERA-ARD programme about southern regional, sub-regional and national ARD policies, strategies, capacity etc.
• Offer feedback on draft reports and proposals prepared by ERA-ARD
• Challenge established Northern ERA-ARD thinking
• Validate demand for the ERA-ARD joint and trans-national programmes;
• Provide the basis of a longer-term collaboration between Southern ARD programmes and ERA-ARD
• Choose specialists from the South for participation in ERA-ARD as required by workpackage leaders

Members (SAG)

Nominating Organisation	Name	Current Position
AARINENA	Dr I.Y. Hamdan	Executive Secretary of Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa (AARINENA)
APAARI	Nerlita Manalili (SAG spokesperson)	Regional Adviser for Asia (Market Access in Indonesia, Vietnam and Laos) on behalf of Vredeseilanden (Viable livelihoods for family farmers in South and North through sustainable agriculture, Belgium)
ASARECA	Lydia Neema Kimenye	Regional expert in technology uptake and up-scaling based at the ASARECA secretariat since November 2006
ASARECA	Dr C. Tizikara	Competitive Grants System Research Manager, Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
CORAF/ WECARD	Dr M.C. Nwalozie	Scientific co-ordinator for CORAF/WECARD
FARA	Dr S. Sanyang	Scientific resource person for collaboration with stakeholders and colleagues to develop and review as appropriate FARA’s strategic plan, medium term plan, work program and budget; writing program and project proposals; maintaining records and procedures for reporting on FARA activities and projects; writing position papers; preparing and presenting agricultural research and development (ARD) presentations to stakeholders.
FORAGRO	Dr. Jamil Macedo	Regional Specialist in Technology and Innovation of IICA and Executive Secretary of PROCITROPICOS (Cooperative Program on R&D for the Tropics)
FORAGRO	Mario Allegri	Chair
University of Namibia	Martha Annery Kandawa-Schulz	In charge of the planning, installation and subsequent operation of the Namibian GMO-testing laboratory (University of Namibia); international certification pending
Participation in SRG with funding provided by FARA
FARA	Ms M. Wopereis-Pura	Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary of FARA. Advises Executive Secretary on strategic issues aimed to ensure coordination and synergy from collaboration among other sub-regional agricultural research bodies and other research partners and investors in sub-Saharan Africa i.e. international research organizations and development agencies