INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEEOF FAO-ICARDA INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION NETWORK ON CATUS (FAO-ICARDA CACTUSNET)

General Coordinator
ICARDA	Dr. A. Nefzaoui	ali.nefzaoui@icarda.org.tn a.nefzaoui@cgiar.org
Regional Coordinators
North America	Dr. Jesus Fuentes, Mexico	jesus_fuentes@hotmail.com
South America	Dr. Judith Ochoa, Argentina	judith@unse.edu.ar
Mediterranean Basin	Dr. Enza Chessa, Italy	Chessa_i@uniss.it
Sub-Saharan Africa	Mr. Johan Potgiter, South Africa	jpot@mweb.co.za potgieterjp@agricho.norprov.gov.za
West Asia	Dr. Gurbachan Singh, India	gsingh@satyam.net.in
Working groups Coordinators
Plant Genetic resources collection, conservation & evaluation	Dr. Candelario Mondragon-Jacobo, Mexico	jacobo77@hotmail.com rebe27_10@yahoo.com
Fruit production	Dr. Giovanni Nieddu, Italy	gnieddu@uniss.it
Agro-industries & post-harvest	Dra. Carmen Saenz , Chile	csaenz@abello.dic.uchile.cl
Forage & rangeland	Mr. D. Cordeiro dos Santos, Brazil	djalma@ipa.br
Cochineal	Dr. Liberato Portillo, Mexico	lportill@MAIZ.CUCBA.UDG.MX
Pests & diseases	Dr. Jaime Mena, Mexico	jmena@inifapzac.sagarpa.gob.mx
Pitayas and Pitahayas	Dra. Yolanda Ortiz-Hernandez, Mexico	Donajiortiz1@yahoo.com
Biology	Dr. Francisco Campos, Brazil	bioplant@ufc.br
Nopalitos	Dr. Ricardo Valdez, Mexico	vacrida@hotmail.com
Socio-economics & rural development	Dr. Claudio Flores, Mexico	Nopal00@prodigy.net.mx