
Organizational Structure
General Coordinators


Makiko Taguchi
DEPUTY GENERAL COORDINATOR

Sawsan Hassan
ICARDA Focal point

Loreto Prat
ISHS Cactus working group chair
Advisors – CactusNet
Regional Coordinators

Herman Fouché
Sub-Saharan Africa Region

Jesus Fuentes
North America Region

Judith Ochoa
South America Region

Abderrahmane Ait-Hamou
Mediterranean Region

Takanori Horibe
Asia
Research Theme Coordinators

Giorgia Liguori
Fruit production

Maryna de Wit
Post-harvest and agro-industries

Noemi Tel-Zur
Pitayas, pitahayas and other cacti

Liberato Portillo
Biotic interactions

Jose Dubeux
Forage, bioenergy, rangeland and environmental protection

Yemane Kahsay
Nopalitos/beles production

Lazhar Zourgui
Medicinal and Cosmetic Uses

Regina Garza
Youth
