Dennis Garrity
Dr. Garrity was ICRAF director general between 2001 and 2011. Previously Dr. Garrity was the regional coordinator of our Southeast Asia Programme, based in Bogor, Indonesia. He led systems improvement research in the humid tropics of the region to develop and evaluate agroforestry alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture, and conducted research on the development of conservation-oriented agroforestry systems for sloping uplands. He has been active in the development of institutional innovations related to farmer-led organizations in sustainable agriculture and natural resources management.
I will, in particular, hope to contribute to the Secretariat's efforts to highlight the role of agroforestry, evergreen agriculture, and farmer-managed natural regeneration as critical opportunities for making vast progress on the ground in the regeneration of healthy farms and ecosystems.
— Dr. Garrity
