{"id":100769,"date":"2026-04-13T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/?post_type=corporate-news&#038;p=100769"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:46:16","slug":"in-memoriam-dr-eugene-terry","status":"publish","type":"corporate-news","link":"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/es\/news\/corporate-news\/in-memoriam-dr-eugene-terry\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Dr. Eugene Terry\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugene_Terry-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugene_Terry-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugene_Terry-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugene_Terry-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cifor-icraf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Eugene_Terry.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CIFOR-ICRAF mourns the passing of Dr. Eugene Terry, a pioneering leader in African agricultural research whose work transformed institutions and advanced food security across the continent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A soil scientist by training, Dr. Terry earned his PhD from Macdonald College at McGill University in Canada. He served as the founding Director General of&nbsp;AfricaRice&nbsp;(then WARDA), where his visionary leadership helped&nbsp;establish&nbsp;the organization as a cornerstone of agricultural innovation in Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Terry\u2019s influence extended across the global research community. He was the Founding Executive Director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) in 2006 and served as Chair of the ICRAF Board from 2003 to 2007,&nbsp;providing&nbsp;strategic guidance during a critical period in the organization\u2019s development. He also contributed significantly to the CGIAR system, including through his leadership of the Independent Steering Committee of the Roots,&nbsp;Tubers&nbsp;and Bananas research program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At CIFOR-ICRAF, we remember Dr. Terry not only for his remarkable professional achievements, but also for his generosity of spirit, his mentorship, and his ability to bring people together. 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