Bessie Burgos is the former Programme Head of research and development at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agri- culture (SEARCA). Carmen Nyhria Rogel is a program specialist in research and development at SEARCA. Blesilda Calub is a university researcher at the University of the Philippines Los Bacos. Julian Gonsalves is a senior program advisor at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). Nina Lauridsen is a research fellow at Bioversity International.