Acknowledgements

This project is supported by a number of people who cannot be thanked enough for their contributions. The following, therefore, is a partial listing of contributors.

Advisory Group

One of our deliverables is an "Advisory Group". Here are the others:


Dr. Basil Mugonola
Agriculture Economics
Dept. of Rural development and agribusiness
Faculty of Agriculture and Environment
Gulu University
P.O Box 166, Gulu Uganda
Tel: +256 772 459 745 or +256 704 459 745
Dr. Kashfia Ahmed
Agronomy, Extension Information Services
House no: 39/A
Road no: Dhanmondi -11, (Old- 28) Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
Cell: 01715-104702
Mail:kashilu@gmail.com,kashfia_ahmed@winbd.org
Web: www.winbd.org,www.ruralinfobd.com
Dr. Nicola Wunderlich
Plant Pathology and Crop Protection
Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovations
e-mail contact: nicolawunderlich@gmail.com
Skype name: nicolawunderlich
Lourdes F. Ortiz
Especialista en Liderazgo y Desarrollo Rural
23865900
7ma. avenida 14-44 zona 9. Edificio La Galería.
Oficina 402
Guatemala City, Guatemala
www.iica.int
Tiberious Brian Etyang
Extension systems specialist
Enspire Africa/ University of Nairobi / CIAT / UON
Uhuru Highway, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
bryneousten@gmail.com
Skype name: dyehardman
Facebook: https://facebook/EnspireAfrica?fref=ts

Technical Curators
  • Sean Obetz - Programmer Engineer - Weather, Soil, Infrastructure
  • Christine Ting - Senior Programmer - GIS, Scripts
  • Jane Kong, Senior Programmer - Directory, News, Plant Facts, Nutrition
  • Steven Coy - Senior Editor - Translations, Project Coordination, Directory
  • Tiffany Freeman - Senior Editor - Crop Checks, Template Design, Books
  • Zaw Moe Sann - Senior Programmer - Mobile Apps, Crop Calendars
  • Abdul Ali, Senior Research Programmer - Prices, SFX, Video
  • Donald Seah, Senior Research Programmer - Statistics, Search Functions
  • Chris Chan, Senior Research Programmer - UI & Doctor
  •  
    Content Development
    Factsheets
  • Carrie Teiken, UC Davis, USA
  • Edward Silva, UC Davis, USA
  • Kelly Wilson, UC Davis, USA
  • Kelsey Barale, UC Davis, USA
  • Kirsi Tikkanen, United Kingdom
  • Lauren Pincus, UC Davis, USA
  • Lilly Hayden, UC Davis, USA
  • Sarah Long Sparks, USA
  • Stacey Hysell, UC Davis, USA
  • Whitney Brim-DeForest, UC Davis, USA
  • Zachary Dashner, UC Davis, USA
  • Ahm Suza, Bangladesh
  • Nikhil Gupta, India
  • Joel Salvan, Brazil
  • Helen, Spain
  • Sarah Sahlaney, UC Davis, USA
  •  
    Illustrations
  • Angel Lina, Indonesia
  • Dan Adasi, Serbia
  • Daniel Touchet, USA
  •  
    Maps & GIS
  • Merajulislam, Bangladesh, Map Collection, Translation in Bangla
  • Mia Tinity, Romania, Map Illustrations
  • Jin s., China, Python scripting for QGIS
  •  
    Data Entry
  • Emma Lancer, Cameroon
  • Hdlan, International, Vietnam
  • Matthew Parker, USA
  •  
    Directory
  • Kenneth Otikal, Uganda
  • Moses Ssentamu, Uganda
  • Jubair eSolutions, Bangladesh, Map Collection
  • Jacob Flores, Venezuela
  •  
    Translations
    Translation Management
  • Steven Coy
  • Tim Haag
  •  
    Translators (Language)
  • Aarya Chevaillier (Marathi)
  • Abdoul Sawadogo (Bamanankan)
  • Afsana Shariar (Bengali)
  • Agata Jurkanis (Polish)
  • Ahmad Kabiri (Persian)
  • Aisling Ocallaghan (Irish)
  • Aizhan Tulebayeva (Kazakh)
  • Akshay Thakur (Hindim Marathi)
  • Alassane Coulibaly (Bamanankan, French)
  • Alex Migwi (Dawida, Ekegusii, Kamba, Kimiiru, Kipsigis, Kuria, Lubukusu, Sabaot, Samburu)
  • Alvin Ochieng Opany (Dholuo)
  • Ana Maria Toro (Spanish)
  • Anastasia Nedelkina (Russian)
  • Andres D. Lopez-Serrato (Spanish)
  • Andrew Claremont (Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi (Devanagari), Tamil, Telugu)
  • Antonio Ntutum-Obono (Fang)
  • Anuj Gurung (Nepali)
  • Asaba Vione (Gungu)
  • Assane Diakhate (Wolof)
  • Babirye Damali (Soga)
  • Bahreldin “Bahar” Arabie (Zaghawa)
  • Becky Akello Odyek (Acholi, Alur, Ganda, Lango)
  • Bikash Das (Odia)
  • Bourema Konate (Bamanankan)
  • Cindy Salas (Spanish)
  • Cunghin Lie (Indonesian)
  • Daisy Gould (Kannada)
  • Denis Shepelev (Bulgarian)
  • Diana Silonova (Slovak)
  • Dima Zhernokleyev (Latvian)
  • Dinna Respati Winedar (Javanese)
  • Elizabeth Greenman (Tachelhit)
  • Elizabeth Afi (Ewe)
  • Elsa Mukasa-Ssali (Ganda)
  • Emanuel Exers (German)
  • Emma Peitx (Catalan)
  • Eser Perkins (Turkish)
  • Etsuko Noda (Japanese)
  • Euro-com (French)
  • Exilda Jika (Bemba)
  • Ezinne Amaonwu (Igbo)
  • Faith Kamau (Swahili)
  • Felix Wenzel (German)
  • Fenny Anastasia Rusli (Indonesian)
  • Françoise L’Heveder (French)
  • Ganesh Mallik (Hindi)
  • Gilbert Agyemang-Boakye (Akan (Twi))
  • Gillot Nuno (Ghomálá/Bameka)
  • Greg Alder (Sesotho)
  • Hassan Sematimba (Ganda)
  • Iolanda Scripca (Romanian, Romanian (Cyrillic))
  • Irene Wamithi (Gikuyu)
  • Isabel Costa (Portuguese)
  • Ivar Heinpalu (Estonian)
  • Jairo Cadilla (Galician)
  • Jane Kong (Chinese)
  • Javier Rangel (Spanish)
  • Jean Paul Ndisanze (Kinyarwanda)
  • Jerry Kufuna (Bemba, Kaonde, Lala-Bisa, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Mambwe-Lungu, Nsenga, Nyanja, Tonga, Tumbuka)
  • Julius Kiprotich (Swahili)
  • Kęstutis Reimeris (Lithuanian)
  • Khrisna Lim (Tagalog)
  • Kipngetich Mutai (Swahili)
  • Kjell Thornes (Norwegian)
  • Komi Kugbenya (Ewe, Gen, Watchi)
  • Korgoren Edwin (Kipsigis, Swahili)
  • Lassana BALLO (Bamanankan)
  • Lawrence Kangula (Ganda,Rwanda)
  • Lean (Elaine) Ong (Malay)
  • Lina Pattw (Arabic)
  • Locardia Muzota (Shona)
  • Luisa Menezes (Portuguese)
  • Lumi Makinde (Afrikaans)
  • Lydia Muzota (Shona)
  • M.Hamidul Islam (Bengali)
  • Madina Andar (Urdu)
  • Madj Attal (French)
  • Mahamadou Gary (Bamanankan)
  • Maja Mujkic (Bosnian)
  • Malee Prateeptintong (Thai)
  • Manassawee Lertboonnum (Thai)
  • Maria Arruti (Basque)
  • Marianne Mourits (Dutch)
  • Marie Lacoua (French)
  • Marilyn Lapaix (Bulu)
  • Masaki John (Masaaba)
  • Maxwell Owolade (Nigerian Pidgin English)
  • Md Abu Alam (Bengali)
  • Michael Taylorweber (Indonesian)
  • Morgan Bellouguet (French)
  • Moses Adonga (Acholi, Adhola, Alur, Ganda, Lango, Nyankore, Teso)
  • Narasimha Murthy (Kannada)
  • Nina Olds (Swedish)
  • Nkulunzinza Michael (Nyankore)
  • Odded Leon (Hebrew)
  • Odong Micheal (Kumam)
  • Ogenyi Morris (Ganda, Nyoro)
  • Okoboi Peter (Teso)
  • Oktaviani Marvikasari (Minang)
  • Olyvia Chen (Indonesian)
  • Opiga Drani Roy (Lugbara)
  • Owor Arthur (Acholi)
  • Paddy Wabwire (Ruuli)
  • Pankaj Sharma (Awadhi, Haryanvi, Mewati, Mewari)
  • Parag Sinha (Bhojpuri, Hindi)
  • Partha Sarathi Satpathy (Odia)
  • Paul Septan (Maasai)
  • Peter Serumaga (Soga)
  • Philippe Danjoux (French)
  • Phithizela Ngcobo (Ndebele)
  • Pooja Joshi (Gujarati)
  • Precious Chizonda (Chitonga, Ndali, Nyanja,Tumbuka)
  • Priya Ramachandran (Tamil)
  • Priyanka Patel (Hindi)
  • Regine Parker (French)
  • Rupa Joseph (Malayalam)
  • Ruth van der Marck (Dutch)
  • Rwothmiyo Denis (Alur)
  • Sabyasachi Roy Chaudhuri (Bengali)
  • Sajjad Hussain (Hindko)
  • Samsam Hassan (Somali)
  • Samuel Mukoma (Swahili)
  • San James Olweny (Acholi, Masaaba)
  • Sandra Peev (Hungarian)
  • Sangeeta Kumari (Maithili)
  • Sanjay Kumar & Ostom Ray (Bengali)
  • Sanjaya Arachchige (Sinhala)
  • Sarah Nabwire (Chiga)
  • Sladjana Spaic (Serbian)
  • Somadri Saha (Bengali)
  • Sona Tajiryan (Armenian)
  • Sunanda De (Bengali)
  • Supriya M Bhat (Tulu)
  • Temesgen Dejen (Tigrinya)
  • Tran Hai Ha (Vietnamese)
  • Valli Sarvani (Telugu)
  • Virginia Ngare (Gikuyu)
  • Were Joseph (Saamia)
  • Zehra Khan (Hindi)
  • Zubeir Ndarawa (Amharic, Hausa, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya, Yoruba)
  •  
    Farm Defenders
    Director - Lead Designer
  • Paul A. Parker
  • Lead Programmer
  • Javier Rangel
  • Lead Level Designer – Lead Artist
  • Favian Beltran
  • Lead Engineer
  • Sean Obetz
  • Managing Programmer
  • Chris Chan
  • Senior Script Programmer
  • George Lancaster
  • Senior Programmers
  • Jane Kong
  • Abdul Ali
  • Donald Seah
  • Programmers
  • Loren Hayden
  • Soe Latt Hein
  • Zaw Moe Sann
  • Christine Ting
  • Executive Producer
  • Régine Fourcoy
  • Editors
  • Steven Coy
  • Tiffany Freeman
  • Translations Manager
  • Tim Haag
  • Project Director
  • Philip M. Parker
  • Assistant Director
  • Joelle Fabert
  • Concept Authors
  • Philip M. Parker
  • Roy Steiner
  • Christian Witt
  • Concept Designer
  • Paul A. Parker
  • Lead Advisors
  • Ken Giller
  • Dwight Allen
  • Thane Terrill
  • Advisors
  • Mark van Wijk
  • Game engine by
  • Unity Technologies
  • Weather effects by
  • UniStorm v1.5 - Dynamic Day & Night Weather System
  • Models by
  • xFrog
  • Sound effects by
  • Sound Ideas
  • Climate data from
  • www.totoagriculture.org
  • Characters & core animation from
  • Mixamo
  • Crop Hero
  • David B. Parker
  • Jonathan Parker
  • Daniel Parker
  • Crop Calendars by
  • totoAgriculture.org
  • FAO
  • USDA
  •  
    Special thanks to
  • Jorge Perez-Luna
  • Srikant Vasan
  • David Bergvinson
  • Noelle Segrue
  • Fiona Smith
  • Natalia Pshenichnaya
  • Amol Jadhav
  • Sean Krepp
  •  
    Financial Support from
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • ICON Group International, Inc.
  • INSEAD

  • Institutions
    Finally, a number of sources have been relied upon, or we have worked with a number of institutions, including the following: