The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) is pleased to announce the updated composition of its Board of Directors, as agreed during the 2025 Internal Affairs Session of the WFO General Assembly.

Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Union (NFU), has been elected to represent the North American Constituency, succeeding Keith Currie.

Eloisa Frederking, Vice President of Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA), has been reconfirmed as the representative for the Latin American and Caribbean Constituency.

Fiona Simson, who has represented the Oceanian Constituency since 2023, has also been reconfirmed. During the session, the General Assembly confirmed Simson as Vice President of the Organisation.

The Board of Directors also includes Kati Partanen, representative for the European Constituency since 2022, Gunsham Seeborun, representative for the African Constituency, and Khem Bahadur Pathak, representative for the Asian Constituency. Both Seeborun and Pathak were elected in 2024.

The General Assembly also appointed the Board of Auditors, naming Luana Pizzo as Chair, with Pieter Verhelst of Boerenbond and Betty Chinyamunyamu of the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) serving as Regular Auditors.

These appointments reaffirm WFO’s commitment to transparent governance and strong, farmer-led leadership.

Cover photo: Image courtesy of Kati Partanen