The WFO General Assembly in Nairobi confirmed new appointments and renewed mandates across the Board of Directors and Board of Auditors for the 2026–2028 term.

At the 2026 Internal Affairs Session of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) General Assembly in Nairobi, farmer leaders from across the globe renewed the Organisation’s governing bodies for the 2026–2028 term, confirming new appointments and reconfirmed mandates on both the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors.

The Internal Affairs Session brought together member organisations to confirm the leadership structure that will support the WFO’s work in the years ahead.

Board of Directors

Among the new appointments, Pieter Verhelst, Board member of Boerenbond (Belgium), was elected to represent the European Constituency, succeeding Kati Partnanen.

The General Assembly reconfirmed Gunsham Seeborun, President of F.A.L.C.O.N. Association, as the Board’s representative for the African Constituency, and Khem Bahadur Pathak, Chairperson of the Nepal Agricultural Co-operative Central Federation Ltd. (NACCFL), for the Asian Constituency.

Fiona Simson from the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will continue to serve as Vice President of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) and the representative for the Oceania Constituency. Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Union (NFU), will continue as representative for the North American Constituency, and Eloisa Frederking, Vice President of the Sociedad Rural Argentina (SRA), will remain the representative for the Latin American and Caribbean Constituency.

Board of Auditors

Former WFO President Arnold Puech d’Alissac has been appointed to the Board of Auditors, following Pieter Verhelst’s election to the Board of Directors. The Board of Auditors comprises Luana Pizzo as Chair and Betty Chinyamunyamu of the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) as Regular Auditor.

The updated governing bodies reaffirm WFO’s commitment to transparent governance and strong, farmer-led leadership, providing a strong foundation for WFO’s work in the 2026–2028 term.

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