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1. 1. Press Releases 2004

   www.icarda.org/News/2004News/1 - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/1/2004   Last Visited: 9/24/2005

   Left to right: Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy, ICARDA DG; Dr Sushma Ganguly, Sector Manager, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Leader of the World Bank team; and H.E.
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   Jointly organized with the World Bank's Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Sector, the Hub Training was attended by over 40 participants who included senior officials from national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Jordan, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen; officials from the World Bank's ARD Sector, based in Washington DC, and their regional counterparts based in Egypt, Ghana, Palestine, and South Africa; and ICARDA senior scientists.
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   Jointly organized with the World Bank's Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Sector, the Hub Training was attended by over 40 participants who included senior officials from national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Jordan, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen; officials from the World Bank's ARD Sector, based in Washington DC, and their regional counterparts based in Egypt, Ghana, Palestine, and South Africa; and ICARDA senior scientists.
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   Jointly organized with the World Bank's Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Sector, the Hub Training was attended by over 40 participants who included senior officials from national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Jordan, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen; officials from the World Bank's ARD Sector, based in Washington DC, and their regional counterparts based in Egypt, Ghana, Palestine, and South Africa; and ICARDA senior scientists.
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   Distinguished NARS leaders attending the meeting included H.E. Dr Yousef Abu Safieh, Minister of Environmental Affairs of Palestine; H.E. Dr Yousef Abu Safieh, Minister of Environmental Affairs of Palestine; H.E.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
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   Noting that the World Bank lends US$ 2 billion annually for projects on rural agriculture, Dr Ganguly said there was a need for closer collaboration with CGIAR Centers because they have a rich knowledge base that can be used to enhance agricultural productivity.
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   In his opening remarks the President of the State Planning Commission of Syria, H.E.
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   Presenters included World Bank officials, ICARDA scientists, and NARS representatives.
   
   During the first day, participants were led on a 4-hour familiarization tour of ICARDA's work and facilities. They visited the biotechnology, GIS and pest bio-control laboratories, the genetic resources unit, the small ruminant research unit including the milk processing facility, and field sites for germplasm enhancement and water management trials.
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   Noting that the Centers have a wealth of knowledge that should be shared more widely, Dr Ganguly called for a systematic knowledge sharing approach through joint analytical work and publications, the CGIAR participation in the newly formed Global Platform on Rural Development, staff exchanges, and increased advocacy work.
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   H.E. Dr Adel Safar (third from left), Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria, hosted a dinner in honor of Dr Sushma Ganguly (second from left) and her World Bank colleagues in the company of Dr Yusef Abu-Safieh (fourth from right), Minister of Environment, Palestinian Authority; Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy (third from right), ICARDA DG; Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture, Sudan, and other distinguished guests.
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   Participants admired the sophisticated ancient system that brought water up to a height of 20 meters from the Orontes river to supply Hama inhabitants and farms in the vicinity of the town.
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   Visit to Irrigated Areas, West of Aleppo
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   About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.cgiar.org) serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water, improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands.

2. 2. Press Releases 2004

   www.icarda.cgiar.org/News/2004 - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/1/2004   Last Visited: 6/10/2006

   Left to right: Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy, ICARDA DG; Dr Sushma Ganguly, Sector Manager, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Leader of the World Bank team; and H.E.
   ...
   Jointly organized with the World Bank's Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Sector, the Hub Training was attended by over 40 participants who included senior officials from national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Jordan, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen; officials from the World Bank's ARD Sector, based in Washington DC, and their regional counterparts based in Egypt, Ghana, Palestine, and South Africa; and ICARDA senior scientists.
   ...
   Jointly organized with the World Bank's Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) Sector, the Hub Training was attended by over 40 participants who included senior officials from national agricultural research systems (NARS) of Jordan, Morocco, Mozambique, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen; officials from the World Bank's ARD Sector, based in Washington DC, and their regional counterparts based in Egypt, Ghana, Palestine, and South Africa; and ICARDA senior scientists.
   ...
   Distinguished NARS leaders attending the meeting included H.E. Dr Yousef Abu Safieh, Minister of Environmental Affairs of Palestine; H.E. Dr Yousef Abu Safieh, Minister of Environmental Affairs of Palestine; H.E.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
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   Mr Abdallah Dardari, Head of State Planning Commission of Syria; Dr Issam El Zaim, Former Minister of Planning of Syria and Chairman, Syrian Economic Society; Prof. Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture of Sudan; Dr Awni Taimeh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan; Dr Majd Jamal, Director General, GCASR, Syria; Dr Ismail Muharram, Chairman, Agricultural Research and Extension Authority of Yemen; Dr Said Jalala, Director General of Environment Authority, Palestine; Dr Elsadig Soliman, Deputy Director General of Agricultural Research Corporation, Sudan; and Dr Mohamed El-Gharous, Director of Arido Center, Settat, Morocco; Mr Mounir Zheili, Director of Irrigation & Agricultural Planning of State Planning Commission of Syria; and Dr Manuel Amane, Head, Crops and Farming System, INIA, Mozambique.
   ...
   Noting that the World Bank lends US$ 2 billion annually for projects on rural agriculture, Dr Ganguly said there was a need for closer collaboration with CGIAR Centers because they have a rich knowledge base that can be used to enhance agricultural productivity.
   ...
   In his opening remarks the President of the State Planning Commission of Syria, H.E.
   ...
   Presenters included World Bank officials, ICARDA scientists, and NARS representatives.
   
   During the first day, participants were led on a 4-hour familiarization tour of ICARDA's work and facilities. They visited the biotechnology, GIS and pest bio-control laboratories, the genetic resources unit, the small ruminant research unit including the milk processing facility, and field sites for germplasm enhancement and water management trials.
   ...
   Noting that the Centers have a wealth of knowledge that should be shared more widely, Dr Ganguly called for a systematic knowledge sharing approach through joint analytical work and publications, the CGIAR participation in the newly formed Global Platform on Rural Development, staff exchanges, and increased advocacy work.
   ...
   H.E. Dr Adel Safar (third from left), Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria, hosted a dinner in honor of Dr Sushma Ganguly (second from left) and her World Bank colleagues in the company of Dr Yusef Abu-Safieh (fourth from right), Minister of Environment, Palestinian Authority; Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy (third from right), ICARDA DG; Dr Abdallah Abdallah, Former Minister of Agriculture, Sudan, and other distinguished guests.
   ...
   Participants admired the sophisticated ancient system that brought water up to a height of 20 meters from the Orontes river to supply Hama inhabitants and farms in the vicinity of the town.
   ...
   Visit to Irrigated Areas, West of Aleppo