Established in 1977, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is one of the 15 centers strategically located all over the world and supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). With its main research station and offices based in Aleppo, Syria, ICARDA works through a network of partnerships with national, regional and international institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations and ministries in the developing world; and with advanced research institutes in industrialized countries.

Contact Address
	P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic Tel: (963-21) 2213433/2225012/2225112 Fax: (963-21)2213490 E-mail: icarda@CGIAR.ORG
	Aleppo-Damascus Highway, Tel Hadya, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic