Prepared by
Assessment Team assembled by ICARDA

For

FUTURE HARVEST COALITION TO REBUILD AGRICULTURE IN AFGHANISTAN

Consortium Coordinator:
Dr. Adel el Beltagy, Director-General, ICARDA

Seed and Crop Improvement Project Coordinator:
Dr. A.J.G. (Tony) van Gastel, Head, Seed Unit, ICARDA

Assessment report edited and compiled by
Dr. Bill Gregg, Seed Industry Development Consultant, Assessment Team Leader

Team Members and Major Participants:
Dr. Bill Gregg, Team Leader, Seed Industry Development Specialist, Starkville, MS, USA
Dr. John Dennis, Social Scientist, Ithaca, NY, USA
Dr. William Erskine, ICARDA
Dr. Antonius (Tony) J.G. van Gastel, Head, Seed Unit, ICARDA
Mr. Ghulam Sarwar Haider, Agronomist, ICARDA-Kabul
Dr. Sarath Ilangantileke, Potato Specialist, CIP, New Delhi, India
Dr. Samuel Kugbei, Seed Economist, Seed Unit, ICARDA
Mr. Abdoul Rehman Manan, Agronomist, ICARDA-Kabul
Dr. Arturo Martinez, Head, Seed and Genetic Resources Service, FAO, Rome, Italy
Mr. Shamsuddin Siddiqi, Agronomist, ICARDA-Kabul
Dr. Nasrat Wassimi, Executive Director, ICARDA-Kabul

Special appreciation is acknowledged to the above and other staff of ICARDA in Kabul and Afghanistan, who went to great lengths to be of assistance in organizing and conducting the work, and in supplying information and contacts.

This assessment, analysis and recommendations are based solely on information gained from available reports, letters, publications, etc., from interviews with concerned persons, and from information prepared in-country for us. In view of the local situation, accurate statistics and information is difficult. Often, we encountered contradictory information. We have tried our best to use information as correct as possible; if you find herein information contradictory to that available to you, we ask for your understanding in the situation.----The Team

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