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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS
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At the invitation of the Government of Azerbaijan, ICARDA Regional Coordinator for Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) Dr Raj Paroda visited Baku from 29 July to 2 August to provide expert advice related to modernization of the country's agricultural research system, supported by the World Bank.
     During the visit he met with senior officials in the Ministry of Agriculture, including H.E. the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Irshad Aliyev; Acad. Jalal Aliyev, Chair of the Agricultural Research Board; Mr Rufiz Chiradzade, Operation Officer, ECSSD, World Bank; and Mr Vagif Huseinov, Director, Agency for Support to the Development of the Agricultural Private Sector.
     H.E. Mr Aliyev expressed the need for creating an enabling environment for scientists through development of appropriate facilities and incentives, part of the modernization of the agricultural research system in Azerbaijan. The work is being carried out under a Competitive Grant Scheme funded by the World Bank to create effective national and regional institutes and research stations.

     H.E. Mr Aliyev expressed the need for creating an enabling environment for scientists through development of appropriate facilities and incentives, part of the modernization of the agricultural research system in Azerbaijan. The work is being carried out under a Competitive Grant Scheme funded by the World Bank to create effective national and regional institutes and research stations.

ICARDA's (www.icarda.org) mission is to improve the welfare of people and alleviate poverty through research and training in dry areas of the developing world by increasing production, productivity, and nutritional quality of food, while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base. ICARDA is a Future Harvest Center.