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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS

P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
Phone: (963-21) 2213433, 2213477, 2225112, 2225012
Fax: (963-21) 2213490, 2225105;
E-mail: ICARDA@CGIAR.ORG
Website: www.icarda.cgiar.org
For more information contact: Dr Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
 
 
25 August 2005
ICARDA Scientist Honored
Dr Shahadat Hussain (right), BARI DG, handing over a Plaque of Honor to Dr Ashtosh Sarker, ICARDA Lentil Breeder.
Dr Ashutosh Sarker, ICARDA Lentil Breeder, has received a Plaque of Honor from the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) for his contribution to pulse research in Bangladesh. The Plaque was handed over to Dr Sarker by the Director General of BARI, Dr Shahadat Hussain, at a ceremony held at Institute's headquarters in Bangladesh. Dr Hussain thanked Dr Sarker for the contribution he has made both during the time he was a researcher at BARI and now at ICARDA which has led to the development of several improved lentil varieties now grown by farmers in Bangladesh.

The Minister of Agriculture, H.E. M.K. Anwar, also expressed deep satisfaction with Dr Sarker's scientific achievements. In addition, at a special meeting at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Ameerul Islam, a resolution was adopted to thank Dr Sarker for his research work. A letter of appreciation was sent to him. Dr Sarker was also interviewed by Bangladesh's highest circulation national daily newspaper, "Prothom Aloo," on his research activities at ICARDA.

Dr Ashutosh Sarker obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and Master’s in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the Bangladesh Agricultural University.

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. In the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for the improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage legumes and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of the natural resource base of water, land, and biodiversity.

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition and health, and protecting the environment.
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