I C A R D A    N e w s

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)
 
 
5 May 2005
Nangarhar Governor Appreciates ICARDA Activities in Afghanistan
Khalid Wadan of ICARDA-Afghanistan receiving a certificate of appreciation from H.E. Mr Din Mohammad, Governor of Nangarhar, Afghanistan.
H.E. Haji Din Mohammad, Governor of Nangarhar, praised ICARDA's work in Afghanistan during a Farmers’ Day/New Year celebration organized by the Agricultural Directorate of Nangarhar Province on 21 March 2005. H.E. Din Mohammed awarded a certificate of appreciation to ICARDA for its services to farming communities in the country.

Mr Syed Aziz Zaheer, Director of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, presented an overview of agricultural activities and achievements in the province. He lauded ICARDA's valuable contributions to agricultural development in Nangarhar, and the Center's partnership with the Agricultural Directorate. Mr Zaheer expressed his hope that the partnership between ICARDA and the Agricultural Ministry would play an even stronger role in rebuilding the agricultural sector. He urged other aid and development agencies to follow ICARDA's approach of working in close cooperation with government agencies.

High-ranking government officials; members and representatives of the Provincial Rehabilitation Team (PRT); World Food Program; Relief International; USAID; community leaders; and a large number of farmers also attended the function.

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.
Back