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10 May 2007
                             Media contact: Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
 
Staff of the Year 2006
Each year, ICARDA gives 'Staff of the Year' awards in both research and administration categories. There are also awards for 'Outstanding Scientific Article of the Year' and 'Outstanding Research Team'. The winners are selected by the Center's Executive and Management Committees based on productivity, skills, commitment, and contributions in support of ICARDA's mission.
Dr Manzoor Qadir
Mr Abdul Aziz Niane
Mr Hashem Abed
Mr Muhi El-Din Hilali
Mr Rizk Allah Jani

This year's winners were announced on the Presentation Day. They received their awards from Dr Guido Gryseels, Board Chairperson, and Dr Mahmoud Solh, Director General.

And the winners are…
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 P-level staff: Dr Manzoor Qadir, Marginal-Water Management Specialist
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 RA-level research staff: Mr Abdul Aziz Niane, Research Associate, Seed Unit
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 RA-level administration staff: Mr Hashem Abed, Scientific Databases Specialist, CBSU
•
 GS-level research staff: Mr Muhi El-Din Hilali, Research Assistant
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 GS-level administration staff: Mr Rizkallah Jani, Data Entry Assistant, Finance
•
 Outstanding service support team: Network and Desktop Support Team, CBSU
•
 Outstanding research team: Vallerani Water Harvesting Project Team
•
 Outstanding scientific article: Guo, P., G. Bai, R. Li, G. Shaner and M. Baum. 2006

Resistance gene analogs associated with Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat. Euphytica 151 (2): 251-261

Announcing the winners, Dr Solh said: "I would like to congratulate all the awardees for their outstanding performance during 2006. These awards will be tied to merits and bonuses for 2006."
 

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.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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