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18 December 2007
Media contact: Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG), Ravi R. Prasad (r.prasad@cgiar.org)
 
Dr Ahmed Amri Honored in Jordan
Dr Ahmed Amri, Head, Genetic Resources Section, was honored by Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture (left, plaque presented by Dr Radi Tarawneh) and the National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension (right, plaque presented by Dr Faisal Awawdeh).
Dr Ahmed Amri, Head, Genetic Resources Section and formerly Regional Coordinator, ICARDA-WARP, attended the annual meeting of the Mashreq/Maghreb III project in November. During the meeting, Dr Faisal Awawdeh, Director General of Jordan's National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), as well as ICARDA colleagues – Dr Mohamed El-Mourid, Regional Coordinator, NARP and Dr Nasri Haddad, Acting Regional Coordinator, WARP – thanked Dr Amri for all his contributions and hard work during the past six years in support of bilateral and regional activities.

Dr Amri was honored by the Jordanian government for his long-standing contributions. At a reception held at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Amri received a special plaque from the Ministry, presented by Dr Radi Tarawneh, General Secretary; and the NCARE award, presented by Dr Faisal Awawdeh. At another ceremony, the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Jordan presented him an award for his contributions in research, teaching and advising graduate students. The ceremony was attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and senior professors, including two former Ministers of Agriculture, Dr Mahmoud Duwayri and Dr Mustafa Qrunfleh.

Dr Amri, who will soon relocate from Amman to ICARDA headquarters, thanked to his Jordanian colleagues and other collaborators throughout West Asia, for making his stay in Jordan and his work in the region enjoyable and rewarding. He promised to continue to promote good collaboration in his new position as Head, Genetic Resources Section.
 

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org) is one of the 15 international research centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICARDA 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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