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English Version:
Arabic Version:
CONTRIBUTIONS
from SEED PROGRAMS and PROJECTS
In this section we invite national seed programs, projects, universities, regional or international organisations to provide news about their seed related activities.
Rebuilding the Afghanistan Agriculture
Wrap UP Meeting on
Needs Assessment
ICARDA convened a Wrap-up Meeting on 18-20 November 2002 in Aleppo, Syria
on Need Assessments for the agriculture sector which have been carried out
under the umbrella of the Future Harvest Consortium to Rebuild Agriculture
in Afghanistan. About 30 participants representing a wide range of different
organizations, including international agricultural research centers, development
agencies, NGOs, universities, private sector and donors, together with Afghan
agricultural experts, attended the meeting. The meeting discussed the results
of the Need Assessments on Seeds and Crop Improvement and Soils and Water.
The meeting identified research and development priorities for the short, medium and long-term. Draft concept notes (project proposals) were developed based on the need assessments.
Domestic Seed Production
and Supply
For 2002 autumn planting over 5000 tonnes of wheat seed produced on contract
with farmers was purchased, cleaned, treated and distributed throughout the
country. The seed was distributed through a network of NGOs in collaboration
with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Some of the harvest can be
used as source seed for the next cycle of seed multiplication and distribution
within the country to replenish the seed stocks.
Delivery of Breeding
Materials and Source Seed
In August 2002 ICARDA delivered about 53 tonnes of seed of over 70 released
varieties and/or promising lines of wheat, barley, lentil, chickpea and vetch,
some of which are of Afghanistan origin and with better adaptation to the
agroecological conditions of the country. The released varieties will be used
for immediate seed multiplication and distribution to farmers whereas the
promising lines will be used for wider scale testing and evaluation throughout
the country.
Delivery of Equipment
and Cleaners
The equipment ordered for central and satellite seed testing laboratories
including three for seed health had arrived and is ready for installation.
In addition, six small cleaning machines fabricated in Syria were dispatched
to Afghanistan to be used for cleaning seed for next planting season.
Institutional Strengthening
In July 2002, ICARDA in cooperation with the MoAL had organized the first
in-country course on Seed Quality Seed Production and Field Inspection where
more than 75 participants drawn from relevant ministries and NGOs attended
the course. For more details on FHCRAA visit the website at http://www.futureharvest.org
or http://www.icarda. cgiar.org: A.J.G. van Gastel, Seed Unit, ICARDA,
P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria; E-mail: a.vangastel@cgiar.org
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