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In 2001, the Human Resources
Development Unit (HRDU) continued to provide a wide range of training and
support activities. Training courses were attended by 606 scientists from
41 countries in the CWANA region and further afield, while 64 students worked
towards their MSc and PhD degrees. ICARDA continued to decentralize its training
activities, with 19 (out of a total of 31) courses held in different countries,
in partnership with the relevant NARS.
The following additional
training courses were conducted for externally funded projects:
Three courses funded by
GEF/UNDP: Use of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing
for Agrobiodiversity Assessment; Molecular Characterization for Biodiversity
Studies; and In-situ Conservation and Field Gene Bank Management.
Three courses for the
joint project on Dryland Resources Management in the Arid Margins of Syria
funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the
Graduate Institute for Developing Studies (IUED): GIS Database Tools and
Utilization of Geographical Positioning System (GPS) Receivers; Data Management
for Rangeland Research; and Using Digital Elevation for Water Flows.
Three courses as part
of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP): Forage, Pasture, Range, and
Livestock Production; Seed Production; and Principles of Livestock On-farm
Research.
Four regional courses
funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB): Analytical Methods of Analysis
of Soil, Plant, and Water; Optimizing Soil Fertility and Water Benefits Using
Terracing on Sloping Lands; Irrigation Scheduling and Soil Monitoring Techniques;
and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems Utilizing Marginal Waters.
Methods in Participatory
Plant Breeding
funded by the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA), held in
Eritrea.
Design and Analysis
of Field Experiments funded by the Agricultural Research, Education, and
Extension Organization (AREEO) of Iran.
Design and Analysis
of Field Experiments and Experimental Station Operation Management
was held in Ethiopia.
A specialized course:
DNA Molecular Marker Techniques for Crop Improvement was organized
for The Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Water Saving and Increasing
Water Productivity: Challenges and Options
was held in Jordan and Appropriate Modernization and Management of Irrigated
Systems in Turkey.
Utilization of Expert
Systems in Agricultural Research and Production was in Egypt.
HRDU collaborates with a wide range of other organizations in order to provide good quality and appropriate training courses. Effors are underway to streamline the ICARDA Training Database, which is now available on the Center’s Intranet.
