International Conference on Dryland Development
	Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy, ICARDA DG, discussed the ongoing ICARDA-Iran collaboration with H.E. Eng. Mahmoud Hojjati (center), Minister of Jihad-e-Agriculture, and Dr Ali Ahoonmanesh (left), Deputy Minister for Agricultural Research and Education, Iran. Researchers and research administrators from 25 countries met at the Seventh International Conference on Development of Dry Lands, held in Tehran, Iran, 14-17 September 2003, to explore how technology can help ensure sustainable development in the world's dry areas. The Conference, organized under the auspices of the International Drylands Development Commission (IDDC), was jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Iran, and ICARDA. Additional support was provided by FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and COMSTEC (Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation). Over 217 participants made 100 oral presentations and 80 poster displays, covering soil and water degradation and conservation, forage and range management, biodiversity conservation and utilization, stress physiology, biotechnology, development and transfer of new technologies for dry lands, and study and exploitation of indigenous knowledge and heritage. The Conference was inaugurated by H.E. Eng. Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Iran, and Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy, ICARDA Director General and Chair of IDDC. They both stressed the importance of the dry lands, and the need to devise and adopt sound technologies for their sustainable development.

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