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Office of the Deputy Director General for Research

Jacques Wery

Jacques Wery

Deputy Director General - Research

Breeding and Scalling Improved Varieties of dryland cereals and pulses

Michael Baum

Michael Baum

BCI Program and Morocco Platform Director

Abdelaziz Rached

Abdelaziz Rached

Senior Research Technician

Abdellah Anflous

Abdellah Anflous

Laborer - Annoceur

Aladdin Hamwieh

Aladdin Hamwieh

Acting - Regional Coordinator-Nile Valley & Red Sea and Chickpea Breeder/Biotechnologist

Andrea Visioni

Andrea Visioni

Associate Scientist - Barley Breeding

Ashutosh Sarker

Ashutosh Sarker

Consultant - Regional Coordinator of SACRP & Head-FLRP

El Ayachi El Arifi

El Ayachi El Arifi

Laborer - Food Legumes Breeding

Ezgi Kurtulus

Ezgi Kurtulus

Senior Research Assistant - Cereal Pathology

Fatima Henkrar

Fatima Henkrar

Senior Research Assistant - Biotechnology

Filippo Bassi

Filippo Bassi

Senior Scientist - Durum Wheat Breeder

Fouad Maalouf

Fouad Maalouf

Consultant - Legume Breeder

Hafssa Kabbaj

Hafssa Kabbaj

Senior Research Assistant – Genomic Selection of Durum Wheat

Hicham Chao

Hicham Chao

Consultant -Project Monitoring Knowledge Management Assistant

Hossam Al Ali

Hossam Al Ali

Research Technician - Bread Wheat

Houda Bousselham

Houda Bousselham

PhD Research Fellow

Ilyass Maafa

Ilyass Maafa

Research Assistant - Food Legume Pathology

Imane Imseg

Imane Imseg

PhD Research Fellow

Jamal Mabrouki

Jamal Mabrouki

Field Foreman - Marchouch Station

Kamal Hejjaoui

Kamal Hejjaoui

Senior Research Assistant - Legume Breeding

Karim El Fakhouri

Karim El Fakhouri

Senior Research Assistant - Entomology

Khalil El Messoadi

Khalil El Messoadi

PhD Research Fellow

Kumarse Nazari

Kumarse Nazari

Cereal Pathologist

Marie Wehbe

Marie Wehbe

Research Technician - Faba bean breeding

Meriem Nassir

Meriem Nassir

Senior Program Secretary

Mesut Keser

Mesut Keser

Consultant - Country Manager - Turkey

Miguel Sanchez Garcia

Miguel Sanchez Garcia

Scientist - Barley Breeder

Mohamed El Addani

Mohamed El Addani

Research Technician - Durum Wheat

Mohamed Erbaiai

Mohamed Erbaiai

Labourer - Durum Wheat

Mohamed Etahiri

Mohamed Etahiri

Research Technician - Bread Wheat

Muamar Abdullah Yahia Al Jaboobi

Muamar Abdullah Yahia Al Jaboobi

Consultant - Cereal and Legume Pathology

Nabil Tahir

Nabil Tahir

Laborer - Food Legumes Breeding

Nada Saghbini

Nada Saghbini

Research Technician - Durum Wheat

Nahed Al-Sokhony

Nahed Al-Sokhony

Consultant - Genome Editing Expert

Nayef Khodor Matar

Nayef Khodor Matar

PhD Student

Noureddine El Haddad

Noureddine El Haddad

Senior Research Assistant - Durum Wheat, Morocco

Nourhan Fouad Mahmoud

Nourhan Fouad Mahmoud

Research Assistant

Othmane Benchelaih

Othmane Benchelaih

Field Foreman - Marchouch Station

Paula Skaf

Paula Skaf

Consultant - Senior Research Assistant

Raafat Azzo

Raafat Azzo

Consultant - Research Assistant

Rachid Bouamar

Rachid Bouamar

Senior Research Technician

Redouane Taiq

Redouane Taiq

Research Technician - Bread Wheat

Rehab AbdelRahman

Rehab AbdelRahman

Consultant - ARC Project

Rezzan Kupeli

Rezzan Kupeli

Field Nurseries and Rust Activities Assistant

Rind Balech

Rind Balech

Senior Research Assistant - Lentil and grass pea Breeding

Saida Laamouri

Saida Laamouri

Temporary - Research Technician

Sawsan Tawkaz

Sawsan Tawkaz

Coordinator - Biotechnology and Plant Cell Culture - Terbol

Seid-Ahmed Kemal

Seid-Ahmed Kemal

Legume Pathologist

Shiv Kumar Agrawal

Shiv Kumar Agrawal

Lentil Breeder

Sripada Udupa

Sripada Udupa

Senior Scientist, Biotechnology

Tawffiq Istanbuli

Tawffiq Istanbuli

Chickpea Research Associate/BCI Farm Coordinator in Terbol

Wuletaw Tadesse Degu

Wuletaw Tadesse Degu

Principal Scientist - Spring Bread Wheat Breeder

Yassin Benyahya

Yassin Benyahya

Research Technician - Legume Breeding

Zakaria Gataa

Zakaria Gataa

PhD Research Fellow

Capacity Development

Charles Kleinermann

Charles Kleinermann

Head - Capacity Development Unit

Bastian Mueller

Bastian Mueller

Technical E Learning - Communication Training Officer

Betty Abrilian

Betty Abrilian

Senior Secretary

Masafumi Tamura

Masafumi Tamura

Technical Training Officer

Farming with Alternative Pollinators

Stefanie Christmann

Stefanie Christmann

Senior Scientist, Farming with Alternative Pollinator

Aden Aw-Hassan

Aden Aw-Hassan

Consutlant - Conservation of pollinator diversity for enhanced climate change resilience

Pierre Rasmont

Pierre Rasmont

Consultant - FAP

Youssef Bencharki

Youssef Bencharki

Research Assistant - Farming and Alternative Pollinators

Genetic Resources, conservation, characterization, and use

Zakaria Kehel

Zakaria Kehel

Head of Genetic Resources, Pre-breeding and Gene Bank Operations

Adil Moulakat

Adil Moulakat

Senior Research Assistant - Conservation of Genetic Resources

Ahmed Amri

Ahmed Amri

Consultant - Interim Head of Genetic Resources Unit

Ali Seif Eldine

Ali Seif Eldine

Senior Research Technician, assisting in curating cereal wild relatives, Lebanon

Ali Shehadeh

Ali Shehadeh

Consultant - Curator of Range Forage Species

Aline Abou Zeidan

Aline Abou Zeidan

Consultant - Germaplasm Viability Assistant

Amal Ibn El Hobyb

Amal Ibn El Hobyb

Software Developer

Athanasios Tsivelikas

Athanasios Tsivelikas

Scientist - Genebank Manager

Badreddine Sijilmassi

Badreddine Sijilmassi

Research Associate - Curator rhizobium & coordinating viability testing

Bashir Al Awar

Bashir Al Awar

Senior Research Assistant - Genetic Resources

El Mahjoub Bounagua

El Mahjoub Bounagua

Research Technician, all field activities at Marchouch

Farhan Jweid

Farhan Jweid

Research Technician, assisting in curating cereals and food legumes, Syria

Fida Alo

Fida Alo

Research Associate

Hafid Aberkane

Hafid Aberkane

Senior Research Assistant - Conservation of Genetic Resources

Joseph Karaki

Joseph Karaki

Food Legumes Senior Reseach Technician

Jostelle Al Beyrouthy

Jostelle Al Beyrouthy

Research Assistant – Conservation in Genetic Resources

Joud Kayali

Joud Kayali

Senior Research Technician, assisting in curating foragne and range species, Lebanon

Khaled Al-Sham'aa

Khaled Al-Sham'aa

Research Database Manager and Senior Analyst

Manar Hag Hemede

Manar Hag Hemede

Research Technician, assisting in curating faba bean, Syria

Mariana Yazbek

Mariana Yazbek

Genebank Manager - Scientist

Mohamad Saad El-Kak

Mohamad Saad El-Kak

Senior Research Technician, assisting in curating faba bean, Lebanon

Rama Jawad

Rama Jawad

Senior Research Assistant - Genetic Resources

Sara Fahde

Sara Fahde

PhD Research Fellow

Youssef Rachid

Youssef Rachid

Research Technician, all field activities at Marchouch

Geo BigData Driven Digital Augmentation for Sustainable Agro-ecosystems

Chandra Shekhar Biradar

Chandra Shekhar Biradar

Head (GU)

Abdul Karim Hammadeh

Abdul Karim Hammadeh

Meteorological Observer

Ajit Govind

Ajit Govind

Climatologist

Alaa Mosad Abo-Elmagd

Alaa Mosad Abo-Elmagd

PhD Student

Alyaa Mahmoud Salim

Alyaa Mahmoud Salim

MSc Student

Layal Atassi

Layal Atassi

GIS Lab Manager

Mohammed El-Shirbeny

Mohammed El-Shirbeny

Consultant - Geospatial Research Analyst

Samir Attia

Samir Attia

PhD Student

Zaib Un Nisa

Zaib Un Nisa

PhD Research Fellow

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Enrico Bonaiuti

Enrico Bonaiuti

Research Team Leader - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Innocent Bikara

Innocent Bikara

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist

Jake Carampatana

Jake Carampatana

CRP-GLDC MEL Assistant

Jones Baraza

Jones Baraza

Consultant - PHP Developer

Ramya Giriprasad Kulkarni

Ramya Giriprasad Kulkarni

SKiM Research Fellow

Sara Jani

Sara Jani

Consultant - Information Products Coordinator

Sebastian Feger

Sebastian Feger

Human-Computer Interaction Researcher

Valerio Graziano

Valerio Graziano

Consultant - Knowledge Management Officer

Resilient Agrosilvopastoral Systems

Barbara Ann Rischkowsky

Barbara Ann Rischkowsky

Director - Resilient Agricultural Livelihood Systems Program

Abiro Tigabie Mersha

Abiro Tigabie Mersha

Research Management Coordinator - Small Ruminant Value Chain

Akmal Akramkhanov

Akmal Akramkhanov

Senior Scientist - Sustainable Land Management

Anneloes Noordhoff

Anneloes Noordhoff

MSc Student

Aychew Zewdu Ayaliew

Aychew Zewdu Ayaliew

MSc Student

Aynalem Haile

Aynalem Haile

Small Ruminant Senior Scientist - Breeding and Genetics

Bezaiet Dessalegn

Bezaiet Dessalegn

Social Sciences Specialist

Faten Bouaicha

Faten Bouaicha

MSc Student

Habite Tilaye Wassie

Habite Tilaye Wassie

MSc Student

Jane Nyaranga Ambuku Wamatu

Jane Nyaranga Ambuku Wamatu

Scientist - Small Ruminant Nutritionist

Jeffrey Alwang

Jeffrey Alwang

Impact Assessment Consultant

Kochito Yebo Tegegn

Kochito Yebo Tegegn

MSc Student

Liam Robert Hall

Liam Robert Hall

MSc Student

Mekonnen Feyissa Balcha

Mekonnen Feyissa Balcha

Consultant - Web Developer - AFAWA

Mira Haddad

Mira Haddad

Research Associate - Spatial Analyses and Database Management

Mouldi Gamoun

Mouldi Gamoun

Research Associate - Research Field Coordinator

Mounir Louhaichi

Mounir Louhaichi

Research Team Leader of Rangeland Ecology and Forages

Mourad Rekik

Mourad Rekik

Small Ruminant Production Scientist

Muhi El-Dine Hilali

Muhi El-Dine Hilali

Dairy Technologist

Sawsan Hassan

Sawsan Hassan

Research Associate, Coordinator - Forage Systems

Stefan Martin Strohmeier

Stefan Martin Strohmeier

Associate Scientist - Soil and Water Conservation

Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu

Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu

Research Management Coordinator

Theib Oweis

Theib Oweis

Consultant - Senior Researcher

Udo Rudiger

Udo Rudiger

Agricultural Innovation Specialist

Seed systems, International Nurseries and seed Health

Zewdie Bishaw

Zewdie Bishaw

Research Team Leader - Seed Systems and International Nurseries

Abd-Al Rahman Moukahel

Abd-Al Rahman Moukahel

Senior Research Assistant - Seed Health Testing

Abdoul Aziz Niane

Abdoul Aziz Niane

Regional Coordinator APRP

Ali Ali Ahmad

Ali Ali Ahmad

Senior Research Technician - IN processing

Hoda Abou Younes

Hoda Abou Younes

Senior Research Assistant - IN production and database

Iman Darwish

Iman Darwish

Consultant - Germaplasm Viability

Inaam El Miziani

Inaam El Miziani

Senior Research Assistant - Seed Health Testing

Mahmoud Al-Hamadeh

Mahmoud Al-Hamadeh

Senior Research Technician - IN production

Maryam Al-Tannousi

Maryam Al-Tannousi

Research Technician - IN packaging

Safaa Kumari

Safaa Kumari

Head of ICARDA Seed Health Laboratory/Plant Virologist

Social Economy and Policy

Aymen Frija

Aymen Frija

Agricultural Economist (Economic Modeling)

Ayoub Fouzai

Ayoub Fouzai

Agricultural Economist Consultant

Boubaker Dhehibi

Boubaker Dhehibi

Senior Natural Resources Economist

Dina Najjar

Dina Najjar

Gender Scientist

Dorsaf Oueslati

Dorsaf Oueslati

Consultant - Research Assistant

Eman El Sayed Kasem El Bahgy

Eman El Sayed Kasem El Bahgy

Research Fellow - PhD

Girma Tesfahun Kassie

Girma Tesfahun Kassie

Senior Agricultural Market Economist

Hala Ashraf Mekkawi

Hala Ashraf Mekkawi

Intern - RALS

Hassen Ouerghemmi

Hassen Ouerghemmi

Macroeconomic Analyst GLDC

Quang Bao Le

Quang Bao Le

Agricultural Livelihood Systems Expert

Radhia Amor

Radhia Amor

Administrator - Tunis

Tamer Alshater

Tamer Alshater

Consultant - Research Associate

Veronique Alary

Veronique Alary

Agro-Economist - CIRAD

Wafa Ameur

Wafa Ameur

PhD Research Fellow

Woinishet Asnake

Woinishet Asnake

Research Officer - ILRI/ICARDA

Yigezu Atnafe Yigezu

Yigezu Atnafe Yigezu

Senior Agricultural Economist

Zied Idoudi

Zied Idoudi

Consultant - Project Data Assistant

Soils, Water and Agronomy

Vinay Nangia

Vinay Nangia

Research Team Leader - Soil Water and Agronomy (SWA)

Anas Mansouri

Anas Mansouri

Research Assistant - Soil and Water Management

Hager Fakhry Abd Elmohsin

Hager Fakhry Abd Elmohsin

MSc Student - WTRM

Mina Kumari Devkota Wasti

Mina Kumari Devkota Wasti

Associate Scientist - Agronomy

Mohamed Mahmoud Ali Mohamed

Mohamed Mahmoud Ali Mohamed

Technical Consultant Wastewater Re-use in Egypt

Mohamed Slimani

Mohamed Slimani

Field Research Technician

Mohcin Elmarzak

Mohcin Elmarzak

Field Technician - Marchouch Station

Mohie El Din Omar

Mohie El Din Omar

Research Associate - Irrigation and Water

Rachid Moussadek

Rachid Moussadek

Systems Cropping Agronomist - Joint Researcher - INRA

Rajni Sinha

Rajni Sinha

Research Associate - Agronomy

Rania Gamal

Rania Gamal

PhD Research Fellow

Saida Boumakrat

Saida Boumakrat

PhD Research Fellow