ICARDA News

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS
P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
Phone: (963-21) 2213433, 2213477, 2225112, 2225012
Fax: (963-21) 2213490, 2225105; E-mail: ICARDA@CGIAR.ORG
Website: www.icarda.cgiar.org
13 May 2004
For more information contact:
Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
Training in Integrated Crop Management for Afghan Farmers
Potato Integrated Crop Management course in Parwan province, Afghanistan.
A training course on Integrated Crop Management (ICM) of Potato was conducted in the Parwan province of Afghanistan on 13 April 2004 in collaboration with International Potato Center (CIP). Topics included agronomic practices for potato seed production, disease and pest control, and post-harvest management practices. Over 70 farmers, extension officers, and NGO staff attended the training which included lectures, discussions and field demonstrations. Mr Moeen-ud-deen Siraj, Potato Project Coordinator, served as the resource person and delivered lectures. Similar courses were held in: Ghazni province on 15 April 2004 with 37 participants, and in Nangarhar province in the first week of April with 60 participants. Dr Mohinder Singh Kadian from CIP-India and Dr Siraj served as resource persons for the Ghazi province training course.

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.cgiar.org) 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 62 members and 16 Future Harvest 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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