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I C A R D A N e w s 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 |
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Dr Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
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7 April 2005
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| H.E. Mr Philippe Faure,
the Ambassador of France in Morocco, on behalf of the President of
the French Republic, presented the distinguished “Chevalier de
la Legion d’Honneur” award to Dr Assia Alaoui, ex-member
of the ICARDA Board of Trustees and Professor at the University Mohamed
V, on 21 March 2005 in Rabat. This decoration was awarded to her in
recognition of her brilliant national as well as international career.
H.E. the Ambassador emphasized Dr Alaoui’s involvement in promoting
security in the region and encouraging the Euro-Mediterranean dialog.
He also highlighted Dr Alaoui’s role in strengthening relations
between France and Morocco. “Dr Alaoui is the most French of
the Moroccan women. She is a woman of convictions with a life intimately
linked to our country, to our culture and to the outstanding relationship
between France and Morocco,” he said. Dr Alaoui thanked the French President for this distinguished award and expressed her pleasure in being recognized for work “often done in the shadow and with pain.” (This news item by Abdelwahed Rmiche appeared in "Le Matin" in French.) The Board of Trustees, management and staff of ICARDA send their heartiest congratulations to Dr Assia Alaoui. |
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 countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition and health, and protecting the environment.