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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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| Prof. Dr
Shinobu Inanaga, member of ICARDA Board of Trustees, joined as President
of JIRCAS (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences)
on 1 April 2005. Before accepting this position, he served as Director
of the Arid Land Research Center (ALRC) and Professor of Plant Eco-physiology,
Tottori University. Dr Inanaga will continue as Visiting Professor
at ALRC. The Board of Trustees, management and staff of ICARDA send their heartiest congratulations to Prof. Dr Inanaga and wish him all success in his new, challenging responsibilities. Prof. Dr Inanaga's new e-mail address: inanaga@affrc.go.jp |
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.