ICARDA News

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria
Phone: (963-21) 2213433, 2213477, 2225112, 2225012
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E-mail: ICARDA@CGIAR.ORG
Website: www.icarda.org
31 August 2006
                             Media contact: Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG)
 
ICARDA Board Discusses EPMR Report
Extraordinary meeting of the Board of Trustees in progress at the Center's headquarters
The Board of Trustees of ICARDA held an extraordinary meeting at the Center's headquarters in Aleppo on 18-19 August to discuss the recommendations of the Fifth External Program and Management Review (EPMR) and develop a joint Board and Management response. The Board reviewed a draft response that had been developed by the Center's management through extensive consultation, revised the draft to reflect the suggestions of its members, and finalized it for submission to the Science Council.

  

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.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.
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