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29 May 2008
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John Ryan gets International Service in Crop Science Award
The Crop Science Society of America has announced that this year's award for International Service in Crop Science will be given to Dr John Ryan, Consultant Soil Scientist at ICARDA. The Award is based on criteria that reflect outstanding contributions to the field of crop science at the international level.

He received the International Science award in 1997 and the International Agronomy award in 2004. He also received the International Crop Nutrition Award from the International Fertilizer Association in 2006.

This is the second successive year that the Award has gone to a CGIAR scientist. Last year, Dr Ravi Singh, wheat breeder from CIMMYT, was the recipient.

 

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org) is one of the 15 international research centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICARDA 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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