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Kazakh
Agrarian University honors Dr Mahmoud Solh
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Dr Solh was invited to deliver a special lecture on "The role of ICARDA in Central Asia and the Caucasus." The lecture was attended by more than 100 senior faculty members, representatives of Kazakh Government, graduate and postgraduate students of the University, NARS leaders from the eight CAC countries, as well as scientists and researchers from the CG centers. In his lecture, Dr Solh elaborated on ICARDA's mission, research activities and achievements in the dry areas of the world, including the CAC region. The participants were highly impressed with ICARDA's research achievements in germplasm conservation, breeding new crop varieties, soil conservation and water saving technologies, livestock management, as well as socioeconomic research. |
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.