ICARDA Opens Office in Algiers
	Dr Kamel Feliachi (left), INRAA Director General, and Dr Mohammed El-Mourid, Coordinator of ICARDA's North Africa Regional Program, cut the ribbon on a new ICARDA liaison office at INRAA in Algiers. In 2003, the ribbon was cut on a new ICARDA liaison office at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique d'Algérie (INRAA) that is expected to strengthen cooperation and improve communication between the Center and Algeria's national program. The ceremony was held on the first day of the annual ICARDA-Algeria agricultural research coordination meeting, on 11-12 October 2003, in Algiers, which brought together more than 60 national scientists and science managers from 14 institutes and centers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). At the meeting’s inaugural session, INRAA Director General Dr Kamel Feliachi said the past year saw major events that will form strong basis for renewed partnership with ICARDA. Among them: - Algeria’s interest to join the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research - Establishment of a consortium linking all institutes and centers of the Ministry - ICARDA’s decision to open a liaison office at INRAA, and - Signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry and ICARDA to backstop the activities of the National Plan for Agricultural and Rural Development. These initiatives will boost collaboration with ICARDA and provide excellent backstopping to agricultural research and development in Algeria, Dr Feliachi told the participants. He thanked ICARDA for its continuous support to agricultural research in Algeria.

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