

The project is implemented
by the following partners:
the eight countries of the Mashreq and Maghreb regions,
the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),
and
the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Activities within each participating country are undertaken by a number of
national agricultural research institutes, universities, and extension agencies
within a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary approach. Activities are coordinated
by the following designated national coordinating institutes, each represented
by a National Coordinator:
IPA
Agricultural Research Center, Iraq
LARI (Lebanese
Agricultural Research Institute), Lebanon
NCARTT
(National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer), Jordan
DASR
(Directorate of Agricultural Scientific Research), Syria
ITGC
(Institut Technique des Grandes Cultures), Algeria
INRA
(Institut National de la Recherchι Agronomique, Center Aridoculture), Morocco
ARC
(Agricultural Research Center), Libya
INRAT
(Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie), Tunisia
The project is coordinated
by ICARDA through its Regional Coordinators and their offices in Amman and
Tunis, who bear responsibility for helping the national programs interact
at the regional level through the exchange of research results, technological
developments, and information; exchange visits between countries; organization
of regional workshops and annual regional technical meetings; and, in coordination
with research scientists, arranging for training both within and outside countries.
Technically, the project is supported by ICARDA's Germplasm Program and Natural
Resource Management Program, and IFPRI's Environmental and Production Technology
Division.
A project Steering Committee has been formed comprising the National Coordinators,
ICARDA's Regional Coordinators, ICARDA's ADG for International Cooperation,
an IFPRI representative, and donor representatives. The Committee meets once
a year to review the results obtained, amend, and approve annual work plans
and budgets. A regional Technical Coordination and Planning Meeting is held
annually in which staff from the national institutions collaborating in the
project, ICARDA and IFPRI review the results of the past work and finalize
plans for the coming season.
