SYRIA
 
SEED LAW IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-2221513, 2211341; Fax: ++963-11-2244078

SEED CERTIFICATION AGENCY
General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy

SOURCES OF BREEDER & FOUNDATION SEED

Breeder Seed
General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, P.O. Box 113, Douma, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-5323029; Fax: ++963-11-5323029 (wheat, barley, maize, faba bean, lentil, peanut, soybean, vegetables); E-mail:gcsar.dir@mail.sy

Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), P.O. Box 2440, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-5743039, 574308; Fax: ++963-11-5743063; E-mail: acsad@net.sy; Website: http://www.acsad. org (wheat, barley)

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2213433, 213477, 2225112, 2225012; Fax: ++963-21-2213490, 2225105, 2551860; E-mail: icarda@cgiar.org; Website: http://www.icarda.cgiar.org (wheat, barley, faba bean, chickpea, lentil, forages)

Foundation Seed
General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy

PUBLIC SEED PRODUCTION & PROCESSING COMPANIES
General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy

General Company for Seed Processing and Silos, P.O. Box 9914, Mezze, Damascus

SEED IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS, LICENSED RETAIL SEED DEALERS & MERCHANTS
General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy

Agricultural Engineering Syndicate, P.O. Box 3800, Damascus

PRIVATE SEED COMPANIES
Abdulkader Dahan, Al-Jamilia, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2242656

Syria Agricultural Materials Company (MIQDADI), Rawda - Fawzy Ghazzy Street, P.O. Box 480, Damascus; Tel: ++963-11-333 0807; Fax: ++963-11-332 0650; E-mail: amck@net.sy

Al-Etihad Al-Zira'i (George Kasis), Huda Shakrawi Street., Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2228940

Ahmad Sabagh, Sok Al-Hal, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-425330

Dabane Company, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-3339191

Hassan Al-Husayni, Al-Bezoria, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-2215082

Igna for Agriculture, 21 Brazil Street, P.O. Box 31934, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-331-6263; Fax: ++963-11-3316175 ; E-mail: igna-ag@cyberia.net.lb

Jan Klor, Next to Customs Office, P.O. Box 8539, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2233898

Khoja Group, P.O. Box 35371, Damscus. Tel: ++963-11-8814118; Fax: ++963-11-8888976; E-mail: khoja@khojagroup.com

Makhzan Al-Bezor Al-Zira'ia, (Mazen Zedo), Next to Mullaxana Mosque, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2217154

Markaz Al-Sham Al-Zira'i, Al-Basha, Near Damascus International Hotel, Damascus

Makhzan Al-Mawad Al-Zira'ia (Khalil Al-Miqdadi), Abo Rohummana Str., P.O. Box 480, Damascus

Krikor Torosyan, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-2219061, 2228604

Moasaset Sulayman Al-Zira'ia, Al-Magreb Al-Arabi Str., Latakia. Tel: ++963-41-228239, 295845

Rabih Al-Kuzbari, Bezoria, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-2214784

Rafik Al-Shallah, opposite Omaya Al-Jadid Hotel, Homs. Tel: ++963-31-226154, 245345

Shakor Brothers Company, Kussa'a, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-422333

Sharekat Al-Tanmia Al-Zira'ia (Talal Khoury), Shahbandar Square, Rif Dimashq Building, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-444253, 449640

Salim Seno, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11- 771710

Subhi Al-Balbaki, next to French Embassy, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-333834, 335463

Selah Khuzam, Al-Hamidia, Homs. Tel: ++963-31-222554

Salim Jabor, Abo Firas Str., Latakia. Tel: ++963-41-220518

Pacific Seeds Australia, P.O. Box 9294, Aleppo, Syria. Tel: ++923-21-2210014, 2233156; Fax: ++963-21-2228727

GENETIC RESOURCE (GERMPLASM) BANKS
General Commission for Scientific Agricultural  Research (GCSAR), P.O. Box 113, Douma, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-5323029; Fax: ++963-11-5323029; E-mail: gcsar.dir@mail.sy

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2213433, 213477, 2225112, 225012; Fax: ++963-21-2213490, 225105, 551860; E-mail: ICARDA@cgiar.org; Website: http://icarda.cgiar.org

Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Drylands (ACSAD), P.O. Box 2440, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-751402, 750401; E-mail: acsad@net.sy; Website: http://www.acsad.org

PLANT & SEED QUARANTINE OFFICES, STATIONS, LABORATORIES
Directorate of Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-2221513, 2211341; Fax: ++963-11-2244078
Central Points and Offices:
      Damascus International Airport, Duty Free Zone & Judaydit Yabos, Damascus
      Salama (Azaz) & Duty Free Zone, Aleppo
      Dar'a, Dar'a
      Abo-Kamal, Deirizzor
      Kamishli, Hassakeh
      Arida & Dabousia, Homs
      Bab Al-Hawa, Idleb
      Latakia Sea Port, Latakia
      Tartous Sea Port, Tartous

Quarantine Laboratory, Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-11-2221513, 2211341; Fax: ++963-11-2244078

SEED IMPORT & EXPORT CONTROL AGENCIES
Directorate of Agricultural Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-2221513, 2211341; Fax: ++963-11-2244078

SEED TESTING LABORATORIES
General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2213433, 2213477, 2225112, 2225012; Fax: ++963-21-2213490, 2225105, 2551860; E-mail: icarda@cgiar.org

General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), P.O. Box 113, Douma, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-5323029; Fax: ++963-11-5323029;  E-mail: gcsar.dir@mail.sy

SEED HEALTH TESTING LABORATORIES
General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy

General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), P.O. Box 113, Douma, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-5323029; Fax: ++963-11-5323029;  E-mail: gcsar.dir@mail.sy

Quarantine Laboratory, Directorate of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-11-2221513, 2211341; Fax: ++963-11-2244078

ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-2213433, 213477, 2225112, 2225012; Fax: ++963-21- 2213490, 2225105, 551860; E-mail: icarda@cgiar.org

MANAGERS & SEED SPECIALISTS

General Commission for Scientific and Agricultural Research (GCSAR), P.O. Box 113, Douma, Damascus. Tel: ++963-11-5323029; Fax: ++963-11-5323029;  E-mail:gcsar.dir@mail.sy
Dr Majd Jamal, Director General

General Organization for Seed Multiplication, P.O. Box 5857, Aleppo. Tel: ++963-21-4644902; Fax: ++963-21-4644901; E-mail: gosm@mail.sy
Abdel Muhsen Said Omar, Director General
Dr Sultan, Deputy Director General
Dr Abdulmutaleb Bakir, Artificial and Tuber Crops Manager
Mohamed M. Zaki, Seed Processing and Marketing Manager
Dr Abas Abas, Seed Quality Control Manager
Director of Cereals and Legumes
Abdulbasit Sabagh, Head, Cereals Production Division
Amer Darwish, Head, Maize Production Division
Sulayman Taha Khider, Head, Legume Production Division
Mazen Jokhadar, Head, Nucleus Seed Multiplication Division
Mohamed S. Sakkar, Head, GOSM Stations Division
Mohamed Salih Kasem, Head, Cotton Seed Production Division
Radwan Shaykhoni, Head, Potato Seed Production Division
Yousif Sodik, Head, Sugar Beet Production Division
Ahmad Breis, Head, Vegetable Division
Mostafa Hannan, Head, Seed Quality Division
Ahmad Haj Mostafa, Head, Laboratory Division
Muzaffer Wattar, Director of GOSM, Aleep Branch, Aleppo

Al Hassakh
Atia Al Ezzawi, Director of GOSM Al-Hassakeh Branch, Al Hassakh

Damascus
Akrama Akrama, Director of GOSMDamascus Branch, Damascus

Dar'a
Mohamed Al-Hariri, Director of GOSM Branch, Azra, Dar'a

Deir Ezzor
Ahmad Awad, Director of GOSM Deirezzor Branch, Deirezzor

Hama
Ahamoud Sharbouk, Director of GOSM Hama Branch, Hama

Homs
Abdurahman AlEzo, Director of GOSM Homs Branch, Homs

Idleb
Hamed Baz, Director of GOSM Idleb Branch, Idleb

Lattakia
?, Director of GOSM Lattakia Branch, Lattakia

Raqqa
Abdul Karim Daher, Director of GOSM Raqqa Branch, Raqqa

ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo: Tel: ++963-21- 2213433, 2213477, 2225112, 2225012; Fax: ++963-21- 2213490, 2225105, 551860; E-mail: icarda@cgiar.org

Seed Unit
Dr Tony van Gastel, Head, Seed Unit
Dr Samuel Kugbei, Seed Economist
Zewdie Bishaw, Seed Systems Specialist
Abdoul Aziz Niane, Seed Production Manager

Seed Health Laboratory
Dr Ahmed El Ahmed, Consultant, Seed Health Laboratory
Dr Siham Asa'ad, Seed Health Laboratory

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