The season under review in this volume represented a milestone in the progress of ICARDA. It
marked the end of the service of several veteran Board members and of the Director General, and
the election of a new Board Chair and a new Director General...
An institution such as ICARDA that aims at maintaining the high standards and dynamism of its work must have a suitable mechanism for monitoring the progress of its performance and evalu¬ating the relevance of its mandate and mission in everchanging...
At ICARDA, 1992 was a year of review, self-searching and planning for the future, which culminated
in the preparation of a Medium-term Plan for the period 1994-98. The Plan was developed in
the context of major developments in ICARDA's external...
A large expanse of the WANA region, about 375 million hectares or 22% of the total area, is steppe. This zone, where annual rainfall is less than 200 mm, has traditionally been used for communal grazing of small ruminants and only rarely supports...
A major service provided by the International Centers affiliated with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is the collection, conservation, and evaluation of germplasm. The role of the International Center for...
In 1987, ICARDA experienced significant leadership and organizational changes. Dr. Mohamed A. Nour, Director General since 1981, left to join the UN Development Programme, and Dr. Aart van Schoonhoven joined as Deputy Director General for Research in...
