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About INRA

The National Institute of Agronomic research “INRA” has for mission to begin research for the agricultural development. It is a publicly-owned establishment, with the status of a legal entity and financial autonomy. It was created by the Dahir of April 08, 1981 and is governed by the Decree of March 22, 1982. Thus the INRA is responsible :

• To carry out scientific, technical, and economic research on the subject of the development of agriculture and livestock production;
• To make forecast, especially concerning the natural environment or relating to the improvement of plant or animal production;
• To undertake, either on its own initiative or at the request of individuals, tests of new crops and crops to be improved and on animal production, and in general to conduct all forms of agricultural experimentation of experimentation relating to the development of techniques for the processing and utilization of plant and animal products;

• Within its field of competence, to monitor research, studies, or other work conducted on behalf of public agencies;
• To disseminate documentation on its own research and research carried out abroad;
• To examine and determine scientifically the practical procedures for application of the results pf its research and, in this context, to advise the bodies responsible for agricultural extension and farmers;
• To market the results of its research, studies, and other work

The INRA operates through ten regional centers agronomic research and 23 experimental fields distributed on the own territory and covering various agrosystèmes.

The INRA maintains relations of partnerships with national and international organizations, structures of development, the private sector and no Governmental Organizations.

About ICARDA

Established in 1977, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is one of the 15 centers strategically located all over the world and supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). With its main research station and offices based in Aleppo, Syria, ICARDA works through a network of partnerships with national, regional and international institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations and ministries in the developing world; and with advanced research institutes in industrialized countries.

ICARDA's mission is to improve the welfare of poor people and alleviate poverty through research and training in dry areas of the developing world, by increasing the production, productivity and nutritional quality of food, while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base.

The environment in dry areas is harsh, stressful and variable, and agriculture in these areas faces more complex challenges than in areas with adequate rainfall.

ICARDA is committed to the advancement of agricultural research; free exchange of germplasm and information for research; protection of intellectual property rights, including indigenous knowledge of farmers; human resources development; the sustainable use of natural resources; and poverty alleviation, particularly among women and children.

ICARDA pursues this mission in partnerships with national agricultural research systems in developing countries and with advanced research institutes in industrialized countries. While most of ICARDA's collaborative activities with its partners are formalized as written agreements, some joint research is also carried out informally based on the center's personal contacts with colleagues in various institutions.

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table. Here's a few facts about the scope of our organization :

• 1,200 research projects within 22 National Programs
• 2,100 scientists
• 6,000 other employees
• 100 research locations including a few in other countries
• $1.1 billion fiscal year 2005 budget

ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to :

• ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products
• assess the nutritional needs of Americans
• sustain a competitive agricultural economy
• enhance the natural resource base and the environment, and
• provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole

The ARS vision is to lead America towards a better future through agricultural research and information.