Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report in situ Conservation and Development: 2. Supporting on-farm management and improvement of Plant Genetic     Resources for Food and Agriculture   Country Actions taken since mid-1995/Sources of founding Constrains/Needs Opportunities Support required from regional & international organizations East & South Mediterranean Algeria   Information not available Cyprus   Supporting the Conservation of Carob species and local apricots Not mentioned Submission of project proposals at regional level Promoting and encouraging joint activiteies by developing joint projects Egypt   · 3 regional projects are under implementation that might cover this subject · International funds   Not mentioned   Regional collaboration   Financial and technical assistance   Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Promotion of local varieties through holding of annual agricultural shows Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   · Implementation of A Global Project of IPGRI to strengthen The scientific basis of in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity · The long-term objective (2008) is to promote the in situ conservation of cultivated crops according to the participative approach · A GEF project on in situ conservation in the oasis is under consideration (for the Maghreb) · International funding   The principal constraint is the adaptation of the seed legislation in vigor   Regional and global collaboration within the frame work of these project   Financial and technical assistance   Palestine   · Through the implementation of the regional project on Conservation and sustainable use of Dryland agro-biodiversity of the Fertile Crescent · International funding   Technical assistance   Regional collaboration   Financial and technical support   Syria   Encouraging farmers to continue in growing local varieties Not mentioned Not mentioned Financial and technical assistance Tunisia   Not mentioned   Main constraint is utilization of high productive uniform varieties, urbanization   Implementation of the Action Plan developed for the next 10 years which include the strengthening of on-farm conservation   Strengthening NGOs working on On-farm conservation and public awareness of the importance of PGR conservation and the traditional knowledge   Turkey   A new project is under consideration within the framework of A Global Project of IPGRI to strengthen the scientific basis of in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity Not mentioned Regional and global collaboration within the frame work of these project Not mentioned   West Asia Afghanistan   At present time the FAO- Crops programme for Afghanistan is supporting on-farm management of land races through selection and purification   · Urgent need to start awareness programme in PGRFA · Lack of funds to utilize the Plant Genetic Resources through hybridization   Not mentioned   Financial and technical assistance   Bahrain   Information not available Iran   Information not available Iraq   Information not available Kuwait   Information not available Oman   No substantial work has been done due to financial limitations   · Maintenance and operational budget needed to preserve pasture species in their genetic integrity as natural communities (in situ ) · Supervision of these pasture species · Qualified personnel in Plant Genetic Resources · Financial constraints   Not in immediate future · Financial support from regional and international organization for any further programmes or continuing existing programmes · Support postgraduate training in Plant Genetic Resources   Pakistan   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Qatar   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Saudi Arabia   Information not available United Arab Emirates   Information not available Yemen   Information not available   Central Asia Armenia   Information not available Azerbaijan   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Promoting the value of growing local varieties Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned TOC