Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report Institutions and capacity building: 16. Promoting networks for 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   Cyprus is member of several PGR networks   Not mentioned   Submission of project proposals at regional level   Strengthening Regional and International PGR networks   Egypt   NPGRU is member of different regional and international PGR networks Not mentioned Regional and international collaboration Strengthening the existing networks Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   · As a result of the PGR national committee establishment a network of 5 working groups including forest GR has been established · Morocco is member of most of regional and international PGR networks   · National Committee not yet recognized formally · No funding available for supporting networking   Strengthening regional and international collaboration   In the absence of national support, Regional and International organization should strengthen the existing regional and international networks   Palestine   Not applicable Syria   Syria is member of several networks Not mentioned · Regional collaboration · Information exchange Strengthening the existing networks Tunisia   · Tunisia is member of several PGR networks · International funding   Not mentioned   · Regional collaboration · Information exchange   Financial and technical support Turkey   Turkey is active member of various regional, sub-regional, global and crop networks   Not mentioned   · Regional collaboration · Information exchange   Financial and technical support   West Asia Afghanistan   Initiate contacts with international genebanks and universities for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture   Not mentioned   · Regional collaboration · Information exchange   Financial and technical support   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   · Establishment of national network for exchange of information on regional and international basis. · Financial constraints   Not in immediate future · Financial support · Technical consultancy   Pakistan   Pakistan is member of several networks on PGR   Not mentioned   Better consolidation of existing networks   Strengthening the existing networks   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   The CAN/PGRNET has been established   Financial constraints   Through this network the national programme will be strengthened   Strengthening this network   Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   The CAN/PGRNET has been established   Financial constraints   Through this network the national programme will be strengthened   Strengthening this network   TOC