|
Institutions
and capacity building:
19. Expanding and improving education and training
|
|
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 |
| . |
• Not
mentioned
• Participation
in regional and international workshops funded by International
Institutions
|
Not mentioned
|
Not mentioned |
Promoting and encouraging
joint activities by developing joint projects |
| Egypt |
| . |
Not mentioned |
NPGRU
staff need to be trained
|
Not mentioned |
Financial and technical support |
| Jordan |
| .
|
Information
not available |
| Lebanon |
| . |
Information
not available |
| Libya |
| .
|
Information
not available |
| Malta |
| . |
Training in agriculture related fields |
Not mentioned
|
Not mentioned
|
Not mentioned |
| Morocco |
| . |
• Establishment
of MSc and PhD. programmes on PGR at the Agricultural Institute
(IAV Hassan II)
• Organization
of regional and international short courses on PGR in collaboration
with CIHEAM, IPGRI, ICARDA).
• A regional
workshop on WIEWS/PGR will be organized in February 1999 in
collaboration with FAO
• National
and international funding
|
Not mentioned
|
Not
mentioned
|
Technical
and financial support
|
| Palestine |
| . |
Not well developed |
Lack
of facilities training
|
Regional collaboration |
Financial
and technical support
|
| Syria |
| . |
•
22 staff have been trained on various aspects of genetic resources
• International funding
|
Academic and practical experience are not adequate
|
• Regional networks
and CGIAR centers facilities
• Regional projects
|
Financial
and technical support
|
| Tunisia |
| . |
In country training programmes |
Not mentioned
|
Participation to short courses within the region |
Support for long term training |
| Turkey |
| . |
Within
the framework of in situ Conservation Project, various workshops
have been organized with participation of local administration/authorities,
scientists from different institutions, local community members,
NGOs members etc. On the public awareness to the biodiversity/plant
genetic resources conservation and management of GMZs |
Not mentioned |
Involvement of
community members and NGOs |
Not mentioned
|
| West
Asia |
| Afghanistan |
| . |
Not
mentioned |
Need to educate and train human resources in PGRFA |
Not mentioned
|
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.
Regional training course was organized on seed production
and technology in collaboration with ICARDA (16-26 February
1998)
• Two
persons from Oman attended regional course on germplasm collection
and maintenance in UAE (February 28-March 4, 1998)
|
• Urgent
need to arrange for higher education and training of personnel
for M.SC And PH.D Courses outside Oman
• On-job
training on various aspects of PGR
• Financial
constraints
|
Not in immediate
future
|
Financial
support |
| Pakistan |
| . |
13
scientists and 3 technical assistant on different PGR aspects
were trained in Japan |
Need further
attention to promoting PGRFA |
Not mentioned
|
Financial
and technical support |
| 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 |
| .. |
Training of Personel in Universities & Research Institutions
within the country |
High
level training is missing
|
IPGRI and ICARDA
initiatives
|
Financial
and technical assistance
|
| Kazakhstan |
| .
|
Information
not available |
| Kyrgyz
Republic |
| .
.
|
Information
not available |
| Tajikstan |
| .
. |
Information
not available |
| Uzbekistan |
| .. |
• First
international training course on conservation and use of PGR
carried out with support of IPGRI and ICARDA
• Tashkent
State University conduct training on fields related to PGR
|
Financial and technical assistance to strengthen training and
education capabilities |
IPGRI
and ICARDA initiatives |
Financial and technical assistance |
|
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