Dear Taraneh I am happy to learn about this new development. As you may know there are anumber of activities in the region, which could possibly call for collaborative ventures. This is only true if the definition of Near East included the horn of Africa,i.e Ethiopia, Sudan,Somalia, Eritrea and Djbouti.Let me know, first the geographic meaning of your domain and let's expand it if it is possible and work together. I believe that there is huge amount on information/knowledge that could be used in common among ourtheleves in this sub-region Best regards Abebe Kirub Head, Information and Communications Department Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research