The website on gender issues and development in the region is designed with the support of Asian Bank of Development. The website tells about the opportunities for women, presenting the results of social researches, special programs, reviews on countries, news and events in the field of agriculture, education, migration, etc.
URL: http:/www.adb.org/Gender/default.asp
 

Saving Seeds
The Economics of Conserving Crop Genetic Resources Ex Situ in the Future Harvest Centres of the CGIAR.
Bonwoo Koo, Philip G. Pardey,Brian D. Wright and others IFPRI - SGRP and CABI Publishing 2004. 232 pages. B5. ISBN 0-85199-859-3
Available for consultation from IPGRI Library or in PDF at
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1013

Descriptors for Sesame (Sesamum spp.)
IPGRI and NBPGR 2004. 63 pages. B5. ISBN 92-9043-632-8
Available from IPGRI SAS Office or in PDF at
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=246

Crop Descriptors and Derived Standards
2004. CD-Rom. ISBN 92-9043-657-3
This CD-Rom contains all electronic crop-specific descriptors (pdf and HTML) and derived standards such as the Multicrop Passport Descriptors and Descriptors for Genetic Markers Technologies.
Available from Ms Adriana Alercia, Germplasm Information Specialist, IPGRI, Rome
E-mail:alercia@cgiar.org

ECP/GR Arachis genetic resources in Europe
Ad hoc meeting, 15-16 November 2002, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
L. Maggioni, S. Georgiev and and E. Lipman (compilers)
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1000

EUFORGEN Conifers Network Report of the second (20-22 September 2001, Valsain, Spain) And third (17-19 October 2002, Kostrzyca, Poland) meetings
K. Vaneura, B. Fady, J. Koskela and Cs. Matyas, (compilers)
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1001

SGRP Annual Report 2003
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1002

ECP/GR Report of a working group on Beta and world Beta Network
Second joint meeting, 23-26 October 2002, Bologna, Italy
L. Frese, C. Germeier E. Lipman and L. Maggioni (compilers)
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1003

South Asia Network on Plant Genetic Resources (SANPGR) Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 9-11 December 2002
Bhag Mal, P.N. Mathur, V. Ramanatha Rao and A.H.M. Jayasuriya (editors)
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1004

On-farm management of agricultural biodiversity in Nepal Proceedings os a National Workshop, 24-26 April 2001, Lumle, Nepal
Bhuwon R. Sthapit, Madhusudan P. Upadhyay, Bimal K. Baniya, Anil Subedi and Bal K. Joshi (editors)
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1006

In Vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation of Tropical Fruit Species Proceedings of Regional Training Course on In Vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, NBPGR, New Delhi, India, 4-6 February 2002
Rekha Chaudhury, Ruchira Pandey, S.K. Malik and Bhag Mal (editors)
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1007

Conservation Biotechnology of Plant Germplasm Proceedings of Regional Training Course on In Vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm, NBPGR, New Delhi, India, 12-25 October 2000
B.B. Mandal, Rekha Chaudhury, F. Engerlmann, Bhag Mal, K.L. Tao and B.S. Dhillon (editors)
Source: IPGRI South Asia Office, New Delhi, India
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=1008

The issue No. 139, September 2004 of FAO/IPGRI Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, which is actually being printed, is electronically available at
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/pgrnewsletter/default.asp

Revised draft version of the ECP/GR report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants meeting, held in Strumica, Macedonia FYR, 16-18 December 2004, is now available on the Working Group's Web page at:
http://www.ecpgr.cgiar.org/Workgroups/Med_aromatic/med_aromatic.htm

Issues in Genetic Resources No. 11, August 2004
The Evolving Role of Genebanks in the Fast-developing Field of Molecular Genetics
M. Carmen de Vicente (editor) 2004. 54 pages. A4. ISBN 92-9043-623-9
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile+.asp?ID_PUB=986

Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter
No. 137, June 2004
2004. A4. 64 pages. ISSN 1020-3362
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=992

IPGRI Annual Report 2003
2004. 40 pages. A4. ISBN 92-9043-639-5
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=994

Geneflow 2004
2004. 48 pages. 24x32. ISBN 92-9043-644-1
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=995

IPGRI's new strategic directions Diversity for Well-being Making the most of agricultural biodiversity
2004. 42 pages. 16x29.7. ISBN 92-9043-642-5
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=996

ECP/GR Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
First meeting 12-14 September 2002, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia
D. Baricevic, J. Bernáth, L. Maggioni and E. Lipman (compilers)
2004. 161 pages. A4. ISBN 92-9043-633-6
http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=984

The book "Rangelands of the arid and semi-arid zones in Uzbekistan" written by G. Gintzburger, K. N. Toderich, B. K. Mardonov and M.M. Mahmudov has been recently published by CIRAD collaboratively with ICARDA. The book is well illustrated, counting 560 colored photos, 9 maps, 20 tables and 14 charts. For ordering please apply to PFU CGRIAR office in Tashkent: http://www.icarda.cgiar.org/cac or directly to CIRAD: librairie@cirad.fr

 
The code of Yerevan is changed and now is 10. The code of Armenian mobiles are changed: the ones that were dialed 9 now should be dialed 91

The National Agency on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia was established in February 2005.
The Agency is inter-ministerial: the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Ecology, National Academy of Sciences, NGO
For the details contact: Natalya Rukhkyan (Vice-President of the Agency)

New Minister of Agriculture of Georgia: Mr Mikheil Svimonishvili

Vacancy announcements for several senior management positions at IPGRI have been posted on IPGRI's web site: http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/  - see Employment.

The national coordinator of Israel for ECP/GR has changed.
ECP/GR welcomes Dr Husam Massalha as a new member of the Steering Committee and thanks Dr Miriam Waldman for her long and valuable contribution to ECP/GR.

Project: ISNAR with Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences are working on preparing a project proposal on the Information Communication Technology Infrastructure and use in agricultural research institutions and their partners for innovative and efficient information and communication systems in Georgia

The database AKIS linking people and institutes, which are involved in generation, transferring and use of knowledge's and information on agriculture aiming at rising its development and increasing farmers life style.
Details: http://Inweb18.worldbank.org/ESSD/Ardext.nsf/26ByDocName/AIKSesearchExtension