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ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (AOAD) 


        
HEADQUARTERS

        

Street No.7                                                 Postal Add:  P.O. Box 474
Al-Amarat                                                   Telephone:   [249](11)47-2176
Khartoum                                                                 [249](11)47-2183
Sudan                                                       Facsimile:   [249](11)47-1402
                                                            Telex:       22554 AOAD SD
                                                            Cable:       AOAD KHARTOUM
                                                            E-mail:      aoad@sudanmail.net
                                                            Internet:    www.aoad.org

          Director General:              ...       Salem AL-LOZI
          Deputy Director General:       ...       Fathy M. KHALIFA




        
LANGUAGES: Arabic is the official language. English
        and French are used in translated documents and
        correspondence.

        
ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS

        
The agreement establishing the Arab Organization
        for Agricultural Development (AOAD) was approved by the
        Council of the League of Arab States on March 11, 1970,
        and operations began in 1972. 

        
The Organization aims at achieving the following
        objectives: (1) developing natural and human resources in
        the agricultural sector, and improving the means and
        methods of exploiting these resources on scientific
        bases; (2) increasing agricultural productive efficiency
        and achieving agricultural integration between the Arab
        States and countries; (3) increasing agricultural
        production with a view to achieving a higher degree of
        self-sufficiency; (4) facilitating the exchange of
        agricultural products between the Arab States and
        countries; (5) enhancing the establishment of
        agricultural ventures and industries; (6) increasing the
        standards of living of the labor force engaged in the
        agricultural sector. 

        
COMPOSITION

        
The Organization comprises all 21 Arab League
        members: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt,
        Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
        Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia,
        Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab
        Emirates, Republic of Yemen. Membership is open to all
        Arab States and countries. 

        
STRUCTURE

        
The organizational structure comprises a General
        Assembly consisting of Ministers of
        Agriculture of the 21 Arab States, an Executive
        Council consisting of seven ministers, and the
        Secretariat General with a Director
        General and five technical departments, namely: Food Security and Agricultural Integration, Natural Resources and Environment, Projects, International Cooperation and the Financial and Administrative
        Department. The General Administrative also comprises the
        following four specialized centers: 

        
        
The Arab Centre for Studies and Consultancy aims at strengthening operational technical links with international and regional institutions by providing its expertise in such areas as formulation and execution of programs that involve technical studies, training and other developmental aspects.
        
The Arab Centre for Training and Capacity Building has been recently established within the organizational structure of AOAD, mainly for playing an instrumental role in upgrading the knowledge and skills of manpower working in the agricultural field.
        
The Arab Centre for Agricultural Information, Documentation and Statistics acts as a link between Arab technologies which facilitate collection and dissemination of information.  The Centre is also responsible for the establishment and operation of the Arab Network of Agricultural Information, as well as the collection, processing and dissemination of Arab agricultural statistics.  Additionally, the centre is in charge of tracing, collecting and processing of AOAD literature and various Arab conventional and non-conventional agricultural information.  It assembles, updates and disseminates information on Arab agriculture and acts as a participating centre for the International Information System of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS) and the Current Agricultural Research Information System (CARIS), coordinated by FAO.
        
The Arab Institute for Forestry, Range and Biodiversity's main function is to train students from Arab countries and grants a diploma after two years attendance.
        
GENERAL PUBLICATIONS

        
Arab Agricultural Statistics Yearbook; Annual
        Report of Agricultural Development in the Arab Countries;
        Arab Food Security Situation (annual); Annual
        Report of the Arab Organization for Agricultural
        Development; Agriculture and Fisheries Sector in the Arab
        Countries (annual); Agriculture and
        Development in the Arab World Journal
        (quarterly); Accession Bulletin
        (monthly); Regional and country studies and
        symposia, seminars and training programs
        (irregular); Newsletter
        (monthly)
         

        
UPDATED:  July 2, 2002

        
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