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February 1-28, 2003
Medrano chairs CABI's Executive
Council
by Junelyn S. de la Rosa
The Philippines was re-elected as Chair
of the Executive CAB International for this year. The
meeting was held at the CABI Center in Wallingford,
United Kingdom in December.
The director of the Bureau of Agricultural
Research (BAR) of the Department of Agriculture is the
Philippines' official representative to CABI. Last year,
former Director Eliseo Ponce was the Chair of the Executive
Council. This year, new BAR Director William Medrano
is the Chair of the Executive Council.
Established in 1913, CABI is a global
technical agency that supports the generation, access
to and use of knowledge for sustainable agriculture,
environment management and human development.
CABI focuses on meeting the needs of communities
and institutions in each member-country at the same
time works with extension and rural development organizations,
NGOs, civil society organizations, national research
institutions, universities and the private sector as
well as international organizations such as the Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
At present, CABI is supported by 40 member-countries
including Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Botswana,
Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,
Cyprus, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica,
Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sierra Leone,
Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sultanate
of Oman, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago,
Uganda, UK Overseas Territories, United Kingdom, Vietnam,
Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: Minutes of 375th Meeting of
the Executive Council of the CAB International, CAB
International Center, Wallingford, UK 
February 1-28 2003 Articles: ::
BAR director sets down 7-point agenda
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BAR strategically charts plan for 2003
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BAR directorship is now Medrano's responsibility
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State of the Art: Agricultural Commodity Research
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Luzon Zonal Research Center readies for action
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Medrano chairs CABI’s executive council
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Seeds of change: lessons learned
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Coping with El Niño the Isabela way
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Cracking the coconut oil myth
::: More February 2003 articles :::
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