 Kabul, Afganistan
October 18, 2008
The first meeting of the
Afghanistan National
Seed Association (ANSA) was organized under the aegis of the
Variety and Seed Industry Development project, which is
implemented by FAO and MAIL, with founding from European Union,
with the chairs and participations of :
H.E. Ghulam Mustapha Jawad,
Technical deputy Minister – MAIL
Mr. Abdul Ghafar Ahmadi – Head of PPQD – MAIL
H.E. Pir Mohammad Azizi, Deputy Minister – MAIL
Dr. Zewdie Bishaw, ICARDA
Eng. Mirdad Panjsheri, Chief Advisor & National Seed Council
Chairman
Dr. Samuel Kugbei – FAO Seed Project Coordinator
Mr.
Jean-Louis Duval – FAO Association Seed Expert
Prof. Musa Fariwar – FAO Legal expert.
The General Assembly has reviewed
and approved the Articles of Association.
Thirty two (32) companies or organisations have applied for
membership including thirty ordinary members and two associate
members.
Nine members of the board were elected representing the
different regions of the country:
- Afghan Seed Project -
Mohammad Qaseem
- Baba-e-Dehqan - Abdul Ghani Sharaf
- ISE – Kabul - Mohammad Shafi
- ISRA - Abdul Mutalib
- Khwaja Mohammad Musafer - Ahmad Farid
- Noor Brothers - Abdul Haleem
- Nahr-e-Sayed - M. Akram Kargar
- Sharq Seed Enterprise - Saida Jan Abdiani
- Sultan Daud Seed. Ent - Sultan Daud
The new board of directors had its
first meeting on 20 October 2008 the the association's new
office in the National Seed Secretrariat, Badam Bagh, Kabul.
 The
board members made a number of decisions.
Saida Jan Abdiani has been
elected President
Abdul Haleem Noor, Vice President
Mohammed Qaseem Dehquanpoor, Treasurer
Mohammad Shafi, Secretary of the Board
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