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ACKNO\VLEDGMENTS
The Organizing Committee for the Eleventh Regional Wheat Workshop for Eastern, Central
and Southern Africa wish to thank the following groups, organizations and individuals for
their contributions towards the success of this workshop:
• The management and staff of the ILRJ-Ethiopia campus for providing the conference and
accommodation facilities, and for catering for the participants' requirements.
• The CIMMYT/CIDA Eastern Africa Cereals Program, the CIMMYT Wheat and
Economics Programs, and the CIMMYT/EU MWIRNETIRSA Project for supporting the
travel and accommodation expenses for most of the 55 participants.
• The management and staff of the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization (EARO)
for organizing the field day visits to the Kulumsa and Debre Zeit research centers, and for
arranging the hospitality enjoyed during each visit.
• Dr. Seyfu Ketema, Director General of EARO, for officially opening the workshop, and
welcoming the participants to Ethiopia.
• H.E. Ambassador lohan Holmberg, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees ofCIMMYT, for
welcoming the workshop participants on behalf of the CIMMYT Board.
• Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, Director of the CIMMYT Wheat Program, for welcoming the
workshop participants on behalf of the CIMMYT Director General and the Wheat
Program, and for his concluding comments to the workshop.
• The keynote speakers: Drs. Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Prabhu Pingali, Ravi Singh and Colin
Wei lings.
• Mr. Antenyismu Workalemahu ofCIMMYT-Ethiopia for invaluable assistance with all
aspects of local organization and logistics.
• The technical and layout editors for the workshop proceedings: Thomas Payne for crop
breeding and protection papers, and Douglas Tanner for crop management and socioeconomICS
papers.
• Mrs. Aklilewerk Bekele ofCIMMYT-Ethiopia for incorporating all revisions in the word
processor files.
• The Publications Unit of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRJ) for printing
the workshop proceedings in Ethiopia.
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