16 December 2011
No. 1497
(From L to R) Farid Waliyar, Adama Traore, Abdou Tenkouano and Bino Teme at the inauguration of ICRISAT’s new premises in Mali.
New office in WCA hub inaugurated
WCA and ESA regional offices celebrate Annual Day Celebrations, renewed commitments, team-building and some official business marked ICRISAT’s 39th anniversary in its regional hubs in Mali and Nairobi.
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t was a day of double celebration at ICRISAT-West and Central Africa (WCA) on 9 December when distinguished guests and staff members gathered at the Samanko station in Mali to celebrate ICRISAT’s 39th anniversary as well as to inaugurate the regional hub’s new premises. Among the dignitaries present were Dr Bino Teme, Director, Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER); Adama
Traore, Member, ICRISAT Governing Board; five chiefs of villages surrounding the station; and representatives of CGIAR institutions hosted by ICRISAT-Mali. In his opening address, WCA Director Farid Waliyar highlighted ICRISAT’s new strategic orientation for the region and urged all staff members and partners to work together for the success of the Institute’s to page 2 ...4