ICARDA's Board Member, Dr. Michel Afram, awarded "Ambassador of Quality"

ICARDA congratulates its Board member, Dr. Michel Afram, for the 2016 award he has been chosen to receive from the Business Initiative Directions (BID). Dr. Afram will be titled "Ambassador of Quality" in a ceremony to be held in London on 19-20 Nov 2016. Dr. Afram was also chosen among the 10 best leaders in management and research in the world by the World Confederation of Businesses and will receive the "Peak of Success Award" in Monaco in May, 2016.

Dr. Michel Afram is currently the Director General and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI). He is a specialist in agricultural education and policy and holds many other positions, including Deputy Director of the Global Association of Francophone Agricultural and Food Processing Universities. Dr. Afram is also a member of the Lebanese Higher Agricultural Council; Professor at the School of Agriculture, Saint Joseph University; and a member of several Lebanese national committees pursuing improved agriculture and food production.

ICARDA is very fortunate to have Dr. Michel Afram on its Board of Trustees. Dr. Afram has received many international awards in the past including the Golden Award for Best Research and Practice from the European Society for Quality Research and the London-Oxford-Award for best research activities.