The Global Forum on Agricultural Research has a new Executive Secretary ad interim.

Dr. Abdelmajid Slama was appointed Executive Secretary a. i. on February 6th 2007, replacing Dr. Ola Smith.

Born in 1943, Tunisian national, Dr. Abdelmajid Slama graduated in Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy from the National Agricultural Institute, University of Tunis (1967) and in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota (1971). Dr. Slama has over 35 years of national and international experience with a rich and balanced coverage of all the relevant aspects of agricultural development in developing countries. He was also actively involved in the IFAD initiated process that culminated in the creation of GFAR and chaired its Donor Support Group until 1999.

The GFAR staff, on behalf of all the stakeholders, warmly welcomes Dr. Slama and wishes him a successful and rewarding stay at GFAR.