ARC Sudan receives prize for Science and Technology of Islamic Development Bank

The selection committee of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Prizes for Science and Technology has decided 12/04 to award the prize for S&T in the category "Noted Scientific Research Institutions in IDB least developed countries" to the Agricultural Research Corporation in Sudan.

Agricultural Research Corporation Head Quarters
Wad Medani - Sudan

The prize of a cash award of 100.000 USD and a certificate shall be presented to ARC's Director General professor Azhari Abdelazim Hamada on 4 June 2008 in a special ceremony to be held on the occasion of the 33rd IDB Board of Governors Meeting in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Profile: Professor Azhari Abdelazim Hamada is Director General of the Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC - Sudan) and is also the Current Board Chairman of ASARECA. He is a specialist in Weed Science - Chemistry of Pesticides.