AARINENA-RAIS
AARINENA, in co-operation with the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) and the countries of the region, is establishing and developing a Regional Agricultural Information System (RAIS) for the WANA Region. This would aim to increase the effectiveness of the agricultural research in the region and to increase their abilities to reach the end-user. External financial support is being sought for the programme of work.
The RAIS would serve as an information repository and exchange mechanism at the regional level, aiming to strengthen, co-ordinate, and add value to initiatives by national programmes and those coordinated by regional and international organizations.
During the AARINENA Executive Meeting in 19-20 December 2001 in Tehran, Iran, according to the proposal of Iranian Agricultural Research and Education Organization, the RAIS Secretariat has been hosted by Iran.This secretariat which take place in the first floor of the AREO building,in the Agricultural Scientific Information & Documentation Center(ASIDC) tries to collect information through National Information Nodal Points (NINPs) from sub-regional countries. All the activities related to the AARINENA web site (http://www.aarinena.org) ,manage and develop by this secreteriat.
AARINENA-RAIS Secretariat
Mrs. Taraneh Ebrahimi
Address:Yemen Ave., Chamran Highway, Tehran, Iran, P.O.Box 19835-111
Tel:+98-21-22413931
Fax:+98-21-22413931
E-mail: t-ebrahimi@aarinena.org