In the name of Allah the Merciful
A Memorandum of Understanding for Scientific Research between:
- The Directorate General for Research and Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MoAWR), Erbil,
- The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sulaimania University, Sulaimania, and
- Kosar Company for Agriculture and Poultry, Ltd., Erbil.
Introduction
To
act on our mutual understanding and sincere belief that scientific
research is the cornerstone of successful livestock production, the
Directorate General for Research and Extension, MoAWR, the Faculty of
Agricultural Sciences, Sulaimania University, and Kosar Company for
Agriculture and Poultry, Ltd., have agreed on a program of cooperation.
It
is clear to all that the difficult economic situation of the Suliamania
regional government 1) has led to the reduction of government support
for scientific research, 2) that this reduction has negatively affected
higher education institutions and scientific research in the region, and
3) that this has led to tragic effects on human development. We agree
that we must come together to address this problem.
Kosar
Company for Agriculture and Poultry, Ltd., which is one of the leading
companies in the poultry industry in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, has,
for many years, actively supported applied scientific research
especially research related to the poultry industry. Kosar Company will
continue this work through the adoption of this Memorandum of
Understanding for Scientific Research in partnership with two government
offices, one representing Higher Education (the Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences, Sulaimania University) and the other representing the Kurdish
Regional Government's program of applied scientific research
(Directorate General of Research and Extension, MoAWR, Kurdish Region of
Iraq).
Objectives
This
Memorandum seeks to define a program of cooperation between the
scientists of the Directorate General for Research and Extension,
specialists in the Department of Zoology at the University of
Sulaimania, and scientists of Kosar Company, to design and implement a
series of scientific research projects. These field and laboratory
scientific experiments will 1) address problems in the regional
livestock sector, especially poultry, 2) explore ways to solve these
problems, and 3) test commercial products from the several international
companies from Europe, North America, and elsewhere for whom Kosar
Company is the exclusive agent in Iraq in order to verify their
usefulness under local environmental conditions.
The conditions of this Memorandum
1.
Scientific research decisions shall be made by a Scientific Committee
formed by the General Directorate for Research and Extension, MoAWR, the
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sulaimania University, and Kosar
Company for Agriculture and Poultry, Ltd.
2. Kosar Company will to finance scientific research approved by the Scientific Committee as follows:
2.1.
Provision of research supplies and test samples for scientific research
depending on the materials available to Kosar Company as agent for
several international firms, or as available in the local market.
2.2.
Provide funding for meetings or scientific seminars to present research
results to stakeholders in the livestock sector including
veterinarians, agricultural engineers, livestock owners and breeders.
2.3.
Pay fees for printing and publishing research results in local or
international scientific journals, and support participation in
scientific conferences.
2.4.
Provide animals and chickens for research purposes if not already
available to scientists of MoAWR or Sulaimania University.
3.
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sulaimania University and the
General Directorate of Research and Extension, MoAWR, shall provide the
following:
3.1. Appropriate sites and facilities for conducting the approved series of scientific experiments.
3.2. Specialized laboratories to conduct analysis of the results of experiments.
3,3. Adherence to the dates and schedules agreed upon in the research plan approved by the Scientific Committee.
4.
As the scientific experiments mentioned in this memorandum may require
access to large numbers of animals, the plan for handling the animals
when the research is completed is as follows:
4.1.
Researchers have the right to conduct tests as described in the outline
of the experiment that is approved by the Scientific Committee.
4.2.
A Sales Committee shall be formed by the three parties for the purpose
of disposing of experimental animals after completion of the relevant
experiment.
4.3 Revenues from the sale of experimental animals are to be set
against the total cost of the experiments and the base cost returned to
Kosar Company.
4.4. If, after the deduction of the base cost of the experiments there
is a profit from the sale of experimental animals, this profit shall be
distributed equally between the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences,
Suliamania University, and the General Directorate for Research and
Extension, MoAWR.
4.5. In the event of a financial loss, Kosar Company shall bear the burden of that loss.
4.6. When the research aims for the improvement of offspring or other
animals with improved genetics, the improved animals shall be retained
by the relevant partner for continued studies of the genetic traits.
First Party: Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources
18 June 2017
Signed
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Second Party: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences / University of Sulaymania
18 June 2017
Signed
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Third Party: Kosar Co. for Agriculture and Poultry
Signed and sealed.