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Policymakers, researchers, universities, development partners, and private-sector actors gathered in Addis Ababa for a national workshop on Small Ruminant Value Chain Transformation (SmaRT).

Through the Crop Trust's BOLD project, our scientists are developing and testing drought-tolerant barley varieties in collaboration with local researchers and farmers in Tunisia.

ICARDA and CCWD organized a Farmers’ Field Day in Odisha to promote pigeon pea seed production, pulse-based diversification, good agricultural practices, and strengthen farmers’ resilience and income in dryland communities.

December 1, 2025 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — ICARDA was honored to receive the prestigious Almarai Prize for Creative Scientific Work for its flagship regional project, Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries (EFSAC). This 12-year, multi-country project has transformed wheat-based food systems across the Middle East and North Africa.

November 26, 2025 | Riyadh, KSA - ICARDA signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Date Council (IDC), marking a significant step toward advancing sustainable, resilient, and competitive date palm systems across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the wider region.

ICARDA is deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Mahmoud El Solh on Sunday, 16 November 2025, a distinguished scientist, former Director General, and one of the most influential figures in ICARDA’s history. For decades, Dr. El Solh’s leadership, generosity, and unwavering dedication shaped not only ICARDA’s work but also the lives and careers of countless colleagues around the world.

ICARDA and the United States Forest Service (USFS) are enhancing flood and erosion preparedness in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan through advanced geospatial modeling, field validation, and local training. The collaboration enhances national capacity for data-driven risk assessment, enabling Central Asian communities to transition from reactive disaster response to proactive climate resilience and prevention.

ICARDA Pakistan, in collaboration with 14 national and provincial partner institutes, hosted the biannual review meeting of the USDA-funded “Fertilize Right (FR) Pakistan)” project on 24–25 September 2025 in Lahore. The two-day event brought together scientists...

ICARDA Senior Gender Scientist, Dr. Dina Najjar, addresses the challenges women farmers face across the MENA region in a new book, Women and Smallholder Farming: Addressing Global Inequities in Agriculture (2025), published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, which brings together leading voices from across the CGIAR and other global research institutions to examine one of the most enduring challenges in agriculture: gender inequity.

Seoul, Republic of Korea | 27-31 October 2025 – ICARDA marked a milestone in its commitment to sustainable development and climate-smart agriculture with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) during the Global Green Growth Week (GGGWeek).

ICARDA, ANAFIDE, AfroAgEng and other partners co-organized the 7th Pan-African Conference on Agricultural Engineering, themed “Water Management for Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa.”

Damascus, Syria | October 21, 2025 - Under the patronage of the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture, ICARDA convened a High-Level Consultation Workshop to present and discuss the Program for the Rehabilitation of Syria’s Agriculture Sector, a collaborative framework designed by ICARDA to guide the country’s agricultural recovery.