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ICARDA launched Pakistan’s first-ever Community-Based Goat Breeding Program (CBBP), a science-based, locally-led initiative designed to improve the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers in goat breeding.

Brussels, June 12, 2025 - Leaders from around the world laced up their walking shoes for a very special kind of diplomacy: the European Union (EU) Walk for Climate.

ICARDA is proud to contribute to the ongoing development of Bioflow, CGIAR’s open-source breeding analytics pipeline, developed under the Crops to End Hunger initiative.

Ouarzazate, Morocco | May 22, 2025 – ICARDA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s National Agency for the Development of Oasis Zones and the Argan Tree (ANDZOA) and the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) to establish collaborative research and development platforms in Morocco’s oasis and desert regions.

ICARDA under the USDA-ICARDA project “Fertilize Right (FR)” conducted 11 field days, “On-farm demonstrations of technologies on the judicious use of fertilizer to increase cropping systems production and reduce climate damage” in Pakistan

ICARDA officially inaugurated its brand-new accelerated breeding platform, the African Breeding Accelerator, in Rabat

Marchouch, Morocco | May 15, 2025 - Under a sunny Moroccan sky, ICARDA’s Marchouch Research Station became the setting for a day of science on display.

ICARDA Morocco hosted Master’s students from Tottori University for a week-long visit, where they explored dryland agriculture innovations through field visits, research facility tours, and discussions with ICARDA and INRA Morocco scientists.

ICARDA launched the International Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control to combat one of the most destructive pests affecting palm cultivation worldwide.

CGIAR, together with the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), launched CGIAR's first-ever Science Week. ICARDA was proud to be at the heart of it all.

The Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture (OIIPCRA), funded by the World Bank, boosts climate-smart pulse farming in Odisha by enhancing seed systems, training farmers, and improving market access, raising incomes and resilience in Keonjhar's tank command areas.