Cross Cutting Themes
Our cross-cutting research supports our three research priorities to provide integrated packages that help farmers to implement our innovations and new approaches and allow them to flourish:
Research
ICARDA's Proven Transformative Approaches to Cultivating Dryland Resilience
ICARDA's partner-led research portfolio, with more than forty years of work in the region, has generated a wide-ranging body of scientific evidence on how to strengthen food system resilience in dry areas. We take a holistic food systems approach that considers inclusive social and economic opportunities to support national and regional development and food security strategies.
Our 2030 strategy, released in 2024, sharpens and updates our research focus to ensure that our solutions remain current and deploy the latest agri-innovations and digital technologies to keep pace with accelerating climate change. ICARDA's strategic climate science approaches are designed to address the challenges of CWANA and the Middle East directly.
RESEARCH THEMES
ICARDA plays a critical role in the conservation, development, improvement, and dissemination of climate-resilient, market-driven crop varieties.
Integrated crop-livestock production systems that help farmers cope with changing climate scenarios.
Delivering practical technologies and solutions to help smallholder farmers produce ‘more with less.’
Impacts in 2023
8383
People benefited from training courses
172
Partnership agreements signed or renewed
117
Research projects implemented in 55 countries
135
ISI journal articles published
4K
Plant accessions regenerated
743
International nursery sets distributed to partners in 40 countries
16
ICARDA crop varieties released by national partners
1147
Publications and datasets
OUR RESEARCH INNOVATIONS
ICARDA innovations help countries and communities strengthen their adaptation to climate change and transition towards food and nutritional security.
Our Experts
Our diverse scientists offer a broad range of specialized skills within multi-disciplinary teams that generate evidence-based solutions grounded in science and in-depth knowledge of the environments and countries within which we work.
