
Featured Blogs

May 19, 2022
On World Bee Day, we take a look at Dr Stefenie Christmann's Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) project which shows how wild bee and pollinator protection is affordable for low- and middle-income countries

March 22, 2022
On World Water Day 2022, discover ICARDA's science-based innovations and methods that protect the drylands' scarce water resources - and its aquifers.

March 09, 2022
Placing weather intelligence in the hands of farmers means that instead of fearing for their crops and livestock, farmers can take prior action to limit locust damages.
Recent Blogs

May 20, 2021
Through support by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), ICARDA's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team help Ethiopian and Uzbek women better manage their hives through an AI-supported beekeeping companion app.

April 21, 2021
On Earth Day 2021, read how ICARDA and CGIAR combat climate change with Integrated Desert Family Farming Systems to help agriculture flourish in inhospitable environments.

April 18, 2021
In close partnership with the Crop Trust, ICARDA scientists have successfully introduced Crop wild relatives’ resistance to diseases, pests, drought, and extreme heat into the related improved varieties.

March 22, 2021
ICARDA showcases its innovative iNASHR project that addresses Egypt’s water scarcity and soil quality in a systemic way to improve food security for smallholder family farmers.

March 04, 2021
Women scientists are underrepresented across the board, but even more so in disciplines that are perceived as requiring more physical strength, like agricultural research.

March 02, 2021
When it comes to women groups from rural communities, I believe that only a female researcher can capture their true voice.

March 02, 2021
In order to reach a high status as a scientist or as an academic, a quasi-total work commitment is required, of minimum 40 hours per week. So, women entering careers in science or engineering face more difficult trade-offs than most men.

March 02, 2021
Women can produce the same quality work as their male colleagues, but organizations need to face the reality that generally, women juggle a lot more responsibilities than their male counterparts and need support and flexibility to excel.

March 02, 2021
I do not think that we are going to achieve inclusiveness, overcome the pay gap and the dearth of female representation at leadership levels by being gender neutral. What we need to be is to be purposeful, gender aware, gender responsive, even gender transformative.