Featured Blogs
August 08, 2023
The recent record-breaking heatwaves are seriously threatening our ability to produce food. Aly Abousabaa comments on why global leaders need to start funding food systems transformation, and urgent;y.
August 09, 2023
Three ICARDA early-career scientists attended a 2-day career development workshop at the prestigious John Innes Centre in Norwich, England. The training covered key aspects of managing science projects and included a focus on removing gender bias in research.
August 10, 2023
In celebration of International Youth Day, we had a captivating discussion with Muhammed Dayyabu, a promising PhD student, as he shared his remarkable journey and ambitious vision for the agricultural sector.
June 27, 2023
A father teaches his daughter beekeeping skills, she helps him leverage new technologies to access tools for better bee health and up-to-date information.
Recent Blogs
August 23, 2022
In this short Q&A, Senior Scientist Rachid Moussadek reflects on what caused the fertilizer shortage, its impacts on global food security and on dryland farmers - and how ICARDA can help.
July 20, 2022
The CGIAR Initiative From Fragility to -Resilience in CWANA, launched across the region, integrates new agri-innovation with existing climate-smart actions and assets for truly resilient food systems.
July 07, 2022
In a recent paper, ICARDA scientists demonstrate that small farmers in Tunisia are more likely to adopt agricultural technology if women farmers are included in extension dissemination programs and training.
June 16, 2022
Discover the ICARDA project that restored a barren patch of Jordanian rangeland to its former glory on Drought and Desertification Day.
May 22, 2022
Dr. Athanasios Tsivelikas discusses ICARDA's new Morocco Genebank, the extraordinary potential of some accessions, the war in Ukraine, and tomorrow's food security in a Q&A for World Biodiversity Day.
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.
March 07, 2022
For International Women's Day 2022, delve into CGIAR's critical gender research that explains why sustainable food systems won't be achieved without women.