ICARDA News

1.6 million hectares of productive rangelands have been decimated between 2009 and 2018 in central and southern Uzbekistan, costing the country a whopping 6.6 billion USD in ecosystem losses. 

ICARDA's Director-General, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, hosted a virtual lecture organized by the Khalifa Award on date palm cultivation and production in the GCC countries

'Kolfa' is a brand-new Arabic/French app which provides commodity price information to Tunisian farmers in near real-time.

جائزة خليفة الدولية لنخيل التمر والابتكار الزراعي تستضيف معالي علي ابوسبع مدير عام المركز الدولي للبحوث الزراعية في المناطق الجافة (ايكاردا) في محاضرة افتراضية حول جهود وانجازات (ايكاردا) في تنمية قطاع زراعة النخيل وإنتاج التمور بدول مجلس التعاون بحضور 117 خبير وفني يمثلون 16 دولة.

ICARDA Director General Mr Aly Abousabaa recently met with His Excellency Dr. Nasr El Din Obeid, Director General of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands of the Arab League (ACSAD) to discuss future collaboration between the two organizations to enhance agricultural scientific research in the Arab region.

Plant Breeder and legume consultant Dr. Priyanka Gupta features on the popular podcast series Grounded by the Farm, a website, podcast, and social media presence that informs audiences of the inner workings of the agricultural world.

ICARDA joins CGIAR in celebrating 50 years of innovations and scientific breakthroughs to end hunger and improve human, animal, and ecosystem health under escalating climate challenges.

Syria’s Minister of Agriculture Eng. M. Hasan KATANA joined ICARDA, FAO, and local farmers to take part in a field day showcasing the ICARDA/FAO seed multiplication project.

A recent article By Dr. Stefanie Christmann in Nature.com on pollinator protection shows the urgent need to focus research activities on low- and middle-income countries who cannot afford available schemes.