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November 03, 2021
This week ICARDA travels to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. COP, organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is a unique opportunity for world leaders, climate change experts, scientists, and other global stakeholders, to hammer out action that addresses climate change in this time of crisis.
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October 28, 2021
A short documentary on the achievements of the African Development Bank's flagship programme, the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) has won the 2021 Stevie Award. The video won the “Best Video – Documentary" category.
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October 26, 2021
Around the world, especially in dry areas, agricultural practices are affected by climate change and water availability. The shift in rainfall patterns, growing seasons, and extreme temperatures, sometimes occurring altogether, significantly impacts farming and yield...
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October 26, 2021
This week sees the beginning of round one of country workshops to discuss how CGIAR's CWANA Initiative can benefit the region
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October 20, 2021
VIRTUAL WEBINAR – Political Economy of Wheat in Türkiye
Seed Systems, varietal adoption, impacts. DATE: 17th November 2021 TIME: 10:00 – 13:50
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October 19, 2021
An open-access paper in Nature reports on the significant advantages of using the low-cost Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) method to attract pollinators when compared to the reward-based Wildflower Strips (WFS) method used in many high-income countries.
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October 18, 2021
ICARDA’s Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) in Madhya Pradesh, India was selected by the State Agriculture Department, Govt of Madhya Pradesh to exhibit their research activities in a special event celebrating India’s 75th Independence day.
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October 14, 2021
A new study debunks the myth that rangeland activities in Tunisia are primarily male-oriented and male performed. In fact, women's contribution to rangeland management and livestock rearing is way larger than what was previously assumed.
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October 05, 2021
Every year ICARDA participates at Cairo Water Week (CWW), where global experts come together to discuss water challenges and opportunities in one of the most water-scarce regions in the world.