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August 02, 2021
'Kolfa' is a brand-new Arabic/French app which provides commodity price information to Tunisian farmers in near real-time.
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August 02, 2021
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.
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July 27, 2021
A new study reveals that indigenous sheep breeds of North Africa carry genes that offer great potential in fighting gastro-intestinal worm infestations.
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July 20, 2021
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.
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July 18, 2021
Early this July, CGIAR invited over 120 delegates from government and National Agriculture Research and Extension Services (NARES) from across the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) Region to gather together for the first of a series of CGIAR online consultations about future agricultural needs of the region.
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July 14, 2021
One year ago, Amsalech owned just a single skinny ewe, and her children stayed home to carry out household chores or work in the family farm. After enrolling in ICARDA’s sheep-fattening program, she became the leader of her sheep-fattening group and now earns profits comparable to experienced sheep farmers in the country.
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July 11, 2021
In the Middle East and North Africa region, the population increases by two percent every year, faster than any other global region except Sub-Saharan Africa. We think it will double in the coming 50 years. Just to maintain the current level of supply, food production will need to increase twofold as well.
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July 06, 2021
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.
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July 05, 2021
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.