ICARDA News

Mrs. Mira Haddad is collecting feedback from local farmers. Photo credit: Sanobar Khudaybergenova, ICARDA.

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August 06, 2017

Enhancing a traditional water-harvesting technique

Jordan’s ‘Badia’ is a vast arid area stretching across 80% of the country. It is a severely degraded ecosystem caused by mono-cropping and overgrazing over the past few decades. The ICARDA-managed Middle East Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI) worked with local...

In Afghanistan, ICARDA has promoted agricultural value chains and mechanization.

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August 02, 2017

Post-conflict restoration of agricultural systems

ICARDA expertise helps fragile states and territories' transition after internal shocks have devastated their agricultural production systems. Lessons learned in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine could hold the key to future rebuilding efforts in Yemen and Syria.

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July 26, 2017

Tackling the threat of rust disease

A research facility is helping countries fight wheat rust diseases – and the threat they pose to wheat yields and food security.

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July 20, 2017

Training seeks to enhance research efficiency in Sudan

ICARDA is committed to raising the capacity of agricultural researchers so they can help their countries secure food security and resource conservation targets.

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July 13, 2017

Enhancing food legumes production through south-south cooperation

A review meeting of OCPF-ICARDA project on food legumes was held in New Delhi, India.

Mr. Abousabaa receives a present from Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Director General of EIAR

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July 12, 2017

ICARDA Director General visits Ethiopia

The Director General of ICARDA Mr. Aly Abousabaa visited ICARDA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Program and Research Platform in Ethiopia on 12-15 June 2017.

Barley harvesting in Jordan's Badia. Photo credit: Sanobar Khudaybergenova, ICARDA.

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July 06, 2017

ICARDA project highlighted in UNFCCC TEC brief

IFAD-funded ICARDA project on “Barley-livestock systems for better climate change resilience in Jordan is Iraq is featured in the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee’s new bried titled “South-south and triangular cooperation on technologies for adaptation in the water...