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Egyptian farmer in a wheat field - Photo: Ahmed ElSheemy/ICARDA

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December 05, 2025

A Dryland Soil Solution for an Uncertain Climate

Left to right: HE Dr. Munir Eldesouki, KACST President, Chairman of the Award's Board; Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General; HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region; Dr. Seid-Ahmed Kemal, ICARDA Principal Scientist; HH Prince Naif bin Sultan bin Mohamed bin Saud Al Kabeer, Almarai Board of Directors Chairman.

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December 01, 2025

ICARDA Receives the Almarai Prize for Creative Scientific Work

From Left to Right: Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General; HRH Dr. Abdulrahman Alfadley, Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture and Chairman of the IDC Members’ Council; HRH Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz, IDC Executive Director.

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November 30, 2025

New ICARDA-IDC MoU Advances Date Palm Sustainability

Dr. Mahmoud El Solh

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November 17, 2025

In Memory of Dr. Mahmoud El Solh

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Faba bean (green) and barley (partially harvested) planted on a highly degraded landscape

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January 18, 2016

A new faba bean variety replenishes soils and raises hope in Ethiopia

A potato farmer in Tajikistan (Photo: Neil Palmer/IWMI)

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January 14, 2016

A Forecast for Farm Incomes with Climate Change: the Case of Central Asia

Development of a heat-tolerant livestock sector could decrease farmers’ vulnerability in Tajikistan as agricultural revenue drops due to climate change

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January 14, 2016

Balancing climate related changes in Tajikistan’s farmlands

ICARDA’s Director General, Dr. Mahmoud Solh, receiving the FAO 70th Anniversary Commemorative Medal

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January 12, 2016

ICARDA's DG Awarded by FAO

Pulse Feast Day in Rabat, Morocco

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January 07, 2016

India-Morocco Initiative celebrates Pulse Feast Day in Rabat

Afghanistan’s Minister of Agriculture commends ICARDA's activities and progress with farmers

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December 17, 2015

IFAD-Afghanistan-ICARDA collaboration under CLAP Lauded by the Afghan Minister of Agriculture

Kidney bean salad with a zing

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December 17, 2015

ICARDA kicks off IYP 2016 with Pulses Potluck

August gathering at the inaugural function of ICARDA’s new office building at INRA’s Guich experimental station

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December 08, 2015

AFESD Director General/Chair and Board of Directors Visit ICARDA’s Research Facility in Rabat, Morocco

H.E. Prime Minister of Mauritania (center), Her Excellency Minister of Agriculture (right) and Her Excellency Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (left).

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December 08, 2015

Mauritanian Prime Minister commends and pledges support to ICARDA’s wheat initiative

A session in progress at the UNCCD COP12 in Turkey.

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December 08, 2015

Need for action in dryland areas to combat climate change

Dr. Kamel Shideed, Dr. Hilali Hamida, and Dr. Michael Baum at the final technical committee meeting of EU-IFAD funded project.

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December 08, 2015

EU-IFAD initiatives to ensure food security amidst climate change

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank meeting representatives of the CGIAR centers

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December 08, 2015

AfDB Initiative on Transformation of Agriculture in Africa

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