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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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Tackling the multidimensional problem of food insecurity with a holistic and integrated policy approach

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August 07, 2015

Enhancing food security: innovations and knowledge that bring money

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July 16, 2015

CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems launches its Annual Report for 2014

Date palm is a key commodity across the Arabian Peninsula – a key source of nutrition, feed, and fuel.

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July 08, 2015

Raising date palm production

Ambassador Alice Wells (seated far right) hears how ICARDA is attempting to reverse degradation across the Jordanian Badia.

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July 08, 2015

Reversing the degradation of Jordan’s ‘Badia’

Scientists highlighted the achievements of recent research and identified needs for the coming season.

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July 08, 2015

Prioritizing barley production – a strategic crop for the dry areas

Meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman. Pictured: H.E. Dr Fuad bin Jaafar al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (center); H.E. Dr Ahmed Al Bakri, Undersecretary, MAF (right) and Dr Kamel Shideed, ICARDA ADG-IC (left).

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July 08, 2015

Strengthening ties with Oman

Qatar’s Minister of Environment, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Amer Alhemaidi (second from right) in discussion with ICARDA delegation, led by Dr. Mahmoud El Solh, ICARDA’s Director General (second from left)

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July 08, 2015

A collaborative agenda for ICARDA-Qatar

GDA brought together ministers of agriculture, environment, and food security and the representatives of international organizations.

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July 08, 2015

Launching the Global Dryland Alliance

Improved malt barley varieties link to boom in beverages market, Ethiopia

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June 30, 2015

Building Resilient and Gainful Livelihoods with Barley

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June 15, 2015

Documenting the impact of under-evaluated areas of CGIAR research

ICARDA will manage the development of the Agricultural Research Strategy for Palestine

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June 15, 2015

Short-term consultancy: a national agriculture research strategy for Palestine

Ambassador Alice Wells (seated far right) hears how ICARDA is attempting to reverse degradation across the Jordanian Badia.

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June 07, 2015

Reversing the degradation of Jordan’s ‘Badia’

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