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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

ICARDA’s Dr. Sawsan Hassan with two DGF colleagues participating in the training.

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November 10, 2025

Unlocking the Potential of Carob in Tunisia through Vegetative Propagation

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The brainstorming session convened by HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan (pictured seated, first row, center-left) at ICARDA’s Amman offices initiated discussions on what a new vision for Jordan’s ‘badia’ would look like.

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April 22, 2015

A new vision for the 'Badia'

The agreement was signed by Dr. Mahmoud Solh, ICARDA’s Director General (left), and Mr. Abdessalem Ould Ahmed, FAO Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for NENA (right).

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April 08, 2015

Strengthening ICARDA’s partnership with FAO

Signing the agreement.Pictured seated are Dr. Mahmoud Solh (Left) and Prof. Ibrahim Adam Eldukheri of ARC. Also pictured are H. E. Minister of Agriculture, Eng. Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, and Sudanese Vice-President, H. E. Hassabo Mohamed Abderahman.

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April 08, 2015

Raising Sudan’s wheat production

Dr. Owen Lavar Brough, pictured recently, developed ICARDA's main station at Tel Hadya.

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April 08, 2015

Dr. Owen Lavar Brough

Grasspea is popular with India's farmers, offering low input requirements and easy adaptation to harsh environments.

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March 22, 2015

Grasspea: back on the menu for India’s agriculture

Dr. Mahmoud Solh, pictured with Dr. Peter Harry Carstensen, Chairman of Gregor Mendel Foundation (Left), and Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, State Secretary of German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Right)

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March 19, 2015

ICARDA Receives Gregor Mendel Innovation Prize for Ensuring Safekeeping of its Genebank Collection

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March 10, 2015

Wheat Gets Hot for Sub-Saharan Africa Farmers

Women were provided with a safe space where they could articulate their views.

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March 09, 2015

Breaking the gender mold: voices from the field

The world's dry areas need quick solutions to achieve food security

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March 08, 2015

'Systems solutions' for Drylands

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March 07, 2015

A Once Barred Crop, Now a Boon

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March 03, 2015

Bringing Back the Buzz: A 'Blueprint' for Smallholders

Dr. Vinay Nangia, Agricultural Hydrologist in ICARDA’s Integrated Water and Land Management research program, was recognized for his outstanding contributions to agricultural research for development.

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February 27, 2015

ICARDA scientist receives international recognition

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