May 18, Rabat, – The ICARDA Morocco Genebank was officially inaugurated today by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Sadiki, Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, alongside Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR's Regional Director of CWANA and ICARDA Director-General. Also presenting the event were...
This week sees major advances for agricultural research-for-development (R4D) in Morocco with the launch of the partner-led CGIAR Climber and F2R-CWANA Initiatives, and the inauguration of the new ICARDA Morocco genebank.
On May 18th, 2022, the new ICARDA Morocco Genebank officially opens in Rabat, Morocco. This state-of-the-art facility safely stores one of the world's most unique and extensive collections of wheat, barley, chickpea, faba bean, lentil, and forage genetic material.