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May 18, 2022
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...
May 16, 2022
Official letter to the UAE from Mr Aly Abousabaa, Regional Director, Central and West Asia and North Africa, CGIAR and Director General ICARDA
May 14, 2022
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.
May 09, 2022
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.
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