A father teaches his daughter beekeeping skills, she helps him leverage new technologies to access tools for better bee health and up-to-date information.
Enhancing Controlled Environment Agriculture in Desert Ecosystems with AC/DC Hybrid Solar Technology
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable farming practices within the challenging climate of the Arabian Peninsula. Traditional CEAs, however, are confronted with excessive water and electricity...
AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women (AID-CSB) Environmental Health For Human Rights | 2022 Final Technical Report
The AID-CSB project works to narrow the gender digital divide and support rural women’s livelihoods and biodiversity. In 2022, the AID-CSB project piloted a localized hive management app in new regions, raised awareness on the linkages between...
AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women (AID-CSB) Environmental Health For Human Rights | 2022 Report Brief
The AID-CSB project works to narrow the gender digital divide and support rural women’s livelihoods and biodiversity. In 2022, the AID-CSB project piloted a localized hive management app in new regions, raised awareness on the linkages between...
ICARDA and the Kingdom of Morocco – Celebrating a Decade of The Rainfed Research Platform
For the last decade, ICARDA, under CGIAR, has collaborated with the Kingdom of Morocco on a groundbreaking Rainfed Research Platform to promote sustainable and resilient livelihoods for rural communities while conserving precious natural resources.
ICARDA-CGIAR Desert Farming Innovation Sprint announced at the AIM for Climate Summit
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate AIM for Climate / AIM4C), a joint initiative between the USA and UAE, has announced CGIAR-ICARDA's groundbreaking Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Program (IDFIP) as an Innovation Sprint.
Agro-morphological and biochemical responses of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd. var: ICBA-Q5) to organic amendments under various salinity conditions
n the Sahara Desert, due to drought and salinity and poor soil fertility, very limited crop choice is available for the farmers to grow crops. Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) has shown promising under such conditions in the South of Morocco...
This week, ICARDA's Morocco science team will demonstrate our groundbreaking climate-smart agri-technology at the Moroccan International Agricultural Exhibition (SIAM) - a world-leading expo showcasing Morocco's progress in innovative, climate-smart agriculture to a diverse national and international audience.
ICARDA's Phenotyping Facilities: A Game-Changing Solution for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crops
ICARDA's Phenotyping facilities speed up the accurate measuring and recording of plant genetic traits, allowing for more advanced research towards achieving food security in the dry areas.
Due to the risk of occurrence of several food-related diseases, quality control of the human-consumed products is particularly needed. For this purpose, elemental analysis is a useful analytical tool that provides information on the nutritional...