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Improved Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Sustainable Agriculture
January 03, 2022

Farmer Field Workshop on Improved Rainwater Harvesting Systems

ICARDA, in partnership with the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), with support from the Government of India to the CGIAR, is implementing a project on improving the economic water productivity (income per unit water applied) of the Khadin-based farming systems. The project couples Khadin with a lined rainwater harvesting structure and applies water using farmer-led solar-powered irrigation systems. 
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Young Professionals Field Visit
December 29, 2021

ICARDA hosts African Young Professionals Workshop

Following The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) and ICARDA’s MoU signing, ICARDA’s Soil, Water, and Agronomy (SWA) Team actively participated in the 5th African Regional Conference organized by ICID between November 23rd and 30th, 2021, in Morocco.
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APRP Training Workshop on Integrated Production, Protection, and Profitability Management in Greenhouses
December 16, 2021

Training on modern protected agricultural practices for the Arabian Peninsula partner countries

Agriculture Research Center in Egypt (ARC) jointly organized a five-day training workshop on integrated production, protection, and profitability management in greenhouses in December 2021, in Cairo, Egypt.
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2021/22 Seasons Greetings
December 16, 2021

Seasons Greetings from Mr. Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR CWANA Regional Director and ICARDA Director General

Seasons Greetings from Mr. Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR CWANA Regional Director and ICARDA Director General
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Women using the newly-developed ingredients to make traditional dishes
December 15, 2021

Traditional nutritional!

Chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer are the leading cause of death around the globe. In response, ICARDA in collaboration with Tuscia University in Italy launched a project called MEDWHEALTH to promote a healthy, nutrient-rich diet across Mediterranean countries.
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Rania Gamal, ICARDA's PhD Research Fellow, measuring Evapotranspiration (ET) using instruments introduced in Egypt
December 12, 2021

New and unique data on how much water crops use

ICARDA and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently organized a two-day workshop to document and share the outcomes of a project that uniquely establishes the amount of water used by key crops in regional settings, providing vital data for farming approaches and government policies.
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ICARDA / FAO WEBINARS ON MEASURING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
December 08, 2021

ICARDA/FAO SUCCESSFUL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION MEASUREMENT WEBINARS

ICARDA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a bi-weekly webinar series over three months on the measurement of evapotranspiration led by global experts and attracting over 1,700 international and regional participants. 
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Dr. El-Beltagy (second from right) during a visit to ICARDA's office in Egypt
December 08, 2021

Former ICARDA Director General Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy Awarded for Lifetime Achievements

Prof. Dr. Adel El-Beltagy, a former Director-General of ICARDA, was recently recognized by at the “Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture”.
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November 30, 2021

ICARDA Signs MoU with the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

ICARDA is thrilled to announce that Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR CWANA Regional Director, and Mr. Ashwin B Panya, Secretary General of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), have signed a...

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Certificate of Award
November 24, 2021

ICARDA’s livestock-based innovation success story gets an award 

ICARDA’s work on Community-Based Breeding Programs in Ethiopia is carried out as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock which is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund 

ICARDA is thrilled to announce that our story on...

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