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Scientists highlighted the achievements of recent research and identified needs for the coming season.
July 08, 2015

Prioritizing barley production – a strategic crop for the dry areas

ICARDA scientists and partners from six focal countries look into the Center’s research activities and contributions to ‘Dryland Cereals’, with emphasis on barley production.
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Meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman. Pictured: H.E. Dr Fuad bin Jaafar al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (center); H.E. Dr Ahmed Al Bakri, Undersecretary, MAF (right) and Dr Kamel Shideed, ICARDA ADG-IC (left).
July 08, 2015

Strengthening ties with Oman

An ICARDA delegation meets Oman’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Deputy Minister to discuss collaborative activities and strategic initiatives to strengthen ties with Oman.
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Qatar’s Minister of Environment, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Amer Alhemaidi (second from right) in discussion with ICARDA delegation, led by Dr. Mahmoud El Solh, ICARDA’s Director General (second from left)
July 08, 2015

A collaborative agenda for ICARDA-Qatar

A senior ICARDA delegation meets Qatar’s Minister of Environment, H.E. Mr. Ahmad Amer Alhemaidi and H. E. Ambassador Bader Omar Al Dafa to strengthen ICARDA’s growing ties with Qatar.
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GDA brought together ministers of agriculture, environment, and food security and the representatives of international organizations.
July 08, 2015

Launching the Global Dryland Alliance

Discussions on the combined threats of climate change, land degradation, water scarcity, and food insecurity were held at the ministerial level meeting on the establishment of GDA initiative.
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Improved malt barley varieties link to boom in beverages market, Ethiopia
June 30, 2015

Building Resilient and Gainful Livelihoods with Barley

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Gosaye Degefa, a smallholder farmer living in Asella in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, mainly grows food and malt barley. The local varieties that Gosaye was using were highly vulnerable to diseases and gave poor yield, barely...

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June 15, 2015

Documenting the impact of under-evaluated areas of CGIAR research

The CGIAR is inviting expressions of interest (EoI) for ex post impact assessments (IAs) of under-evaluated areas of CGIAR research.
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ICARDA will manage the development of the Agricultural Research Strategy for Palestine
June 15, 2015

Short-term consultancy: a national agriculture research strategy for Palestine

ICARDA will manage the development of the Agricultural Research Strategy for Palestine 2016-2020 in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture in Palestine.
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Ambassador Alice Wells (seated far right) hears how ICARDA is attempting to reverse degradation across the Jordanian Badia.
June 07, 2015

Reversing the degradation of Jordan’s ‘Badia’

ICARDA’s work with national and community partners is creating solutions to benefit the 'badia's' ecology, and strengthen the resilience of Bedouin communities.
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Can the initiative reverse years of degradation across the Arabian Peninsula?
May 20, 2015

An integrated response to aridity

ICARDA is helping farmers across the Arabian Peninsula deal with extreme aridity, water scarcity, and erratic rainfall.
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With the help of the project, more efficient processes and higher quality products are generating additional incomes for rural women
May 13, 2015

Connecting rural women to global markets

An ICARDA initiative targeting female livestock producers used a market-driven approach to establish a self-sustaining value chain linked to export markets.
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