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2016 has been named the International Year of Pulses by the UN General Assembly.
November 10, 2015

ICARDA Joins in Launch of 2016 International Year of Pulses

Today, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched the International Year of Pulses 2016 (IYP) in Rome, Italy.
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ICARDA and partners organized a field day on faba bean, chickpea and malt barley seed production this past October.
November 04, 2015

Partnering with Ethiopian farmers for quick deployment of malt barley and grain legume varieties

Working with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, ICARDA scientists are working to develop barley, faba bean and chickpea varieties that are resistant to drought, disease and pests and give a higher yield.
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Participants listening intently to Dr. Theib Oweis, Director, Integrated Water and Land Management Program
November 01, 2015

ICARDA’s capacity building efforts for managing salinity

Capacity building efforts for managing salinity by ICARDA’s Integrated Water and Land Management Program (IWLMP) in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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Workshop on ‘Mesopotamia: sustainable development and agriculture’, at Expo Milan 2015
November 01, 2015

Expo Milano 2015: Mesopotamia, cradle of agriculture

ICARDA’s participation and presentation on ‘Salinity Management in Iraq’ at a workshop on ‘Mesopotamia: sustainable development and agriculture’, conducted at Expo Milan 2015.
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(L to R) Dr. Ronnie Coffman, Vice Chair, BGRI, Dr. Jeanie Borlaug Laube, Chair, BGRI, Dr. David Hodson, CIMMYT-Ethiopia, Dr. Mahmoud Solh, Director General, ICARDA, Dr. Hans Braun, Director, CRP Wheat & Dr. Robert Park, University of Sydney
November 01, 2015

Witnessing benefits of wheat improvement research

Researchers participating in the 2015 Borlaug Rust Initiative Workshop and the 9th International Wheat Conference held in Sydney affirm the benefits of investing in wheat improvement research.
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Dr. Mahmoud Solh, ICARDA’s Director General, explaining the importance of ICARDA’s genebank to Arwa Damon, CNN reporter
November 01, 2015

ICARDA’s seed retrieval mission from Svalbard Seed Vault

ICARDA retrieves part of its heritage seed collection from Svalbard Seed Vault to continue its ongoing work with partners to preserve crop diversity and ensure food security within changing climate.
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An International Conference co-organized by ICARDA and INRA, Morocco
October 29, 2015

ICARDA announces International Conference on Pulses for Drylands

ICARDA announces International Conference on Pulses for Drylands to be held in Marrakesh, Morocco, 13-15 April, 2016.
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CGIAR gene bank managers meeting in Izmir.
October 29, 2015

How Turkey can help to guarantee future world food supplies

Last week Izmir hosted more than 80 of the world’s leading scientists in the field of plant genetic resources. As a meeting of scientists responsible for safeguarding crop diversity, the meeting could not have been more important.
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The Gumara-Maksegnit watershed in northwest Ethiopia
October 21, 2015

An Integrated Watershed Approach to Mitigating Land Degradation and Improving Livelihoods

Ethiopia has tremendous agricultural potential with vast areas of fertile land, diverse climate, abundant rainfall and a large labor force. Yet agriculture remains underdeveloped and poverty persists, especially in rural areas. Drought continues...

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Andrea Gros, the new Head of CODIS
October 20, 2015

ICARDA welcomes new Head of CODIS

Andrea Gros joins as the new Head of ICARDA’s Communication, Documentation and Information Services Unit (CODIS).
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