Using wild relative species to deliver climate-smart crops to farmers in drylands
ICARDA partners with the Crop Trust to develop durum wheat, barley, and lentil varieties in Morocco, Lebanon, Ethiopia and Senegal Rabat, Morocco – ICARDA and the Crop Trust signed a partnership agreement to transform elite material derived from...
Pushing toward the integration of crop-livestock and conservation agriculture
Reliance on crop residues to feed livestock has hindered the adoption of conservation agriculture. The IFAD-funded “CLCA” project aims to reverse this.
Regional Research Center in Turkey to Combat Cereal Rust Diseases
Izmir, Turkey – With the inauguration of the Regional Cereal Rust Research Center in Turkey, ICARDA and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock have formalized efforts to help fight cereal rust diseases. Situated in Turkey’s Aegean...
ICARDA calls upon joining forces to improve food security in MENA region
Beirut – Speaking at the Global Forum for Innovations and Agriculture (GFIA) in Abu Dhabi today, Dr. Andrew Noble, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and representing the...