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February 22, 2018

ICARDA deposits vital seeds in Svalbard Vault, securing food for generations to come

Beirut, Lebanon. Today, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) successfully deposited 15,420 seed samples for long-term conservation in the Svalbard Seed Vault. The seeds will play a critical role in the...

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July 04, 2017

Studying changes in Jordan’s barley genetic diversity and structure

A recently published analysis demonstrates for the first time temporal variation in Jordan’s barley landrace diversity.

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July 02, 2017

Adapting durum wheat varieties to the Senegal River Basin

The durum wheat breeding initiative helps farmers raise their incomes and diversify their diets.

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July 02, 2017

How does local biodiversity respond to human pressures?

A global database helps identify how land use and related pressures influence the occurrence, abundance, and diversity of wildlife species.

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June 15, 2017

Water harvesting for restoring rangelands in Jordan

Optimizing mechanized micro water harvesting techniques can help to restore degraded rangelands, an innovative hydrology and erosion model suggests.

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April 11, 2017

ICARDA, FAO join forces to promote decent work and gender equality in Egypt

Beirut – The stakeholder validation workshop on rural women and decent employment in Egypt, organized jointly by the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

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April 06, 2017

Focus on barley as a climate change crop – world-renowned scientists discuss solutions to tackle barley leaf diseases

Beirut – The Second International Workshop on Barley Leaf Diseases organized by the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and partners, opened today in Rabat, Morocco. The event is part of ICARDA’s efforts to...

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