Under the generous patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, affiliated...
The 7th Pan-African Conference on Agricultural Engineering
The 7th Pan-African Conference on Agricultural Engineering, organized by ANAFIDE and the Pan-African Society for Agricultural Engineering (AfroAgEng), will take place from October 22 to 24, 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Fez, Morocco, under the...
Dr. Rania Soula is an agricultural and environmental economist specializing in groundwater management, hydroeconomic modeling, and the evaluation of agricultural and environmental policies in arid and semi-arid regions. Her publications appear...
ICARDA, a regular contributor to past editions, will once again join global water and climate leaders at Cairo Water Week 2025. Held from 12 to 16 October 2025 at the Triumph Luxury Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, this year’s event will convene ministers...
International Consortium Launches Bold Battle Against Red Palm Weevil
In a milestone step toward safeguarding date palm agriculture, rural livelihoods, and the environment, the Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control (C4RPWC) will officially launch its integrated research-for-development (R4D) program in Abu Dhabi this week.
ICARDA at SIAM 2025: Driving Innovation and Partnerships for Resilient Agriculture
From April 21 to 27, 2025, the imperial city of Meknes became once again the epicenter of one of the largest agricultural fairs in Africa with over a million visitors, SIAM , held under the overarching theme “Agriculture and the Rural World...
From Innovation to Impact: The Changing Landscape of Agricultural Extension in Egypt
ICARDA will host a webinar in partnership with CGIAR Excellent in Agronomy Initiative (EiA) and Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) on the digital transformation of agricultural extension services in Egypt.
Nonjabuliso Simelane is a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer on ICARDA’s MEL team, based in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Prior to joining ICARDA, Nonjabuliso worked with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Eswatini, coordinating M&E...
Scientist – Seed System Specialist/Country Coordinator - Pakistan
Muhammad Imtiaz
Dr. Muhammad Imtiaz is a Seed Systems Specialist and Plant Breeder with over 30 years of experience in research for development in developing and developed countries. He focuses on seed sector development and provides strategic and technical...