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UNCCD Desert and Desertification Day - June 17
June 16, 2022

Back to life – a Badia story 

Discover the ICARDA project that restored a barren patch of Jordanian rangeland to its former glory on Drought and Desertification Day.
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Dr. Athanasios Tsivelikas in the Morocco Genebank
May 22, 2022

"Our seeds could start the next Green Revolution."

Dr. Athanasios Tsivelikas discusses ICARDA's new Morocco Genebank, the extraordinary potential of some accessions, the war in Ukraine, and tomorrow's food security in a Q&A for World Biodiversity Day.
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FAP Means Bigger and Better. Pic:Ahlam Sentil
May 19, 2022

Pollinator protection for everyone

On World Bee Day, we take a look at Dr Stefenie Christmann's Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) project which shows how wild bee and pollinator protection is affordable for low- and middle-income countries
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IFPRI POLICY SEMINAR Retail food prices at the country level and implications for food security

This policy seminar will explore what we know—and do not know—about how high global agricultural commodity prices and country-specific factors affect retail prices at the national level. Special attention will be given to countries suffering...
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Groundwater reserves hold 60 times more freshwater supplies than rivers and streams (credit: UN-Water)
March 22, 2022

Protecting Scarce Dryland Water  

On World Water Day 2022, discover ICARDA's science-based innovations and methods that protect the drylands' scarce water resources - and its aquifers.
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Desert Locusts devouring crops
March 09, 2022

Farmers Can Get Ahead of Locust Swarms 

Placing weather intelligence in the hands of farmers means that instead of fearing for their crops and livestock, farmers can take prior action to limit locust damages.
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A researcher testing soil health in Kenya
March 07, 2022

Gender Equality - A Cornerstone of Sustainable Food Systems

For International Women's Day 2022, delve into CGIAR's critical gender research that explains why sustainable food systems won't be achieved without women.
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ICARDA’s commitment to ethics

ICARDA does not tolerate illegal or unethical conduct and will do whatever is reasonably possible to prevent, deter, identify, and sanction such behaviours.

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A female farmer from Central Ethiopia exposes lentils to the sun
February 10, 2022

Gender Equity in Crop Breeding: A Key to Broader Adoption 

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, ICARDA Gender Scientist Dr. Dina Najjar explains how including the crop traits’ preferences of different stakeholders could translate into broader adoption of improved varieties.
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Indian lentils
February 09, 2022

A Brief History of the Mighty Lentil in India

ICARDA's Chief Lentil Breeder is celebrating World Pulses Day by praising the tiniest member of the legume family: the mighty lentil.
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