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Spineless Cactus
May 29, 2021

Spineless Cactus

With its multi-functionality, spineless cactus has become one of the most promising 'under-utilized species' of the dry regions. Used for centuries by traditional rural farmers, it is only since ICARDA's peer-reviewed research and dryland...
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Forage Legumes
May 29, 2021

Forage Legumes

ICARDA's efforts to promote dryland forage legumes are based on genetic resources, seed production, and management. Research based on several long‐term barley‐ and wheat‐based rotation trials have demonstrated forage legumes' viability...
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Grass Pea
May 29, 2021

Grass Pea

ICARDA breeding efforts are underway to reduce the neurotoxin content in grass pea, as well as to improve its seed yield and biomass, to provide a remunerative crop for safe consumption by humans and animals. Grass pea is a multi-purpose, hardy...
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Our Climate Smart Crops - Faba Bean
May 27, 2021

Faba Bean

ICARDA is improving the productivity and yield stability of faba bean by aiming to make sure responses to biotic and abiotic stress factors, such as climatic conditions and diseases, are effectively controlled and inherent yield potential is...
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Our Climate Smart Crops - Barley
May 26, 2021

Barley

Since 1977, ICARDA has released more than 250 barley varieties in 46 countries under CGIAR's Global Barley Breeding Program. The ICARDA genebank network and research stations in North Africa and West and South Asia test the new barley varieties...
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Our Climate Smart Crops - Kabuli Chickpea
May 26, 2021

Kabuli chickpea

Recognizing Kabuli chickpea's ability to grow in poor, rainfed soils, ICARDA's breeding program improves the crop by breeding-in heat and disease resistance traits while introducing the crop into rotation with conventional cereal crops and other...
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Climate Smart Crops - Lentils
May 26, 2021

Lentils

With expertise in the Near East Fertile Crescent, ICARDA has long recognized the potential of lentil and is seeking ways to take advantage of its high nutritional value and low water use that makes it well adapted to cereal-based cropping in dry...
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Climate Smart Crops
May 18, 2021

Climate Smart Crops

ICARDA plays a critical role in the conservation, development, improvement, and dissemination of climate-resilient, market-driven crop varieties.
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Ultra-Low Energy Drip Irrigation: MIT emiter (photo credti ICARDA)
January 15, 2020

Ultra-Low-Energy Drip Irrigation helps small farmers save water, energy, and money!

Water scarcity issues in arid areas of the MENA region make efficient irrigation systems, like drip irrigation, a great investment for farmers. Unfortunately, drip irrigation is not as widely implemented as it could be.
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Agricultural and Livestock Technology Transfer Preferences in Tunisia
January 06, 2020

Agricultural and Livestock Technology Transfer Preferences in Tunisia

The objective of this research study was to assess the sources of information on two improved agricultural and livestock technologies (barley variety and feed blocks) as well as the ecacy of numerous agricultural technology diffusion means introduced in the livestock–barley system in semi-arid Tunisia.
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