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Bread Wheat harvesting
May 25, 2021

Seeds for Needs – Better Bread Wheat Varieties to Address Plant Diseases and Weeds in Ethiopia

ICARDA’s Seeds for Needs initiative in Ethiopia helps family farmers address the impact of climate change by introducing better wheat varieties and management trainings.
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Innovation
A black-headed Barbarine flock to illustrate the innovation on introgression of fecundity mutation.
May 25, 2021

Introgressing a Gene Mutation for More Prolific Fat-tailed Ewes in Tunisia

ICARDA scientists and partners INRAT help Tunisian family farmers increase prolificacy rates of fat-tailed ewes for better incomes.
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Innovation
An enumerator capturing data in Menz sheep community-based breeding program, Ethiopia. Photo: Tesfaye Getachew
May 25, 2021

A Digital Platform for Better Community-Based Sheep and Goat Breeding

ICARDA scientists along with CGIAR LIVESTOCK developed a cloud-based genetic database platform to boost breed improvement programs in community-based livestock breeding programs in Ethiopia.
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Innovation
Chickpea
May 25, 2021

Cold- and Disease-Tolerant Winter-Sown Chickpea Varieties

ICARDA scientists developed packages of improved winter-sown chickpea varieties and better production practices for improved farmer incomes.
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Blog
Diversified Cropping Systems
May 20, 2021

It's not just about Wheat - How Diversified Cropping Systems help family farmers - and the planet.

ICARDA, alongside its national and international partners and donors, promotes Diversified Cropping Systems (DCS) across Africa, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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Blog
AI-driven beekeeping application for Uzbek and Ethiopian women
May 20, 2021

AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Ethiopian and Uzbek Women

Through support by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), ICARDA's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team help Ethiopian and Uzbek women better manage their hives through an AI-supported beekeeping companion app.
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Innovation
Ceratinae bee melon
May 17, 2021

Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP)

ICARDA uses the first economically self-sustaining and climate-smart approach to protect pollinators and raise farmers' incomes: Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP).
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Innovation
Early-maturing legume varieties that grow within short rice fallow seasons.
May 07, 2021

ICARDA legume varieties on fallow land promote food security in South Asia

In South Asia, ICARDA scientists introduced early-maturing legume varieties that grow within short rice fallow seasons, combating regional nutritional deficiencies and increasing farmers’ incomes.
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Innovation
Development of sustainable production systems for the date palm in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
April 29, 2021

Cost-Effective Liquid Pollination Technology for Date Palm Production

An ICARDA-led, GCC-funded date palm research and development project introduces Omani farmers to the liquid pollination technique of date palm trees for more efficient and profitable production.
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Innovation
early-maturing legume varieties
April 26, 2021

Quick-maturing legumes for fallow land in South Asia

ICARDA scientists introduced early-maturing legume varieties that grow within short rice fallow seasons in South Asia, combating regional nutritional deficiencies and increasing farmers’ incomes.
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