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This week sees major advances for agricultural research-for-development (R4D) in Morocco with the launch of the partner-led CGIAR Climber and F2R-CWANA Initiatives, and the inauguration of the new ICARDA Morocco genebank.

On May 18th, 2022, the new ICARDA Morocco Genebank officially opens in Rabat, Morocco. This state-of-the-art facility safely stores one of the world's most unique and extensive collections of wheat, barley, chickpea, faba bean, lentil, and forage genetic material.

A recent study by ICARDA's Gender Scientist Dr. Dina Najjar examines how societal and economic changes in post-Soviet Uzbekistan altered gender norms, roles, and influence.

ICARDA contributed a further 6,336 seed samples to Norway’s Svalbard seed Vault, adding up to more than 100,000 accessions stored in the vault.

In a new study, ICARDA Gender Scientist Dr. Dina Najjar demonstrates that gender-responsive digital extension can reduce the information gap between male and female farmers in northern Tunisia and help improve the adoption of agricultural technologies.

ICARDA, ARC, and AfricaRice met to review the latest climate-smart crops innovations and discuss specific food/nutrition needs & market demand in the region at the ARC SIDS Crop Research station in Egypt.

Today during MENA Climate Week held in Dubai, ICARDA carried out an engaging and thought-provoking online ‘fireside chat’, hosted by ICARDA’s Climate Change Advisor Ms. Roula Majdalani alongside three co-speakers from the donor, development, and private sector.

CLIMATE-SMART AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS FOR MENA: Conversations with Mr. Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR Regional Director for Central and West Asia and North Africa/Director General ICARDA

During the high-level CGIAR/KIADPAI Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Platform side event at the 7th edition of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, Ministers of Agriculture, NARS Representatives, CGIAR High-Level Delegates, and regional experts and stakeholders, met to give the platform a green light for further development.