ICARDA Annual Report 1984/85 major highlights: Harsh season with severe frost (19 days, down to -10°C) followed by hot, dry weather. Crops were badly damaged, but conditions allowed scientists to test germplasm under combined frost and drought...
The 1982/83 season had unusual climatic conditions: rainfall was slightly below average, temperatures were lower (8.4°C vs. 10.2°C), and a new minimum of -9.8°C was recorded in January 1983. Frost was severe, with 52 frost days compared to the...
In 1930, French agricultural scientist Depois noted the challenges of agricultural research in rainfed North Africa due to climatic variability, a sentiment reinforced by Holme’s 1961 analysis of Tunisian cereal yields. ICARDA, acknowledging...
ICARDA, established on January 1, 1977, focuses on enhancing food quality and availability in the West Asia-North Africa region, which has a population of 300 million. The Center aims to improve rainfed agricultural systems in an area with...
ICARDA's mandate commits the Center to a multi-disciplinary systems research approach with the object of developing improved farming systems to make more effective use of the limited rainfall available for crop production, and to offer improved...
This report provides a summary of ICARDA's achievements for the year ending June 30, 1979, presented in non-technical language. It outlines how the planned activities were implemented and reviews the research results obtained up to this point...
