Unveiling the Costs of Inaction and Benefits of Actions to Control Land Degradation
ICARDA’s APELD tool, developed through CGIAR's Livestock and Climate Initiative, quantifies economic losses from land degradation and analyzes rehabilitation benefits.
Unlocking the Potential of Plant Genetic Resources with Genome-Wide Prediction
The International Day of Biological Diversity 2024,’ themed “Be part of the plan”, reflects how ICARDA’s genebanks are bio-digital resource centers where useful traits within plant genetic resources are selected according to predictions of their performance.
The International Day of Plant Health 2024 – marked on 12 May under the theme “Plant health, safe trade, and digital technology” – showcases ICARDA’s crucial role in preventing the spread of pests and pathogens.
Cultivating Hope in Vulnerable Lands – Unleashing the Agricultural Potential of Grasspea in the Char Areas of Bangladesh
Cultivation of grasspea has emerged as a beacon of hope, in Bangladesh's Char areas, situated within the vast delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna rivers
Effective data management is a game changer for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs
An innovative and easy-to-use digital tool (DTREO) has helped transform the lives of goat and sheep breeders through data collection to support decisions on selecting superior males for breeding and access to new market opportunities.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024, ICARDA's Dr. Hafssa Kabbaj and Dr. Anna Backhaus discuss empowering women in Agricultural Research
Lentil commercialization in Ethiopia through the lens of gender equity
A study funded by CGIAR's Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Initiative, examines why understanding gender norms, relations, and equity dynamics is critical to ensure that crop commercialization helps to close the gender gap.