Elvin Carol Kohen is Project and Knowledge Management Curator at ICARDA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team, and she is based in France. Elvin ensures timely support services to projects and prepares monthly reports on the support...
Joren Verbist is a Technology Systematization Officer at ICARDA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team. He is based in the Netherlands. Together with the MEL colleagues and ICARDA scientists, Joren documents promising Sustainable Land...
Physoderma, not Olpidium, is the true cause of faba bean gall disease of Vicia faba in Ethiopia
Faba bean gall (FBG) is a devastating disease of faba bean (Vicia faba) in Ethiopia. Studies were undertaken first to compare and contrast similarities between FBG disease symptoms and morphology in Ethiopia with those reported earlier in China...
World Pulses Day raises awareness about the nutritional benefits of a global wonder food: pulses. CGIAR, the world's largest global agricultural innovation network, is working hard to raise the profile of these delicious and nutritious crops by showcasing the pivotal role pulses can play in achieving global food security goals and targets.
Phytosanitary Interventions for Safe Global Germplasm Exchange and the Prevention of Transboundary Pest Spread: The Role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units
The inherent ability of seeds (orthodox, intermediate, and recalcitrant seeds and vegetative propagules) to serve as carriers of pests and pathogens (hereafter referred to as pests) and the risk of transboundary spread along with the seed...
CGIAR Women In Science: shaping the world through science and innovation
This Thursday, ICARDA will join 12 other CGIAR centers in a first of its kind virtual Marathon featuring CG female scientists’ groundbreaking research work.
Ruth Mawia is a Project and Knowledge Management Curator at ICARDA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team. She is based in Kenya. Ruth is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree program in Agriculture & Applied Economics from the...
Valentina De Col is an Agricultural Information System Officer at ICARDA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Knowledge Management sub-team. She is based in Germany. In mid-2020, she joined ICARDA, and since January 2022, she has been...
Svetlana Saakova is the Research Software Development Coordinator at ICARDA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team, and she is based in Uzbekistan. She coordinates digital product development and quality control, acting as a liaison...
Laura Becker is Project Coordinator for the gender-transformative AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women Project at ICARDA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Team and coordinates the development of the online Theory of Change...
