1st International Conference on Data Science for Water, Agriculture, and Climate
In collaboration with several research and development partners, the consortium, Sultan Moulay Slimane University (USMS), National Institute of Agronomic research (INRA) and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), organizes the First...
Pre-seminars to the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
The Organizing Committee invites you with great pleasure to the 8th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (8WCCA), which will be held in Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland from 21 – 24 June 2021. The theme of the Congress is: Profitable and...
Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and...
Within the framework of the International Year of Plant Health 2020, the Germplasm Health Units of CGIAR centers, under the auspices of the CGIAR Genebank Plaform, have organized CGIAR Phytosanitary Awareness Week 2020, from 9 to 13 November...
2nd International Conference on Water Resources in Arid Areas
The conference is jointly organized by Water Research Center at Sultan Qaboos University, and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth & Water Resources in Oman. The conference objective is to provide the premier interdisciplinary forum for...
A review of the effects of migration on the feminization of agrarian dryland economies
Intensifying outmigration in dryland areas affects women's roles in agriculture and related activities, with broader implications for productivity and gender equity. Using a systematic review of literature, we examine the effects of migration on...
Morocco is a well known hot-spot of biodiversity in the Mediterranean basin. While some taxa like vascular plants are relatively well recorded, important groups of pollinators like bees are still understudied. This article presents an updated...
Genome-wide association study of resistance to PstS2 and Warrior races of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (stripe rust) in bread wheat landraces
Stripe or yellow rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici is a major threat to bread wheat production worldwide. The breakdown in resistance of certain major genes and newly emerging aggressive races of stripe rusts pose...
The theme of this year's World Soil Day, "Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity,” helps us to focus on current threats to the vital ecosystem and biodiversity of soil, and what ICARDA is doing in dry regions to protect it.
