Strengthening Knowledge Management for Greater Development Effectiveness - IAV Hassan II
Agronomic and Veterinary Institute Hassan II assets: - 2000 students ( 10% from African C.) - 230 researchers - 22 multidisciplinary research units - Specific PHD school - Certified Laboratoires , greenhouses, Clinics - Veterinary hospital...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable shrub species: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill: a sustainable fodder plant for the dry areas
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill is a drought-tolerant shrubby plant with nutritional and health benefits. Able to acclimate to harsh environments, it can produce fodder with minimum inputs and can be used as a source to fill gaps in the feeding...
Actualmente el cambio climatico es uno de los mas grandes retos que el mundo debe enfrentar, y en el futuro las sequias prolongadas y la desertificacion son los temas - entre otros-, que atenderan muchos paises, especialmente en Africa y Asia...
A reliable and non-destructive method for estimating forage shrub cover and biomass in arid environments using digital vegetation charting technique
Despite the importance of fodder shrubs to small ruminant diets and production in arid and semiarid ecosystems, they are often not considered when quantifying grazing land potential. This oversight is mainly due to the time consuming and costly...
Alfalfa leaf curl virus (ALCV), which causes severe disease symptoms in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and is transmitted by the widespread aphid species, Aphis craccivora Koch, has been found throughout the Mediterranean basin as well as in Iran...
This course highlighted the importance of food loss and waste in current food systems, identified the main actors and critical points along the food supply chain, and reviewed quantitative and qualitative approaches to assess food waste.
Using wild relative species to deliver climate-smart crops to farmers in drylands
ICARDA partners with the Crop Trust to develop durum wheat, barley, and lentil varieties in Morocco, Lebanon, Ethiopia and Senegal Rabat, Morocco – ICARDA and the Crop Trust signed a partnership agreement to transform elite material derived from...
Strengthening the capacity of early-career researchers: Investments to secure the future productivity and resilience of dryland agriculture
Capacity strengthening is central to ICARDA’s mission: it delivers quality research and development impact and ensures that agricultural investments are sustainable over the long-term. Targeting young scientists is especially important as...
Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture
Food legumes are particularly suited to sustainable agriculture. ICARDA is developing and disseminating improved varieties and production technologies so farmers can benefit from the increasing demand for these climate-smart crops. The result...
ICARDA in Lebanon: Partnerships for sustainable agricultural development
ICARDA pursues science-based solutions to meet the national agricultural development needs in Lebanon through partnerships and collaborative research activities. This commitment to explore and support science-based pathways to strengthening food...
