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Dr. Rajeev Varshney in the fields helping to increase crop production. Photo courtesy of the Integrated Breeding Platform
April 19, 2016

The ICP Hopes to Create a Roadmap for Pulses for the Next 5-10 years

Rajeev Varshney, Global Research Program Director of Genetic Gains at ICRISAT, voices his hopes and thoughts on why ICP 2016 will affect the future of pulses.
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April 18, 2016

Global Science Leaders Call for Better Policies on Pulses

ICP 2016 began on April 18, bringing policy makers, scientists, private sector & donors together on way forward to increase pulses production.
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Rattan Lal, Professor of Soil Science at the Ohio State University, USA, expounds on pulses and soil connection
April 18, 2016

What Can ICP 2016 Accomplish?

Pulses are the ANSWER, emphasizes Rattan Lal, leading climate-resilient agriculture scientist and keynote speaker at ICP 2016.
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April 12, 2016

Producing more food with less resources

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), the Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Zagazig University, , and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a high level Traveling Workshop 60 kilometers north of Cairo in the Sharkia Governorate April 11, 2016. The workshop intended to encourage small-scale men and women farmers to adopt an effective practice in irrigated farming that uses mechanized raised beds to enhance water productivity and water use efficiency.
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Female farmer with imrpoved faba bean variety of her choice at Chacha, Ethiopia
April 12, 2016

Eminent Scientists & an Action-Oriented Agenda @ 2016 International Conference on Pulses

2016 International Conference on Pulses in Marrakesh set for high profile participation and big outcomes to boost pulses production.
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April 11, 2016

The LovePulses Product Showcase: Virtual Competition

The Global Pulse Confederation (GPC) has invited people from all over the world to showcase their culinary talents using pulses in a virtual competition. The LovePulses Product Showcase required contestants to create an innovative pulses-based...

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April 10, 2016

OFID Seminar Vows to Enhance Food Security in Arab and Sub-Saharan African Countries Countries

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) on March 30, 2016, world leaders from OFID and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) member countries as well as Heads of Austria-based international organizations, met in Vienna for a seminar to discuss the pressing issues facing agricultural development in the Middle East and Africa
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ICARDA Celebrates World Soil Day 2022
December 05, 2022

Soil: where food begins

In the Central and West Asia, and North Africa Region (CWANA) ICARDA scientists and partners are leading efforts to provide solutions to farmers that allow them to continue food production while protecting their soil.
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Good Agricultural Practices in Cactus Pear Crop
April 10, 2016

Good Agricultural Practices in Cactus Pear Crop

Opuntia is cultivated on over 100,000 ha for fruit production and more than a million ha is devoted to obtaining forage and fodder for cattle, sheep, and goat production in main cactus pear producer countries (Inglese, 2010). Other products from...

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ICARDA family mourns the passing away of a dear friend and colleague, Dr. Nasri Haddad, Regional Coordinator - West Asia Regional Program
April 07, 2016

Sad demise of Dr. Nasri Haddad, ICARDA’s Regional Coordinator - West Asia Regional Program

ICARDA family mourns the passing away of Dr. Nasri Haddad, Regional Coordinator - West Asia Regional Program, a dear friend and colleague.
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