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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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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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Dr. Ashutosh Sarker giving live demonstration of spineless cactus to interested farmers
April 07, 2016

ICARDA’s innovative technologies showcased at India Agriculture Fair

Innovative technologies for new crop varieties of lentil, chickpea, grasspea, cactus and barley, developed and promoted by ICARDA and partners were displayed at a national Agriculture Fair-cum-Exhibition in India.
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Editors of the book along with the workshop participants; a copy of the book (inset)
April 07, 2016

A new book delineates an innovative mathematical approach to assess crop genetic resources for climate change

Scientists have published a new book on an innovative mathematical approach to rapidly mine genebanks for desired traits, placing crop breeding on an accelerated track.
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Participants at the annual review and planning workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
April 07, 2016

Scaling out malt barley and grain legume technologies in Ethiopia

Integrated crop management technologies for malt barley, faba bean and chickpea, scaled-out by ICARDA under USAID-funded projects in Ethiopia, are helping in climate change adaptation and improving food and nutritional security.
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Participants of the fourth Regional Coordination Meeting of ICARDA’s South Asia & China Regional Program in Kathmandu, Nepal
April 07, 2016

ICARDA’s South Asia & China Regional Program: 4th Regional Coordination Meeting

Participants of the fourth Regional Coordination Meeting of ICARDA’s South Asia & China Regional Program looked at the progress made in various areas of collaborative research and discussed future partnerships.
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