The impact of sociocultural factors on women smallholder farmers: Middle East and North Africa
Gender inequality persists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region because of an entrenched patriarchy from within the private domain of households to communities, to a more systemic patriarchy sustained by the state and other key...
ICARDA, a regular contributor to past editions, will once again join global water and climate leaders at Cairo Water Week 2025. Held from 12 to 16 October 2025 at the Triumph Luxury Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, this year’s event will convene ministers...
ICARDA, UNDP, EU Unite for Climate Action and Food Security
Brussels, June 12, 2025 - Leaders from around the world laced up their walking shoes for a very special kind of diplomacy: the European Union (EU) Walk for Climate.
Transforming soil quality index predictions in the Nile River Basin using hybrid stacking machine learning techniques
This study highlights the importance of sustainable land management in preserving soil health and agricultural productivity, particularly in mitigating land degradation. Soil Quality Index (SQI) was assessed in Egypt’s Nile River Basin using 266...
Gene expression study of durum wheat hybrids under water deficit conditions
Background The present study was conducted at the CerealMed project farm during the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 growing seasons using a strip plot design with two replications. The objective was to evaluate durum wheat hybrids and six durum wheat...
Effects of Salinity Stress on Grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) and Its Wild Relatives: Morpho-Physiological Insights at the Seedling Stage
Salinity is a critical abiotic stress influencing plant growth. However, its effect on grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) remains insufficiently explored. The present study screened 24 germplasm accessions representing 11 Lathyrus species at the...
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics approaches to characterise, select and advance cassava pre-breeding populations with enhanced whitefly tolerance
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) provides food security for over 500 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) is a pest in this region that results in ca. 50% crop yield losses. Thus, it is important to develop...
Genetic Variation and Association Mapping Studies in Elite Spring Bread Wheat Genotypes for Yield and Other Agronomic Traits under Irrigated and Rainfed Environments
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is crucial for food security in North Africa, where climate change and water scarcity threaten its productivity. Optimizing agronomic practices and understanding genetic traits can enhance yield. This study...
