Plot-level impacts of improved lentil varieties in Bangladesh
The advent of improved lentil varieties (ILVs) in the mid-1990s solved the disease problem which almost halted lentil production in Bangladesh. Levels of adoption of ILVs have been documented in the literature, but little is known about their...
Heterogeneity of Resilience of Livelihood Strategies in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systems of Rural Semi-arid to Arid Areas in Morocco
A large proportion of rural households, particularly in the dry land areas, representative for more than 10% of the world's land surface and up to 80% in Morocco, depend for their livelihoods on livestock. They exploit livestock's capacity to...
CGIAR Discusses Climate Adaptation with Egypt's Minister of Environment
21 January 2022, Cairo - Egypt's Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, and CGIAR's CWANA Regional Director and ICARDA Director-General Eng. Mr. Aly Abousabaa met to discuss how to deliver Egypt's action plan for climate change adaptation...
Towards Climate Change Preparedness in the MENA’s Agricultural Sector
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) represents a substantial area of the terrestrial landmass encompassing several countries and ecosystems. This area is generally drier and warmer compared to the rest of the world, and has extreme resource...
Dryland Intercropping of Lentil and Quinoa is Sustainable and Profitable
A factsheet detailing ICARDA's success at relay-cropping lentil and quinoa crops in Morocco has been added to the World Overview of Conservation Approach and Technologies (WOCAT), which database compiles over 1500 sustainable land management practices.
Adaptability and Stability of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Accessions under Diverse Environments and Herbicide Treatments
The adaptability and stability of 37 faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions with different levels of tolerance to metribuzin or imazethapyr was assessed across 12 season–location–herbicide experiments. Significant Genotype x environment (GE)...
Female Agronomists in the Drylands - Diversify, Enrich, and Restore
Across Morocco, India, Nepal, and Uzbekistan’s sweeping, and at times desiccated tracts of land, two ICARDA agronomists are researching crop associations to improve the soil, make the most out of scarce water, and boost farmers’ income.
Genetic and economic evaluation of alternative breeding schemes for two indigenous goat populations of Ethiopia
In this study, breeding objective traits were identified, and alternative breeding schemes were simulatedand evaluated for two goat populations. The traits were as follows: body size, twinning ability and kiddinginterval (KI) for Arab goats and...
Safaa Kumari - BBC 100 Woman - on a knowledge-sharing road trip
Dr. Safaa Kumari, ICARDA's Virologist and Seed Health Laboratory Manager, and BBC 100 Woman 2020, recently completed an extensive knowledge-sharing tour. Safaa, students, and researchers from academic institutions across the region discussed...