Improved crop varieties can help mitigate rising grain prices
ICARDA, ARC, and AfricaRice met to review the latest climate-smart crops innovations and discuss specific food/nutrition needs & market demand in the region at the ARC SIDS Crop Research station in Egypt.
“Dear brother farmer”: Gender, agriculture and digital extension in rural Tunisia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Providing farmers with essential agricultural information and training in the era of COVID-19 has been a challenge that has prompted a renewed interest in digital extension services. There is a distinct gender gap, however, between men’s and...
Thought-provoking discussion at the ICARDA fireside chat for MENA Climate Week
Today during MENA Climate Week held in Dubai, ICARDA carried out an engaging and thought-provoking online ‘fireside chat’, hosted by ICARDA’s Climate Change Advisor Ms. Roula Majdalani alongside three co-speakers from the donor, development, and private sector.
Conserving wild bees for crop pollination: efficiency of bee hotels in Moroccan cherry orchards (Prunus avium)
Food production is highly dependent on pollination services provided by insects; 75% of the leading global food crops need animals for successful production. Pollinators, including managed and wild bees, are declining in many parts of the world...
IFPRI POLICY SEMINAR Retail food prices at the country level and implications for food security
This policy seminar will explore what we know—and do not know—about how high global agricultural commodity prices and country-specific factors affect retail prices at the national level. Special attention will be given to countries suffering...
CLIMATE-SMART AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS FOR MENA - VIRTUAL EVENT AT MENA CLIMATE WEEK
CLIMATE-SMART AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS FOR MENA: Conversations with Mr. Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR Regional Director for Central and West Asia and North Africa/Director General ICARDA
Impact of the “Farming With Alternative Pollinators” Approach on Crop Pollinator Pollen Diet
Pollinators are facing declines at a global level. One of the main factors driving this decline is insufficient access to floral resources due to habitat loss and degradation that can affect both diet generalist species as well as those with...
Livestock Innovations, Social Norms, and Women’s Empowerment in the Global South
Livestock have strong empowerment potential, particularly for women. They offer millions of women in the Global South the opportunity to provide protein-rich foods for home consumption and sale. Livestock provide women with income and...
