Managing Scarce Water Resources in the Drylands of West Asia and North Africa: Review of Joint Research between ICARDA and Japanese Researchers
In the arid regions of the world, maintaining economic and efficient crop production has been among the most critical challenges. In this context, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area (ICARDA) has been leading in...
Mapping Areas for Growing Pulses in Rice Fallows Using Multi-Criteria Spatial Decisions
Food legumes play an important role in ensuring food and nutritional as well as environmental security through crop diversification and sustainable intensification in India and elsewhere. India imports nearly 4–5 million tons annually to meet...
Assessing Institutional Barriers to Effective Dissemination Strategies of Proven Water Management Practices to Face Climate Change Threats in the Citrus Growing Area in Tunisia
Social and economic development depends on the sustainable management of natural resources to withstand shocks of climate change and reliably support livelihoods. In this context, extension and advisory services are critical for raising...
Phenology and phylogeny of Hyalomma spp. ticks infesting one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Tunisian Saharan bioclimatic zone
In this study, we report the results of a survey of Hyalomma ticks infesting one-humped camels in southern Tunisia. Examinations were conducted every second or third month on 406 camels in Tataouine district from April 2018 to October 2019. A...
ICARDA uses the first economically self-sustaining and climate-smart approach to protect pollinators and raise farmers' incomes: Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP).
Phenotypic Characterization for Identification, Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Boset and Minjar Shenkora Goats of Ethiopia
This study was conducted on a total of 776 goats (part of Central highland goat breeds of Ethiopia), 306 from Boset district of Oromia region and 470 were from Minjar Shenkora district of Amhara region. A format developed by using food and...
ICARDA legume varieties on fallow land promote food security in South Asia
In South Asia, ICARDA scientists introduced early-maturing legume varieties that grow within short rice fallow seasons, combating regional nutritional deficiencies and increasing farmers’ incomes.
ICARDA scientists participate at the UNFSS Independent Dialogue on Central Asia
ICARDA scientists alongside IWMI and IFPRI and 70 other stakeholders and organisations, participated at the UNFSS Independent Dialogue on Central Asia dialogue framed around the theme “Advancing Water-Energy-Food (WEF) approaches to achieve food systems transformation in Central Asia.”
