To celebrate the foundation of the Food Legume Research Platform, ICARDA organized a Partners Meet and Farmers' Day on 24th February 2024, bringing together over 500 farmers, collaborators, and scientists from partner institutes.
ICARDA, in collaboration with Action Against Hunger-Spain (AAH) and with funding from the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (EU-DGNEAR), has launched a project titled "Building Food Security and Livelihood Resilience in Syria."
Last week, Dina Najjar and Mira Haddad, two prominent ICARDA female scientists, talked about their experiences as women conducting research across dry regions in North Africa to boost small family farmers’ livelihoods.
This Thursday, ICARDA will join 12 other CGIAR centers in a first of its kind virtual Marathon featuring CG female scientists’ groundbreaking research work.
ICARDA releases part one of a three-video series on cactus pear production, aimed at farmers in dry regions. The series promotes best-agronomic practices to improve productivity and enhance the quality of the crop at low cost.
Six e-learning modules in Arabic and French are now available free of charge for extension services officers and trainers on topics ranging from cactus pear production, beekeeping and supplementary irrigation among others.
Dr. Safaa Kumari, an eminent Syrian plant virologist at ICARDA, has been acknowledged in the BBC’s 100 Women 2020 for her inspiring and influential work in protecting global crops from devastating diseases.
The Crop Science Society of America selects a report on root system architecture in durum wheat under different water regimes for the 2020 Outstanding Paper Award.
ICARDA and partners impress the global big data community with their digital innovations by securing four finalist spots out of fifteen and winning two out of seven awards in the Inspire Challenge.