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September 04, 2019
8-11 September 2019 Rabat, Morocco The DryArc Initiative is a research partnership between eight CGIAR Research Centers that aims to strengthen the resilience of rural communities and agri-food systems across the global drylands of the Middle East and North Africa, South, Central, and West Asia as well as Sub-Saharan Africa, representing the DryArc region.
August 26, 2019
Despite the severe social and political unrest that constrain agriculture in Afghanistan, many farmers are growing high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties developed through international, science-based breeding and made available to farmers as part of partnerships...
August 15, 2019
Germany’s public international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, showcases an ICARDA strategy that protects pollinators while increasing farmer yields and incomes
August 14, 2019
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication between seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region and beyond.
August 07, 2019
The results of the latest World Resources Institute’s updated Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas clearly highlight the Middle East and North Africa - where ICARDA is active - as the most water-stressed region on Earth by far. In fact, 12 out of the top 17 most water stressed countries listed by WRI are located MENA.
July 24, 2019
As the present phase of the European Union Joint Rural Development Programme nears its completion, representatives of the European Union and the Ambassador of Italy in Egypt visited Fayoum to see the multiple benefits of raised-bed technologies first-hand.
July 22, 2019
Soil salinity has been affecting agricultural productivity in many countries worldwide, especially developing countries in arid and semiarid regions. In Iraq, many studies have focused on the relationship between agricultural productivity and salinity of irrigation water, but from a publication standpoint, the relationship between agricultural productivity and soil salinity has been ignored.
July 09, 2019
A recent travelling workshop assessed improved livestock-based interventions to enhance the adoption of conservation agriculture in the sheep-cereal production systems of North Africa.
July 07, 2019
A training course on crop management skills and seed production had an emphasis on conservation agriculture. The training targeted 15 Syndicate of Agricultural Engineers for eight days in Lebanon (Terbol Station).