ICARDA Awards & Recognition

ICARDA Director General Mr Aly Abousabaa recently met with His Excellency Dr. Nasr El Din Obeid, Director General of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands of the Arab League (ACSAD) to discuss future collaboration between the two organizations to enhance agricultural scientific research in the Arab region.

ICARDA is thrilled to have won the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIADPAI) in the Second Category: ‘Pioneering Development and Productive Projects.’

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.

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.

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.

​Paul Struik, professor of crop physiology of Wageningen University & Research, was awarded the International Crop Science Award 2019. This award is presented for outstanding contributions to agronomy. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA),

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) online platform won second place at the 2018 Enterprise Business Collaboration Awards in Berlin.