Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Didymella rabiei Affecting Chickpea in Ethiopia
Ascochyta blight, also known as chickpea blight, which is caused by the fungal pathogen, Didymella rabiei, is an important disease affecting chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in many countries. We studied the genetic diversity and population...
Tunisian Consumer Quality Perception and Preferences for Dairy Products: Do Health and Sustainability Matter?
Consumer awareness about dairy quality increased in the last years, specifically after recent food incidents worldwide (aflatoxin contamination in Europe, 2013, E. coli outbreak in the USA, 2015). In Tunisia, food security and sustainability are...
AGENT: an EU H2020 funded Project Delivers Universal Access to Genebank Information
The EU-funded H2020 ‘Activated Genebank Network (AGENT)’ project, in which ICARDA is involved, aims to transform genebanks from passive seed libraries into advanced bio-informatics resource centers.
Characterizing biomass yield and nutritional value of selected indigenous range species from arid Tunisia
Rangelands of Tunisia show a great indigenous species diversity with considerable potential as forage for livestock. However, information on their fodder yield and quality is scanty and restricted to few species. The objective of the study was...
Weakening the blows of sand and dust storms through better land management
In order to limit sand and dust storms' threats to global drylands’ rural livelihoods, population health, and economies, ICARDA partnered up with FAO in October 2020 to contribute to the implementation of the ‘Catalyzing investments and actions to enhance resilience against Sand and Dust Storms in agriculture’ project.
Every year, ICARDA and Egypt's Agricultural Research Center carry out planning meetings to discuss Egypt's agricultural development priorities and collaborate on the goals and objectives of the future of Egypt's agriculture.
Generic algorithm for multicriteria ranking of crop technological options based on the “Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution” using ShinyApps
Many agricultural research and development programs aiming at enhancing tradeoffs related to different adoption, management and policy decisions face a methodological problem in which multi-criteria ranking is used to reach acceptable...
5th Annual Arab Water Forum 2021 - Arab Water Security for Peace and Sustainable Development
The Arab Water Forum (AWF) annual event is the most important water-related event in the Arab region where Arab water community leaders and key decision-makers thoroughly discuss water challenges that the Arab region is facing, being one of the...
Genetic diversity and structure of a barley collection predominatly from North African region
The cultivated barley ranks fourth cereal crop in the world. The demand for higher-yielding, nutritious, and better-adapted crop varieties has increased the need to exploit genebanks diversity. Thus, assessing the genetic diversity of barley is...
