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Finding a Suitable Niche for Cultivating Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus‐indica) as an Integrated Crop in Resilient Dryland Agroecosystems of India
October 23, 2019

Finding a Suitable Niche for Cultivating Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus‐indica) as an Integrated Crop in Resilient Dryland Agroecosystems of India

Climate change poses a significant threat to agroecosystems, especially in the dry areas, characterized by abrupt precipitation pattern and frequent drought events. Ideal crops, tolerant to these events, such as cactus, can perform well under...

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ICARDA's Director General presenting solutions at the Cairo Water Week
October 20, 2019

ICARDA participates in the 2nd Cairo Water Week

ICARDA participated in the 2nd Cairo Water Week (CWW), which theme was “Responding to Water Scarcity.” It was an opportunity for academics, scholars, and policymakers, water resources experts from all around the world to discuss the key issues and actions related to responding to the challenges of water scarcity.
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The first cohort of Fellows in the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture fellowship program.
October 17, 2019

Fellowship for women agricultural researchers in MENA sets future leaders on the path to success

In May of this year, 22 women from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region won a competitive fellowship in agricultural research, sponsored by the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...

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Innovation
HE Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador of the Netherlands to the FAO, announced the Netherlands will host the 6th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Spring 2021
October 17, 2019

Future technologies and food systems innovation

A recent inventory of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) shows that new and emerging technologies are well spread across the food system, from production processes right along the value chain to consumers. These technologies are from the domains of cellular agriculture, digital agriculture, food processing and safety, gene technology, health, inputs, intensification.
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Innovation
Crops to end hunger
October 17, 2019

Launch of the “Crops to End Hunger” Initiative

CGIAR introduced “Crops to End Hunger,” an initiative focused on increasing the effectiveness of CGIAR crop breeding programs in developing more productive, resilient and nutritious varieties of staple crops in demand by smallholder farmers and consumers in the developing world.
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Event

International Day of Rural Women 

15 October 2019. CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research is pleased to mark the International Day of Rural Women – by sharing recent and compelling gender research from across CGIAR. A video by the CGIAR System Management Office offers...
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Final report: Group Training Course on Cactus Pear Evaluation & Best-Agronomic Practices
October 12, 2019

Final report: Group Training Course on Cactus Pear Evaluation & Best-Agronomic Practices

Cactus crops are gaining increasing interest across the globe, in particular cactus pear (Opuntia ficus indica), because of its unique characteristics which provide resilience to climate change impact and population pressure. Cactus pear can...

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Cairo

PRIMA First Training ‘Strengthening R&I Capacities In SEMC’

7 - 8 October 2019. Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. Cairo, Egypt. PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area is the most ambitious joint programme to be undertaken in the frame of Euro-Mediterranean...
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Crossing grasspeas at ICARDA’s facilities at Marchouch Station, Morocco
October 06, 2019

Grasspea and Finger Millet pre-breeding get a boost

Two food crops prized for their nutritional value and ability to survive temperature extremes, drought and poor soil are now receiving the attention they deserve. A new project led by the Crop Trust will help improve the productivity of grasspea and finger millet by making more genetic diversity available to breeders.
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Wheat-lentil fortified flours: health benefits, physicochemical, nutritional and technological properties
October 06, 2019

Wheat-lentil fortified flours: health benefits, physicochemical, nutritional and technological properties

Lentil (Lens culinaris) is among the most consumed legume worldwide, especially in developing country. Lentil seeds provide an excellent source of iron and zinc content, and a high level of protein. Six treatments of composites flours were...

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