To most eyes, deserts look like the end of the line for agriculture - too dry to grow, too hot to handle, and too degraded to offer much promise. But that assumption is being overturned by a science-driven rethink of agriculture in places long considered beyond saving.
ICARDA, under the CGIAR umbrella, will participate in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil — in the heart of the Amazon — from 10–21 November 2025 to spotlight the vital role of food, land, and water systems...
Baseline high-resolution maps of soil nutrients in Morocco to support sustainable agriculture
Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are essential fertilizer elements whose recommendations require soil analysis tailored to crop-specific needs. However, in developing countries like Morocco, access to open databases on nutrient bioavailability...
Exploring Genetic Parameters and Correlations Among Growth, Reproductive, and Survival Traits in Doyogena Sheep
In central Ethiopia region, the community-based breeding program (CBBP) for improving Doyogena sheep has utilized growth traits as a primary selection criterion since its establishment. Growth, reproduction, and survival traits play a vital role...
Advantages of marketable habitat enhancement plants for pollinator protection notably in low-and middle-income countries
The decline of pollinators is reported worldwide. The most widely promoted protection approach, wildflower strips, is disliked by farmers and therefore often supported by agroecological schemes. They can neither bend pollinator decline in the...
Efficacy of the anthranilic diamide tetraniliprole against four coleopteran pests of stored grains
The present study evaluated the efficacy of a third-generation anthranilic diamide insecticide, tetraniliprole, against four pests of stored grains: Trogoderma granarium, Rhyzopertha dominica, Tribolium castaneum, and Sitophilus oryzae. Trials...
Enhancing rice disease and insect-pest detection through augmented deep learning with transfer learning techniques
The timely and accurate identification and prediction of crop diseases and insect pests are essential for effective crop management. This research provides a thorough evaluation of various deep learning (DL) models focused on the classification...
‘Amina’, ‘Dioufissa’, and ‘Haby’: Heat tolerant durum wheatcultivars adapted to the Senegal River Basin
Senegalese are consumers of pasta, couscous, and other semolina products, whichare obtained from durum wheat [Triticum turgidum L. durum (Desf)] grain imports.The Senegal River farming system offers a short dry winter season (harmattan) thatis...
New Book Explores the Political Economy of Egypt’s Wheat Sector
A new publication from ICARDA and its national research partners provides a timely analysis of the power relations, policy frameworks, and institutional factors that influence how wheat innovations are transferred — or not — from research centre breeding programs to farmers’ fields.
Spatiotemporal analysis of drought characteristics across multiple timescales in the upper Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
In the context of climate change, in-depth analysis of the spatiotemporal characteristics, propagation dynamics, and influencing factors of droughts is critical for early warning and decision-making. However, such analyses are often constrained...
