Political Economy of the Wheat Sector in Egypt: Seed Systems, Varietal Adoption, and Impacts
Wheat has been an important food staple in Egypt from time immemorial and remains one of the most (if not the single most) important food security crops in the country. Currently, wheat provides one-third (35 percent) of the typical Egyptian’s...
ICARDA, a regular contributor to past editions, will once again join global water and climate leaders at Cairo Water Week 2025. Held from 12 to 16 October 2025 at the Triumph Luxury Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, this year’s event will convene ministers...
The 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stock take (UNFSS+4) will take place from July 27–29, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. As we approach four years since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), UNFSS+4 will provide a...
GPS Training Boosts Field Data Collection for Sulla Mapping Across North Africa
As part of the ongoing efforts to promote the sustainable cultivation of Sulla ( Hedysarum coronarium) in North Africa, a specialized training session was organized by ICARDA scientists Dr. Sawsan Hassan and Dr. Abeyou Worqlul to build the...
ICARDA launched Pakistan’s first-ever Community-Based Goat Breeding Program (CBBP), a science-based, locally-led initiative designed to improve the productivity and resilience of smallholder farmers in goat breeding.
ICARDA, UNDP, EU Unite for Climate Action and Food Security
Brussels, June 12, 2025 - Leaders from around the world laced up their walking shoes for a very special kind of diplomacy: the European Union (EU) Walk for Climate.
Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture joins ICARDA-INRA field day at Marchouch Research Station
Marchouch, Morocco | May 28, 2025 – On an unseasonably hot spring day that mirrors Morocco’s growing climate challenges, ICARDA, in collaboration with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ) held their annual Field Day at...
Genomic analysis association of tolerance to heat stress in subtropical Egyptian goats Raised in hot dry environment
The study investigated subtropical Egyptian goat populations (382 does) from different hot dry ecological zones (Upper Egypt, Coastal Zone of Western Desert, and New Valley Desert Oasis) to identify genes associated with tolerance to heat stress...
ARC and ICARDA Launch New Book on the Political Economy of Egypt’s Wheat Sector
On 9 November 2025, the Agricultural Research Center (ARC), together with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and National Agricultural Research System (NARS) partners, launched the book Political Economy...
