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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
