The heat-wave in Europe poses a significant threat to wheat production across the continent. The breeding of heat-tolerant wheat varieties remains one of the most strategic approaches to cope with extremely high temperatures - but Europe is failing to take advantage of the resilient varieties developed and disseminated by the CGIAR and its partners, which offer a robust defense against the warming effects of global climate change.
The conference aims to bring together experts working on improving water productivity, from different perspectives to debate how water productivity improvements can reinforce agriculture sustainability.
Genetic Gain for Yield and Allelic Diversity over 35 Years of Durum Wheat Breeding at ICARDA
The ICARDA’s durum wheat breeding program was established in 1977 in Aleppo, Syria, where it continued its work targeted to the drylands of the developing world until 2012, when it was forced to relocate. This movement represented an occasion to...
Scaling Sustainable Quinoa-Systems in the Altipiano of Bolivia: Awareness of the Problem and Demand for Solutions - Views from the Field
The project "Use of Conservation Agriculture in Crop-Livestock Systems (CLCA) in the Drylands for Enhanced Water Use and Soil Fertility in NEN and LAC Countries" is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In Bolivia...
CGIAR visit to ICARDA’s Enhancing water productivity by improving on-farm irrigation management
CGIAR visit provides opportunity to promote understanding of how Egypt’s agricultural sector can enhance the productivity and sustainability of its water use.
Rangelands in Jordan form around 80% of the land area. Severe land degradation exists due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Restoration attempts to reduce and mitigate rangeland degradation by using the micro-water harvesting techniques coupled with out-planting of native species on hill-slope areas, have been introduced and adopted in Jordan.
Rangelands in Jordan form around 80% of the land area. Severe land degradation is due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Restoration attempts to reduce and mitigate rangeland degradation by using the micro-water harvesting techniques coupled with out-planting of native species on hill-slope areas, have been introduced and adopted in Jordan.
WADI: science-based practices to foster ethical water conservation in Jordan
10 out of 12 of Jordan’s underwater basins are overpumped. A new NGO, the Watershed and Development Initiative (WADI), was launched to engage local communities in land management and rehabilitation.
24-26 April 2019, Rabat, Morocco. First International Experts Workshop on Pre-breeding Utilizing Crop Wild Relatives (1st PBCWR). Using crop wild relatives (CWR) in crop improvement is much more difficult than breeding with domesticated...
