Innovating Agriculture in Egypt – Highlights from Kafr El-Sheikh
FAO and ICARDA hosted a successful field day in Egypt to highlight the advancements and activities of the Enhancement of Agricultural Productivity Project.
ICARDA’s new lightweight version of its Raised Bed Machine (RBM) is revolutionizing smallholder farming by making groundbreaking technology and agri-approaches more accessible and efficient.
Assessing the competitive advantage of the Qatari date palm sector: Challenges and opportunities for growth
This study assesses the value chain and competitive advantage of the Qatari date palm sector within the international market. The first part of the study focuses on development strategies to improve the value chain in the State of Qatar. A...
Investigation on water delivery performance and its quantification in large-scale Beni Amir irrigation scheme, Morocco
In many arid regions of the world, irrigated agriculture is the dominant water user. Monitoring irrigation system performance and improving water use efficiency are integral to sustainable water management due to increasing water demands for...
Identifying manning roughness coefficient using automatic calibration method and simulation of pollution incidents in the Nile River, Egypt
Study region A reach of the Nile River located between Naga Hammadi barrage and Asyut barrage, Egypt Study focus An accurate representation of hydrodynamics of an important water source helps cope with expected future climate changes, pollution...
Data on the Land Cover Transition, Subsequent Landscape Degradation, and Improvement in Semi-Arid Rainfed Agricultural Land in North–West Tunisia
Understanding past landscape changes is crucial to promote agroecological landscape transitions. This study analyzes past land cover changes (LCCs) alongside subsequent degradation and improvements in the study area. The input land cover (LC)...
The CIMMYT Australia ICARDA Germplasm Evaluation concept: a model for international cooperation and impact
Bread wheat germplasm is accessed from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) and the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) by Australian wheat breeders and researchers through the CIMMYT...
Assessing the productivity potential of camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) in the Mediterranean basin: Results from multi-year and multi-location trials in Europe and Africa
Camelina is a multi-purpose oilseed crop for industrial bio-based applications. Recently, it has gained increasing attention mostly due to the possibility to grow with limited resources and in marginal environments, as well as to increase soil...
Applying Theory of Change in research program planning: Lessons from CGIAR
Theory of Change (ToC) is widely used as a tool to support strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation in many fields, especially for social and environmental programs. However, there is still limited documented experience with the...
The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ICARDA study reveals factors that hinder pest control adoption.
