Growing Food Against the Odds: The iNASHR Success Story
ICARDA has recently concluded the four-year Innovative Agriculture for Small-holder Resilience (iNASHR) Project in Egypt with resounding success. The generous support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and collaboration of Egypt's Agricultural Research Center (ARC) and Access Agriculture made this vital work possible.
Critical hydrologic impacts from climate change: addressing an urgent global need
Consensus statement from the presenters and the International Advisory Committee of the Regional Action on Climate Change Symposium (RACC-15) held in conjunction with, and with the support of the Kyoto-based Science, Technology and Society Forum...
Genome-wide association study of common resistance to rust species in tetraploid wheat
Rusts of the genus Puccinia are wheat pathogens. Stem (black; Sr), leaf (brown; Lr), and stripe (yellow; Yr) rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt), Puccinia triticina (Pt), and Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), can...
Opportunities to close wheat yield gaps in Nepal’s Terai: Insights from field surveys, on-farm experiments, and simulation modeling
CONTEXT Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is among the most important staple food crops in the lowland Terai region of Nepal. However, national production has not matched the increasing demand. From a South Asian regional perspective, average...
Identifying Genetic Linkage Groups and Markers for Leaf Miner Resistance in Chickpea through QTL Analysis and Field Validation
Chickpea is a commonly grown crop, but it is vulnerable to biotic and abiotic stresses. Leaf miner (Liriomyza cicerina) is a pest that can cause severe yield losses of up to 40% if not properly controlled. This study was conducted at ICARDA...
Viruses and Phytoplasma Reported on the Most Important Vegetable Crops in Syria: A Review
Syria is famous for cultivation of many different vegetable crops in most governorates during both winter and summer growing seasons, due to its Mediterranean moderate climate conditions, characterized by a mild winter and a hot dry summer...
Brassinosteroids alleviates wheat floret degeneration under low nitrogen stress by promoting the distribution of sucrose from stems to spikes
The trade-off between yield and environmental effects caused by nitrogen fertilizer application is an important issue in wheat production. A reduction in fertile florets is one of the main reasons for decreased yield under low nitrogen...
Balancing Stakeholder Priorities for Sustainable Land Management
The CGIAR NEXUS Gains Initiative (NGI) has emerged as a beacon of hope not only for the farmers living in the Aral Sea basin but also as a living lab for similar regions worldwide.
A Monumental Food Security Project Concludes after 12 Years
In a remarkable testament to regional collaboration and agricultural innovation, the Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries project has drawn to a close after three transformative phases spanning the years 2011 to 2023. The different phases of the project were supported by five donors (AFESD, OFID, KFAED, IsDB, and BMGF).
