Meeting the Challenges Facing Wheat Production: The Strategic Research Agenda of the Global Wheat Initiative
Wheat occupies a special role in global food security since, in addition to providing 20% of our carbohydrates and protein, almost 25% of the global production is traded internationally. The importance of wheat for food security was recognised...
Detection and molecular identification of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia spp. infections in Hyalomma aegyptium ticks in Tunisia
Tortoises of the genus Testudo are the main hosts of Hyalomma aegyptium ticks. This species serves as a vector of several zoonotic pathogens. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the presence of four pathogens associated with H...
Farming with alternative pollinators’ approach supports diverse and abundant pollinator community in melon fields in a semi-arid landscape
The presence of pollinating insects in crop fields is an essential factor for agricultural production and pollinator conservation. Agricultural intensification has been identified as a driver of pollinator decline over the last decades and...
Co-convened by ICARDA and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust), this event will reflect on the crop diversity conserved in Genebanks, a significant role in food system adaptation to climate change, which increasingly puts our global food systems at risk.
Can Science and Technologies Alone Build Climate Resilience in Africa and the Middle East?
Co-convened by ICARDA and the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, this UNFCCC official side event will reflect on key components that are vital for fully comprehensive and effective climate-resilient food systems.
Convened by ICARDA, this event will reflect on the complexity of integrated farming in the drylands and its inclusion of components at different levels depending on the target vulnerable agroecosystem to improve drylands' productivity and mitigate desertification.
Potential of Crop Simulation Models to Increase Food and Nutrition Security Under a Changing Climate in Nepal
With current trends of increasing population, decreasing arable land, and a low yearly increment rate of cereal productivity, Nepal has an annual deficit of >1.3 million tons of edible rice, wheat, and maize. This indicates the urgent need for...
Genotype×tillage interaction and the performance of winter bread wheat genotypes in temperate and cold dryland conditions
Growing concerns for food security and the alleviation of hunger necessitate knowledge-based crop management technologies for sustainable crop production. In this study, 13 winter bread wheat genotypes (old, relatively old, modern, and breeding...
Crop Yields under Climate Variability and No-Tillage System in Dry Areas of Morocco
In Morocco, the intensive use of agricultural land coupled with irregular precipitation is a serious threat to the country’s food security. Conservation agriculture especially no-tillage (NT) system has shown an important result in the semi-arid...
