
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

- Director General
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Board Chair
Tareq Alzabet
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Headquarters
Beirut, Lebanon
- Website https://www.icarda.org/
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international organization undertaking research-for-development. We provide innovative, science-based solutions for communities across the non-tropical dry areas. In partnership with research institutions, NGOs, governments, and the private sector, our work advances scientific knowledge, shapes practices, and informs policy.
Since its establishment in 1975, ICARDA has implemented research-for-development programs in 50 countries across the world’s dry areas – from Morocco in North Africa to Bangladesh in South Asia.
ICARDA has a global mandate for the crop development of barley, lentil, and faba bean, and serves the non-tropical dry areas for the improvement of water-use efficiency in agriculture, rangeland issues, and small-ruminant production. In the Middle East and North Africa region, and in Central Asia, ICARDA contributes to the improvement of bread and durum wheat, kabuli chickpea, pasture, and forage legumes, and associated farming systems. We also work on land management topics, the diversification of production systems, and value chains for sector-based crop and livestock products. Social, economic and policy research, as well as communication and knowledge sharing, is an integral component of ICARDA’s approach to enhance the uptake of new technologies and maximize the impact of research outputs.
Mission:
To reduce poverty and enhance food, water, and nutritional security and environmental health in the face of global challenges, including climate change.
Vision:
ICARDA envisions thriving and resilient livelihoods in the dry areas of the developing world with adequate incomes, secure access to food, markets, and nutrition, and the capacity to manage natural resources in equitable, sustainable, and innovative ways.
Annual reports
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Annual Report
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) - Annual Report 2023
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Headquarters
Headquarters: Dalia Building 2nd Floor, Bashir El Kassar Street,
Verdun, Beirut, Lebanon 1108-2010
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 114/5055, Beirut, Lebanon
Ph: + 961 1 843472 / 813303
Email: icarda-comms@cgiar.org
News from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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ICARDA-ARC Egypt 2025 Planning Meeting
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)13.08.25With a large and highly urbanized population, high dependence on food imports, and water scarcity,…
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New Agricultural Opportunities on Egypt’s North Coast
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)06.08.25On 14–15 July, a delegation of ICARDA and ARC-Egypt scientists embarked on an exploratory visit…
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Global South Unites to Strengthen Agricultural Resilience and Share Solutions for the World’s Most Pressing Challenges
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)06.08.25-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Over 56 nations gather at virtual ISSCA-RIS conference to elevate homegrown innovations for climate-…
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Publications from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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Morocco: ClimBeR Inception Workshop Report
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)04.03.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Agro-morphological characterization of lentil germplasm of Indian National Genebank and Development of a core set for efficient utilization in lentil improvement programs
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.02.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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