In a world facing the challenge of feeding a growing population in a climate crisis, it is critical to produce more food and feed with less water. For farmers in dry, arid places like the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, scarce and unpredictable rainfall poses even more acute challenges to cultivating crops. ICARDA, committed to sustainability
The commercialization of cash crops has long been hailed as a pathway to economic development and improved livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries but is known not to benefit women and men equally. A new study funded by CGIAR’s Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Initiative examines why understanding gender norms, relations, and equity dynamics is critical to ensure that crop
The updated ICARDA 2030 strategic plan is set to launch early next year. Having progressed through various research groups and partners, we invited the heads of regional partner National Agricultural Research (NARS) programs, along with the ICARDA Board of Trustees, to the LARI research station in Lebanon to guide us through the latest review of the strategic plan. As
Statement by Aly Abousabaa, Director General ICARDA, and CGIAR Regional Director, CWANA We send our deepest sympathies to the people of Libya following the catastrophic floods that have inflicted widespread devastation on affected regions. We are deeply saddened by so many lives tragically cut short, and we send our heartfelt hopes to those with loved ones still missing. —————– بيان
In Ethiopia’s highlands, the human population is increasing along with higher food demand, resulting in agricultural production encroaching on land traditionally used as pasturelands. As a result, marginal lands ill-suited for cultivation and often with poor soil quality are now used for grazing, and livestock miss out on the necessary nutrients. Some farmers attempt to supplement grazing using mixed feed
In an exciting new step in farming innovations, ICARDA and the Directorate of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development of Madhya Pradesh State Government, India, have set up an innovative network of hi-tech IoT precision farming devices in Khargone and Sehore districts of the State. With this intelligent network and the GeoAgro-iKrishi system (app and the dashboard), farmers receive real-time
Statement by Aly Abousabaa, Director General ICARDA, and CGIAR Regional Director, CWANA Our heartfelt condolences extend to the people of Morocco in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has rocked the nation, causing tragic loss of life and widespread destruction. In these trying times, we stand in solidarity with the people of Morocco and acknowledge the government of Morocco’s
Two field days were organized in Egypt to introduce farmers to cutting-edge multi-seed planter models and the latest integrated agronomic bundles. August 2023: ICARDA, in collaboration with Egypt’s Agriculture Research Center (ARC), organized field days to the Sids Research Station at Beni-Sueif and the experimental farmer field location in Nubaria. The technology bundles on offer encompass state-of-the-art irrigation systems, planting