ICARDA is grateful to the Egyptian Government, the One CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative, the One CGIAR CWANA Initiative, FAO, the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), and the European Union for funding this research. ICARDA would also like to recognize its partners, the Egyptian Agricultural Research Center (ARC) and the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
ICARDA’s work on Small Scale Mechanization is supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock, the IFAD-Funded CLCA Project, the GIZ SWC@Scale project as part of the ProSol global program, and the CGIAR initiative on Transformational Agroecology Across Food, Land and Water – in collaboration with the Office de l’Elevage et des Pâturages (OEP), Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur
Rabat, Morocco, 20 September 2022 – Under the leadership of Dr Rachid Mrabet of INRA Morocco, experts drawn from international scientists, development agencies, and a private brewing company met virtually to launch the MountainHER project. “INRA Morocco are key partners in several PRIMA and European projects, but this is the first time that a North African country is leading one, so it is a
Each year, the Agricultural Research Center (ARC) in Egypt and ICARDA delegations meet to assess the achievements of the previous year, discuss lessons learned, plan Egypt’s future agricultural research priorities and renew collaborative commitments that align with the national strategic plan for Egypt in agricultural development. The collaboration between ICARDA and ARC in Egypt was launched more than 40 years
ICARDA is co-hosting the 7th International Workshop for Farming Systems Design (FSD7-2022) alongside CIHEAM-Montpellier, IAV Hassan II, Institut Agro, and UM6P. FSD7-2022 is an opportunity for key stakeholders to discuss and design a plan for climate-smart agri-food systems for sustainable food and nutritional security in dry areas under a climate crisis.
With financial support from the CGIAR Research Program on Wheat (CRP-Wheat), ICARDA’s researchers have launched a book titled “Political Economy of the Wheat Sector in Uzbekistan: Seed Systems, Varietal Adoption, and Impacts.” The seven-chapter book comprehensively compiles several studies conducted on different aspects of the wheat sector in Uzbekistan, from variety development and seed marketing to varietal adoption and their
Convened by the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) and CGIAR, under the patronage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in Egypt, this high-level session will reflect on leveraging science and innovation to guide concurrent efforts of achieving food security while maintaining and restoring the environment with emphasis on adaptation and mitigation in agriculture in African and
Within FAO’s NENA Water Scarcity Initiative (WSI), ICARDA, in collaboration with FAO and specialized institutions in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia, has established and operated an ET measurement network since 2020. The NENA ET-Network aims to build a common regional understanding of the ET field measurements. A regional hybrid symposium will be organized in Rabat, Morocco, from