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How AgriSat’s groundbreaking remote sensing tools can contribute to more productive and cost-efficient wheat farming in Egypt    Cereals and root crops are vital staple food and animal feed crops throughout Mediterranean countries, including Egypt, and typically occupy almost one-third of their farmland. Given their importance and the threat posed by climate change and global shocks, targeted innovation in production

This work is part of the Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program supported by the American people delivered through the USAID Feed the Future initiative In Ethiopia, bread wheat is the third most important cereal crop after maize and teff for domestic food products (64%), and farmer incomes (24%). Wheat straw is also an

On the 8th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the United Nations (UN) aims to highlight the immense impact women in science deliver in transforming our world through contributing their knowledge and expertise towards the UN 2030 agenda and its 17 sustainable development goals. ICARDA’s Climate Change Advisor, Dr. Roula Majdalani, discusses her professional journey

The F2R-CWANA partner consultation meeting in Cairo in December 2022 was an opportunity for partners to update each other on progress, share knowledge, identify research gaps, prioritize the scaling-ready technology, and explore opportunities we have seen along the path to resilience. When researching and developing innovations at ICARDA, our partners lead right from the start and throughout, helping us

A CGIAR delegation led by Mr. Aly Abousabaa, ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director CWANA, recently concluded a series of high-level consultations with National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) representatives to harness guidance on priorities for the partner-led ICARDA breeding research agenda, including variety promotion under the Fragility to Resilience CWANA and Seed equal initiatives until 2030.   Through

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) was delighted to be chosen as a finalist for the CGIAR Inclusive Team Award – one of CGIAR’s first-ever Inclusive Workplace Awards, which recognize efforts to advance gender equity and support inclusivity in the workplace. All members of the MEL team

Over 70 researchers from 10 CGIAR centers, EiA External Advisory Committee (EAC), Moroccan partners, and stakeholders gathered in Rabat for three days of deliberations. Opened by ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director of CWANA, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, INRA Morocco Director, Dr. Faouzi Bekkaoui, One CGIAR Managing Director – Resilient Agri-Food Systems, Dr. Martin Kropff, Bill & Melinda Gates

ICARDA scientists recently met with The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) team of experts to discuss the potential of collaboration in research on pastoral systems and adaptation to address climate change impacts on rural farmers. The OSS initiates and facilitates partnerships on common challenges related to managing shared water resources and implementing international agreements on desertification, biodiversity, and climate change