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
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
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
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
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
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
ICARDA led the OneCGIAR delegation to the Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2023 (MENA CW 2023). The high-level participation of the delegation, led by Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR Regional Director of CWANA and Director General of ICARDA, reflected CGIAR’s commitment to strengthening partnerships in the region to work together on developing climate-smart and resilient agri-solutions for dryland farmers.
ICARDA and the CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative convened a gathering of stakeholders on October 3, 2023 in Cairo to address pressing challenges facing smallholder farmers in the Global South—particularly those related to climate change and market volatility. The event centered on prioritizing national adaptation measures in irrigated agriculture, with a particular focus on Egypt’s wheat-based production systems in