A new ICARDA/GLDC-supported MSc course for Burkina Faso. ICARDA and the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) collaborated with the Institute of Rural Development in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, to develop a new curriculum for Master’s students in Burkina Faso’s Nazi BONI University (formerly Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso). Related to the research and development of resilient
ICARDA is proud to announce that a scientific poster developed by Mr. Abd-Al Rahman Moukahel Research Assistant at ICARDA Seed Health Laboratory in Lebanon was selected for the Young Scientist Poster Award during the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union (MPU 2022) in April. The MPU 2022 meeting promotes the dissemination of the latest scientific advances and encourages dialogue and collaboration between
The Conservation Agriculture and Crop-livestock (CLCA) project was made possible through the financial support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the collaboration of Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), Institut Technique des Grandes Cultures (ITGC), Institut National des Grandes Cultures (INGC), Institut Technique de l’Elevage (ITELV), Office de l’Elevage et des Pâturages (OEP), and
We are thrilled to announce that ICARDA’s Doctoral Research Fellow Eng. Rania Gamal (Soil, Water, and Agronomy Research Team) has been awarded the Ain Shams University 2022 Innovates Second Prize in agriculture science for developing the Integrated Smart Management of Irrigation & Fertilization for Sustainable Agriculture smartphone application. Her innovative research aims at developing an all-in-one, cost-effective solution for the
The Initiative capitalizes on climate-smart innovation, biodiversity, and natural resources from a diverse range of ecosystems within the most climate-impacted region in the world. Developed in close consultation with country partners to optimize their knowledge, and target their demands and needs, F2R-CWANA delivers partners the full OneCGIAR range of expertise, networks, and assets, and aims to address regional and country-specific agri-food
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – last May, Dr. Mounir Louhaichi, ICARDA’s Research Team Leader of Rangeland Ecology and Forages, addressed the International Exhibition and Forum for Afforestation Techniques, organized by Saudi Arabia’s National Center for the Development of Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification (NCVCCD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MoEWA). The exhibition and the accompanying forum
ICARDA is grateful to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and to the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock (Livestock CRP) for funding this research. ICARDA would also like to recognize its partners the Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles (IRESA), the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) de Tunisie, the Agence de la
CGIAR’s Science Team for the Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) Initiative in Central, West Asia, and North Africa (CWANA) recently held a kickoff meeting to introduce the Initiative to critical stakeholders in the region. Smallholder farming represents over 80% of the world’s farms, mostly located in the Global South, and supplies 50% of global food. Yet such farmers typically achieve low