The International Day of Women and Girls in Science advocates for equal opportunities and inclusion across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). ICARDA actively promotes workplace gender equality, and we are proud to focus on women and youth empowerment as one of our cross-cutting research themes. As women’s involvement in dry area agriculture grows and male migration to urban areas increases
ICARDA, in collaboration with Action Against Hunger-Spain (AAH) and with funding from the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations (EU-DGNEAR), has launched a project titled “Building Food Security and Livelihood Resilience in Syria.” As part of this initiative, Conservation Agriculture (CA) technology is being disseminated to benefit farmers in several Syrian governorates. The project aims to promote sustainable agriculture practices,
In collaboration with national and local partners, ICARDA recently led a participatory workshop under the CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate (LC). Held on January 24, 2024, in Beni Khedache-Medenine, Southern Tunisia, this workshop convened stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, including research, development, policymaking, and local governance entities, agro-pastoral associations, and representatives of agro-pastoralist and nomadic communities, all committed to
The Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project The OIIPCRA project is generously supported by The World Bank and implemented by ICARDA in collaboration with the Department of Water Resources & Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DAFE), Government of Odisha, India. India is home to over 1.4 billion people, making it the world’s most populous country and the fourth-largest country in the
In line with the theme for International Women’s Day 2024, “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress,” Researchers from ICARDA and Western University, Canada, under the auspices of the CGIAR Initiative, HER+, which aims to achieve climate resilience through gender equality and social inclusion in Global South food systems, take stock of public policies and local governance mechanisms that improve women’s participation
To commemorate the foundation day of the FLRP, ICARDA organized a Partners Meet and Farmers’ Day on 24th February 2024, bringing together over 500 farmers, collaborators, and scientists from partner institutes, to showcase commitment for innovation to meet agricultural challenges in India. In India, the agricultural sector contributes around one fifth of the total GDP and employs over 50% of
World Water Day is a day to come together around a resource that we all share in common. But for dryland communities enduring conflicts, it is seldom simple. Water is the main limitation to most economic activities in the drylands of Central and West Asia, North Africa (CWANA), and the Middle East regions where ICARDA works. Dryland communities’ agricultural productivity
Bangladesh’s Char areas, situated within the vast delta formed by the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna rivers, encompass approximately 0.83 million hectares of land. These dynamic landscapes undergo constant changes due to river erosion and deposition, presenting challenges such as flooding and soil salinity. In these regions, where farmers livelihoods are hard to sustain, the cultivation of grasspea has emerged as a beacon of hope. This versatile