In a mini-Q&A series published this week and the next, we spoke to several ICARDA scientists to get a better sense of what the future of climate change might look like across the drylands, and to discover how ICARDA is supporting dryland smallholders to adapt. “The report does not present new information in terms of climate knowledge per se, but
In Tunisia, the smallest land plots are overwhelmingly owned by female farmers, which comes with a set of challenges. The first difficulty they face is that large machinery widely used on greater land sizes cannot operate on tiny, uneven, and fragmented land plots. The labor shortage is another challenge for them, as many young people migrate from rural areas to cities, creating a manpower gap and increasing its cost. Female farmers have no other choice than to broadcast seeds and fertilizers manually, the traditional yet painstaking way. They devote a
By Dr. Akmal Akramkhanov, ICARDA Senior Scientist – Sustainable Land Management, and Anastasiya Shyrokaya, MSc Bonn University Land degradation, caused by secondary salinization, soil erosion and desertification, poses a major threat to Uzbekistan’s economic development and environmental sustainability. Over the past decades, many of the country’s agroecological zones have experienced widespread losses of fertile topsoil and nutrients, and vast tracts
“Young people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in the lead up to International Youth Day. Today we examine our important agricultural academic capacity-building activities through two distinct, yet harmonious voices: that of a senior ICARDA scientist, and that of the master’s student he supervised during the
Mon, 08/02/2021 “Kolfa” is a brand-new app which provides commodity price information to Tunisian farmers in near real-time. The bilingual Arabic-French app, now available for free on Google Play Store, has been developed by the ICARDA ICT2Scale team in Tunisia, with the support of the CGIAR’s Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (CRP PIM), and in partnership with the National
On July 27, 2021, ICARDA’s Director-General, Mr. Aly Abousabaa, led a scientific virtual lecture titled “ICARDA’s Efforts and Achievements in Developing Date Palm Cultivation Sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries,” which the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation (KIAAI) organized. More than a hundred experts and specialists attended, representing 16 countries. During the lecture, Mr. Abousabaa
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 By Dr. Mourad Rekik – Principal Scientist – Small Ruminant Physiology Tunisian sheep reared in harsh conditions characterized by food and water scarcity are known as tough and hardy. But one concern of sheep farmers is gastrointestinal worm infestations.
Egypt, July 11 ICARDA Director General Mr Aly Abousabaa recently met with His Excellency Dr. Nasr El Din Obeid, Director General of the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands of the Arab League (ACSAD) to discuss future collaboration between the two organizations to enhance agricultural scientific research in the Arab region. During the meeting, Dr.