The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute has celebrated the construction of new laboratories and office spaces at its headquarters in eastern Lebanon.
During a field day in its Amlaha Station in Central India’s Madhya Pradesh State, ICARDA shared its improved cultivars with 200 farmers and special guests.
Using non-GM molecular breeding techniques, ICARDA scientists have developed a set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin.