ICARDA News

ICARDA welcomed Dr. Andrew Noble as its new Deputy Director General for Research on September 1, 2015. Prior to joining ICARDA, he served as the Director of the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), led by the International Water Management...

Present laws in Kazakhstan widely recognize the principle of gender equality, but, as in many other countries, the reality is different. Women are considered inferior to men in the Kazakhstani society, and as a consequence many are cut-off from opportunities to generate...

The dirt beneath our feet is more valuable than you might think. Soil is the basis for both food and fuel production and it is essential for the ecosystem services that nature provides us. Soil is finite. Once it is degraded, it cannot be recovered within our lifetime...

At a recently concluded annual review and planning meeting (2014-2015) of the India-Morocco/OCPF Food Legume Initiative’s project entitled ‘Increasing food legumes production by small-scale farmers to strengthen food and nutritional security through the adoption of...

With the IFAD-funded ICARDA project to streamline the creation and use of knowledge about sustainable land management (SLM) in the five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), efforts to combat land degradation in...

Every two years, the International Winter Wheat Improvement Program (IWWIP) conducts a traveling seminar to evaluate germplasm, assess current practices and relations, and develop a plan for future improvements in winter wheat production. IWWIP is a joint program...

Global food security is one of the most eminent challenges that the world faces today. At Expo Milano 2015, global food security is the overarching policy agenda which leaders and experts across the world are addressing by proposing and sharing innovative and...

Dryland Systems 2014 Annual Report Pathways to Lasting Impact for Rural Dryland Communities in the Developing World highlights the program’s main contributions to reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and ensuring sustainable natural resources...