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Improving wheat production in the CWANA region
Wheat is the principal staple food in most countries of the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, accounting for 45% of the region’s per capita calorie intake with an average wheat consumption of about 200 ...
Cost of conserving genetic resources at ex Situ genebanks: an example of the ICARDA genebank
This study estimates the costs of conserving cereals (wheat and barley), forage legumes, and food legumes (chickpea, lentil, and faba bean) in the gene bank maintained by ICARDA and compares the results with those derived ...
The Impact of International and National Investment in Barley Germplasm Improvement in the Developing Countries
Barley grain is used for animal feed, malt and food for human consumption. Archaeological evidence shows that barley was used in human food several thousand years ago (Bhatty, 1992). Although replaced by wheat and rice in ...
Caravan 22: Review of agriculture in the dry areas
This issue of Caravan provides examples of ICARDA's work with its partners to help ensure sustainability of livelihoods for the poor in marginal areas.
Seed Info No. 39
Seed Info aims to stimulate information exchange and regular communication among seed staff in the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region. The purpose is to help strengthen national seed programs, and thus ...
Centre-Commissioned External Review of ICARDA’s Outreach Programs and Partnerships
ICARDA’s Draft Response to the Recommendations of the Center Commissioned External Review (CCER) of ICARDA’s Outreach Programs and Partnerships
ICARDA Strategic Plan 2017 - 2026
This document presents the Strategic Plan of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas for the period from 2017 to 2026. ICARDA’s mission is to enhance food, water, and nutritional security and ...
Food Security and Water Poverty in Central and West Asia and North Africa Region
ll countries in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region in general, and the WANA region in particular, have faced severe challenges in increasing their agricultural production over the last 40 years. This is ...
ICARDA Annual Report 2000
This Annual Report of ICAKLIA for 2000 is the first to reflect the new structure of reporting,
which is based on the five CGIAR themes: Gerrnplasrn Enhancement, Production Systems
Management, Natural Resource Management, ...
ICARDA Annual Report 1996
One of the major activities during 1996 was the development of a new Medium-Term Plan
(MTP) for 1998-2000, designed to enhance food security while protecting the natural resource
base in the fragile environments of dry ...