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Ties that Bind: Algeria and ICARDA Twenty-Five Years of Collaboration
The partnership between ICARDA and Algeria was further strengthened with the signing, in September 1986, of an agreement of collaboration between Algeria's Ministry of Agriculture and ICARDA. This has led to several projects ...
Healing Wounds: How the International Research Centers of the CGIAR Help Rebuild Agriculture in Countries Affected by Conflicts and Natural Disasters
This study first reviews current thinking on the underlying causes of conflicts and disasters, identifying poverty as a major driver of both. Poverty breeds frustration, compelling the poor to turn to violence.
Ties that Bind: Afghanistan and ICARDA
In January 2002, ICARDA, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), brought together 74 experts from 34 organizations including the CGIAR centers and other research institutes, ...
Ties that Bind: ICARDA in Central Asia and the Caucasus. A Decade of Achievements
ICARDA and the Central Asian and the Caucasian countries are now collaborating in a wide range of research programs under five themes: (1) germplasm enhancement; (2) natural resource management; (3) feed and livestock ...
Ties that Bind: Morocco and ICARDA. Collaboration since 1977 (second, revised and updated version)
Agriculture contributes about 20% of Morocco's gross domestic product (GDP), but this proportion varies widely depending on rainfall. The country has about 8.5 million hectares of good agricultural land, of which nearly ...
Ties that Bind: La Tunisie et L'ICARDA. 25 Annees de Collaboration
L'accord de collaboration entre l'ICARDA (Ie Centre International de Recherche Agricole dans les Zones Seches) et la Tunisie a ete signe en 1979 et ratifie par l' Assemblee Nationale en 1980.
L'ICARDA a son siege a Alep ...
Ties that Bind: Turkey and ICARDA. Collaboration in Agricultural Research since 1977
Turkey is located in the Fertile Crescent, an area in the Mediterranean region where, some 10,000 years ago, barley, wheat, lentil, pea, flax and vetch were domesticated—indicating the country's rich experience in agricultural ...
Ties that Bind: The Netherlands and ICARDA
The Netherlands is one of the few developed countries that have been consistent in supporting development cooperation at levels agreed by the UN and OECD. Every year the country allocates
0.8% of its GNP to poverty reduction ...
ICARDA Annual Report 2004
In 2004, ICARDA began strategic visioning, driven by the global focus on achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the realignment of the CGIAR System priorities by the Science Council. It involved, among other actions, ...
ICARDA Annual Report 2005
The year 2005 was an important milestone in the efforts of ICARDA and its partners in meeting the global challenges of agriculture in dry areas through the application of science. In an assessment of all 15 CGIAR Centers ...