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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 ...
Food Legume Nurseries: International Nursery Report 1984/85
The main objective of the program is to provide a mechanism for the multi-location testing of the genetic material of chickpea, faba beans, and lentils originating from national and International programs.
The testing aims ...
Germplasm Program Legumes Annual Report 1996
This report summarizes the key accomplishments and efforts of the Germplasm Program Legumes at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in 1996.
ICARDA Annual Report 1995
Achieving sustainable increases in agricultural productivity in the dry areas is a real challenge.
Rainfall in these areas is, by definition, low and variable. Conventional water resources are
limited, and the share available ...
Enhancing Productivity of Wheat-Legume Cropping System for Smallholder Farmers in West Asia and North Africa
The project tests, validates and disseminates proven
and new technologies to assist smallholder farmers in
WANA increase their yields and stabilize wheat-legume
production system for food security in the face of
increasing ...
Middle East Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI)
This will ensure more sustainable ecosystems and improved rural livelihoods. Emphasis is given to building on local knowledge by using existing data, social capital, research linkages, partnerships and proven methodologies ...
Detection of significant new races of the wheat stem rust pathogen in Africa and Middle East
Stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) is a destructive disease on bread and durum wheat. Following the identification and distribution of Ug99, major national and international efforts have been made ...
Addendum to first and second report on Virus diseases of Vicia Faba and some other crops in the Niley Valley and the Involvement of ICARDA
The author participated in the International Conference on Faba beans from 7 t o 11 March 1981 in Cairo, sponsored by ICARDA and IFAD Nile Valley Project in cooperation with the Government of Egypt. There, he presented a ...
ICARDA’s New Strategic Plan 2017-2026 Highlights
Non-tropical dry areas cover over 40% of the world’s land surface with a growing population of more than 2.5 billion people. These people grow 44% of the world’s food and keep half of the world’s livestock, yet one in six ...
Middle East and North Africa Water and Livelihoods Initiative - WLI
Improving livelihoods through sustainable
water and land management • CGIAR Centers:
This will ensure more sustainable ecosystems and
- International Center for Agricultural Research in
the Dry Areas (ICARDA),
improved ...