Articles in this issue describe how value-addition options were identified for herbal and medicinal plants in a remote valley in Morocco; how cactus species – that combine hardiness with high market value – are being ...

This quarter report covers the period from 1st January to March 31st 2015. Rice-wheat-vegetable rotation trial was carried out at Kadawa and is being harvested. Field days were organized at Kadawa and Alkamawa on 21 and ...

At a global perspective drylands : - Cover 41 percent of the Earth’s surface - Support 30 percent of the world’s population - Support 50 percent of the world’s livestock - Grow 44 percent of the world’s food - Are home to ...

Mapping Pest and Disease Risks in Agriculture

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ICARDA serves its African stakeholders through two of its seven regional programs. These are the Nile Valley and Red Sea Regional Program (NVRSRP), which covers Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan; and the North Africa ...

Durum wheat is the 10th most important crop produced on the planet, and its consumption is nearly as old as civilisation itself. The Phoenicians were the first traders that sold its products along the shores of Mediterranean, ...

Molecular markers are valuable tools for breeders to help accelerate crop improvement. High throughput sequencing technologies facilitate the discovery of large-scale variations such as single nucleotide polymorphisms ...

Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range ...

ICARDA has long-standing outreach programs in North Africa, the Nile Valley, and the Red Sea region (Fig 2). In its current strategic plan, the Center will extend its work to the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa.