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Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries
A research for development initiative working across ten countries to raise wheat production and reduce the Arab World’s growing dependence on costly wheat imports.
Returns to Investment on Barley Improvement Research in Dry Areas
Barley, one of the earliest crops in human history, is grown in over 100 countries. In the West, it is used mainly for animal feed or as malt for producing beverages. In developing countries it is a staple food for millions ...
International Scientists and Policymakers Gather to Tackle Endemic Disease Threatening Global Wheat Production and Food Security
In an urgent response to the endemic threat that wheat stripe rust now poses to global wheat production, a partnership of leading international agricultural research centers, national research institutions, and policy ...
Post-conflict rebuilding of food & agricultural systems: Agricultural know-how, technologies and capacity development sustain peace-building and rural livelihoods
For 40 years, ICARDA has worked with drylands countries to improve the performance of their
national agricultural systems. This includes expertise in rebuilding agricultural systems after
conflict. Today, ICARDA runs ...
ICARDA's ties with Azerbaijan
ICARDA has been working with partners in Azerbaijan since 1998 and together has developed national research priorities, focusing on germplasm enhancement of wheat, barley, chickpea, and lentil to boost yields, and the ...
ICARDA-European Commission partnership (1990-2011)
This brief highlights cooperation between the European Commission and ICARDA for programs over the past two decades to improve food security and the livelihoods of rural populations in the world’s dry areas.
Food, income, and livelihoods: Impact of new agricultural technologies in Africa
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen have a combined population of 195 million, of whom 72% live in rural areas. All four economies are largely agriculture-based; but most farmers use traditional crop varieties and farming ...
CAC Program Highlights No 5. September – October, 2016
News from CGIAR Collaborative Research Program for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC) covering the countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, ...