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May 09, 2022
On May 18th, 2022, the new ICARDA Morocco Genebank officially opens in Rabat, Morocco. This state-of-the-art facility safely stores one of the world's most unique and extensive collections of wheat, barley, chickpea, faba bean, lentil, and forage genetic material.
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April 21, 2022
A recent study by ICARDA's Gender Scientist Dr. Dina Najjar examines how societal and economic changes in post-Soviet Uzbekistan altered gender norms, roles, and influence.
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April 17, 2022
ICARDA contributed a further 6,336 seed samples to Norway’s Svalbard seed Vault, adding up to more than 100,000 accessions stored in the vault.
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April 14, 2022
In a new study, ICARDA Gender Scientist Dr. Dina Najjar demonstrates that gender-responsive digital extension can reduce the information gap between male and female farmers in northern Tunisia and help improve the adoption of agricultural technologies.
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March 31, 2022
ICARDA, ARC, and AfricaRice met to review the latest climate-smart crops innovations and discuss specific food/nutrition needs & market demand in the region at the ARC SIDS Crop Research station in Egypt.
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March 30, 2022
Today during MENA Climate Week held in Dubai, ICARDA carried out an engaging and thought-provoking online ‘fireside chat’, hosted by ICARDA’s Climate Change Advisor Ms. Roula Majdalani alongside three co-speakers from the donor, development, and private sector.
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March 24, 2022
CLIMATE-SMART AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS FOR MENA: Conversations with Mr. Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR Regional Director for Central and West Asia and North Africa/Director General ICARDA
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March 22, 2022
On World Water Day 2022, discover ICARDA's science-based innovations and methods that protect the drylands' scarce water resources - and its aquifers.
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March 16, 2022
During the high-level CGIAR/KIADPAI Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Platform side event at the 7th edition of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, Ministers of Agriculture, NARS Representatives, CGIAR High-Level Delegates, and regional experts and stakeholders, met to give the platform a green light for further development.