Land degradation, climate change and water scarcity were some of the big priorities discussed at the 12th session of the COP12 of the UNCCD held in Ankara, Turkey in October.
In 2015, more than 10,000 farmers across the eight project countries were exposed to improved and affordable technologies both in wheat and food legumes crops.
ICARDA and CIMMYT propose ‘Wheat for Africa’ which aims to increase Africa’s wheat food and nutritional security through enhanced domestic production by 2025.