ICARDA Awards & Recognition
OVER four decades, ICARDA SCIENTISTS HAVE WON numerous AWARDS FOR RESEARCH AND innovation
ICARDA is proud to announce that its groundbreaking innovation Smart Relay Intercropping was selected as one of the top 5 solutions submitted to Goumbook’s 2024-2025 MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Programme Venture out of 300 applications received from across the region. The MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Initiative aims to initiate a regenerative agriculture awareness movement by mobilising key stakeholders and rallying a supportive ecosystem to scale accessible innovative science, research and nature-based solutions to the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region’s unique
ICARDA is excited to announce that Women ICARDA Rabat (WIR) has been honored with the Inclusive Team Award by CGIAR for proactive adoption of enhanced work practices, fostering an inclusive and respectful team culture.
ICARDA 's groundbreaking project, the 'Solar Mobile Dryer' for maturing and drying dates, has won the Date Palm Innovation Technology Excellence Prize for 2024.
ICARDA is thrilled to announce that Dr Amit Gautam, National Associate Scientist (Durum Wheat Breeding) at ICARDA’s Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP), Amlaha, India has been honoured with the “Best Oral Presentation Award” at the 5th International Group Meeting organized by ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research Karnal (27th -29th March 2024).
Two prestigious awards for Dr. Shiv Kumar Agrawal, ICARDA’s Head of the Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) and Regional Coordinator of the ICARDA South Asia and China Regional Program,
ICARDA is delighted to announce that Dr. Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Regional Coordinator South Asia and China Regional Program & Head of the Food Legume Research Platform (FLRP) has been honored with the prestigious Honorary Fellow Award by the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding (ISGPB). The award ceremony was held on December 13, 2024, during the Second National Genetics Congress held in New Delhi, India.
ICARDA’s Dr. Shiv Kumar Agrawal is presented with the Excellence Award in the field of Pulses Improvement by the Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development (ISPRD) and ICAR- Indian Institution of Pulses and Research (ICAR-IIPR)
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