🌏🥗It was heartening to see food systems, agriculture, gain global recognition, but much work remains to be done. Read CGIAR takeaways from #COP28. x.com/CGIAR/status/1…

🙌 We're absolutely thrilled to have Ismahane Elouafi Ismahane Elouafi ICARDA in Cairo 🎉 where she and our DG Aly Abousabaa meet with esteemed high-level partners to discuss the transformative impact of CGIAR’s and ICARDA's dryland innovations. 👀Stay tuned for updates!

“The project provided farmers with high-quality seeds & raised-bed machines, i.e to save water. Despite global crises and environmental challenges, iNASHR has improved yields and food security for smallholder farmers and their families.”Dr. Mohamed Soliman ARC President

We have interesting discussion with Kathy The Crawford Fund and Brett ABC News about development and distribution of elite genotypes of Wheat, Durum Barley and legumes to Australia through the CAIGE Project ICARDA Filippo Bassi Miguel Sanchez-Garcia Anna Backhaus Michael Baum Aladdin Hamwieh

🫘"Happy World Pulses Day! 🫘 Today, we celebrate the unsung heroes of agriculture – pulses. Join us in recognizing their vital role in sustainable agriculture and global food security. ✍️ Read Now: Aladdin Hamwieh's latest Op-ed #WorldPulsesDay 🔗 icarda.org/media/news/wor…

Wonderful to meet with Secretary Antony Blinken, Department of State on my recent visit to the US, to discuss the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) and our shared commitment to leveraging science, innovation, and partnerships to address global food security. #WithScienceWeCan

I was delighted to have Prof. Dr. Channapatna S. Parakash is the dean of the college of art and science at Tuskegee Uni visit ICARDA's biotech laboratory at ARC-Egypt. I was impressed to engage in a conversation with him on the latest advancements in science & biotechnology.

ICARDA is proud to be leading the process of drafting a Dryland Strategy for CGIAR and recently hosted a listening session in Egypt 🇪🇬 with key agriculture stakeholders. It's always fascinating to hear from our partners! Taking solid steps towards resilient agriculture in dry

It was a pleasure to visit Dr. BHARDWAJ at ICAR-IARI chickpea breeding program, and I was delighted to see the excellent facilities and to interact with the doctoral students and research fellows. I am looking forward to having more collaboration on chickpea with them.

The climate smart CGIAR crops demonstrated by Aly Abousabaa’s team at the INRA Maroc ICARDA Morocco Research Platform aren’t just resilient, they may be the lifeline for rural livelihoods in the face of accelerating climate change. CGIAR #WithScienceWeCan

📢 Delighted to join Bill Gates Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi Muzukulu wa Bityo John-Arne Røttingen in launching the new partnership between Novo Nordisk Foundation Wellcome and the Gates Foundation on #health and #climatechange. Learn more🔗 on.cgiar.org/3woWQiB

🤝ICARDA and ARC-Egypt have jointly launched an intensive one-week training course titled 'Advanced Course in Designing and Analyzing Agricultural Statistics' at the "Central Laboratory for Design and Statistical Analysis Research" in ARC, Giza, Egypt. The course, attended by

Excited about the productive meeting with H.E. Dr. Elkhan Polukhov, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to 🇪🇬, and Elmar Mammadov, Co-Lead #COP29 Action Agenda Team.🤝Together, we explored ways CGIAR can contribute to COP29 Azerbaijan, to advance global food security & agricultural resilience.🌍🌾

Very happy to meet with old friend and colleague Dr. Francis Ogbonnaya from GRDC and ICARDA DG Mr. ALY Abousabaa in Canberra Australia. We actively work together on controlling Ascochyta blight in chickpea with breeder Dr. Alaa Hamwieh ICARDA The Crawford Fund GRDC

Our next session, which explores pathology, physiology and quality in legumes commences with Dr Aladdin Hamwieh from ICARDA, who provides an update on his research into Ascochtya blight resistance in chickpea. Great to see global collaboration in action in this GRDC funded

Very pleased to hear Dr. Mamta Sharma (from ICRISAT) speak at Curtin University, Australia, about her excellent research on enhancing #chickpea resistance to various diseases. It was a fantastic seminar! Many thanks to Dr. Lars Kamphuis for organizing this event.

Key milestones at Cairo Water Week! ICARDA🤝Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation have signed an MoU to strengthen collaboration in water resources & irrigation research and capacity building. A solid step towards sustainable agri-water management, enhanced food security & improved livelihoods of farmers

Ever wondered what's inside our genebank? 🤔 Explore the secrets of our accessions with Athanasios Tsivelikas, Genebank Manager at ICARDA! Watch the full video👉 youtube.com/watch?v=SgnsjL…

#Today 🌱 We’re thrilled to receive H.E. Alaa Farouk 🇪🇬, MoA Egypt, at our booth during the ARC Exhibition & Conference: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Towards Sustainable Agricultural Development! ICARDA scientists showcased our latest agri-innovations in climate-smart crops

Australia’s Climate Change Counsellor for Africa, Daniel Featherston, visited Egypt to deepen Australia’s understanding of climate challenges. He met with the Climate Change Information Centre & ICARDA reflecting the shared #ClimateAction priorities of Egypt and Australia.