May 18, Rabat, – The ICARDA Morocco Genebank was officially inaugurated today by His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Sadiki, Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, alongside Aly Abousabaa, CGIAR's Regional Director of CWANA and ICARDA Director-General. Also presenting the event were Dr. Faouzi Bekkaoui, Director of INRA Marocco, Mr. Kent Nnadozie, Secretary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources (FAO), Dr. Charlotte Lusty Head of Programs Genebank Platform Coordinator, The Crop Trust, and Dr.
It is with great sadness and sorrow to hear of the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. I extend to the people and leadership of the United Arab Emirates my most heartfelt condolences.
The new ICARDA Morocco genebank is supported by the Kingdom of Morocco, CGIAR Genebank Platform, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Genebank attributed funding, European Union, and the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
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.
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