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International Farmers' Conference

In May 2008, some 50 farmers from six countries exchanged experiences and knowledge through story telling during the first International Farmers' Conference, held at ICARDA Headquarters in Aleppo, Syria

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	Global agricultural research-for-development against desertification
	FAO-ICARDA International Technical Cooperation Network on Cactus
	Global Partnership Initiative for Plant Breeding Capacity Building (GIPB)
	Khalifa International Date Palm Award
	Knowledge Sharing Project
	International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development

Generation Challenge Programme

Integrated Natural Resources Management (INRM)

ICARDA

International School of Aleppo

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New Publications

ICARDA in the News

-	Bridging Workshops - Second Workshop: Productive and Sustainable Use of Saline Waters and Salt-affected Soils in Agriculture, 14-18 November 2009
-	International workshop on crop improvment under drought: an integeated approach, January 31st to February 2nd 2009, Karaj, Iran
-	International Conference on Highlands Agriculture on Integrated Management of the Resource Base to Sustain Agricultural Development and Livelihoods in the Highlands and Mountainous Areas of Central and West Asia and North Africa, 17-20 May 2009, Karaj, Iran
-	New website on Farmers' Rights: The Farmers' Rights Project of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI) in Norway has recently launched a new website
-	The 1st International Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Their Cultivation and Aspects of Uses, Petra, Jordan, 15 - 16 October 2008.
-	Report on the IDDC Ninth International Conference on Dryland Development: Sustainable Development in the Drylands - Meeting the Challenge of Global Climate Change, 7-10 November2008
-	4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 4-7 February 2009 (First Announcement)
-	From Seed to Pasts: The Durum Wheat Chain. International Durum Wheat Symposium, 30 June - 3 July 2008, Bologna, Italy

1- Seed Hunter: (Video) a highly entertaining
documentary about a topic that is vital for the future
of the planet

2- ICARDA Annual Report 2007

3- Seed production of cool-season food legumes: faba bean, chickpea and lentil

4- Farmers' Performance Criteria for New Barley Varieties and their Diffusion through Farmer-
to- Farmer Seed Distribution

5- Human and Nature: Working Together for Sustainable Development of Drylands

6- Harnessing Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering for Agriculture Development in the Near East and North Africa

7- Water benchmarks of CWANA project. 1. Characteristics of benchmark research agroecosystems in WANA: rainfed, irrigated, and marginal drylands.

8- Water benchmarks of CWANA project. 2. Selection and characterization of Badia watershed research sites.

9- Socioeconomic and livelihood characterization, and baseline information of integrated research sites in Balochistan.



-	ICARDA opens South Asia Office
-	New seed project to help fight stem rust
-	French Delegation Visits ICARDA
-	Alliance Against Hunger: a new partnership in Jordan
-	New Initiatives for the Arabian Peninsula
-	CGIAR "King Baudouin Science Award for Outstanding Partnership" awarded to the Program for Sustainable Agriculture in Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)
-	ICARDA Board of Trustees Meets
-	Arab Development Funds Meeting
-	SAGA workshop in Cairo
-	Science Week at ICARDA
-	Host Country Syria-ICARDA Ties: Stronger Collaboration
-	CAC Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary
-	Research Progress Continues in Mexico
-	New Socioeconomics Project for Central Asia
-	Award for Dr Paroda
-	Strengthening Collaboration with the Netherlands
-	Zero tillage reduces water consumption in farming. Deutsche Welle International Report (Audio)





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