Message From Our Leadership

Aly Abousabaa giving a speech
Aly Abousabaa - Director General, ICARDA
Tareq Alzabet giving a speech
Tareq Alzabet - Board of Trustees Chairperson, ICARDA

Message From Our Leadership

Read messages from Aly Abousabaa and Tareq Alzabet reflecting on the key milestones of 2024 and sharing their vision and aspirations as we look ahead to 2025. A moment to pause, appreciate progress, and set the course for the year to come.

ICARDA Annual Report 2024 - Greenhouse

Two Strategies – One Goal: Uniting Science, Strategy, and Investment for Climate-Smart Dryland Food Systems

Drylands are shifting from the periphery of global attention on climate change to become central to the future of food security. Home to 44% of the world’s food systems, nearly half…

ICARDA Annual Report 2024 - Safeguarding the Future of Food in a Climate Crisis

Crops and Genetic Resources

Crops that once thrived in farmers’ fields are withering under shifting rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, and increasing attacks from pests and diseases. Livestock that have…

ICARDA Annual Report 2024 - SWA

Bridging the Water Divide: From Soil to Stream

ICARDA’s cutting-edge water-saving innovations and research on alternative water resources are helping bridge the expanding gap between water supply and demand from dryland…

ICARDA Annual Report 2024 - Advancing Sustainable Dryland Livestock and Land-Use Systems

Advancing Sustainable Dryland Livestock and Land-Use Systems  

Livestock are integral to dryland food security, particularly for pastoralist communities whose livelihoods depend on healthy rangelands and silvopastoral systems…

ICARDA Annual Report 2024 - Empowering People and Systems: Social Inclusion, Capacity Development, and Impact Measurement

Empowering People and Systems: Social Inclusion, Capacity Development, and Impact Measurement

To ensure its research translates into real-world resilience, ICARDA invests in human capacity, inclusive policy design, and robust monitoring and evaluation systems. By building knowledge, promoting equity…
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