{"id":25,"date":"2025-07-18T02:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icarda2024.wpengine.com\/safeguarding-the-future-of-food-in-a-climate-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:39:08","slug":"genebanks-crops-seed-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/genebanks-crops-seed-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding the Future of Food in a Climate Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f5eb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41f5eb0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053b37b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"053b37b\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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poster=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Genetic-Resources-video-bg.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeac2da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aeac2da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ab5fa e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02ab5fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2742b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2742b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICARDA 2024 Report<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e0024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6e0024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safeguarding the Future of Food in a Climate Crisis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84497d9 e-con-full iar-scroll-down e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84497d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4967d5d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4967d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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down\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034672c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"034672c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26aab1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e26aab1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2a90b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc2a90b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7cbb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd7cbb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c3122 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71c3122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f156e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f156e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The accelerating pace of climate change is redrawing the boundaries of what is possible in dryland agriculture. Crops that once thrived in farmers\u2019 fields are withering under shifting rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, and increasing attacks from pests and diseases. At the same time, livestock that have grazed on dryland rangelands for generations are increasingly struggling to get the nutrients they need from degraded food and water sources. These converging stresses are threatening the viability of traditional farming systems and demanding urgent, science-driven adaptation<\/p><p>ICARDA is scouring the genetic diversity contained in the thousands of crop varieties and livestock breeds to find those that can thrive in the changing conditions. We ensure that alternatives that are adapted to new and future climate conditions, including those that are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/conference-innovations-sustainable-production-neglected-and-underutilized-crop-species\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neglected and underutilized<\/a>, can meet the needs of all the members of the local communities who depend on them. In parallel, we are supporting decision-makers with a better understanding of why inclusion matters, for example, how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/research\/strengthening-womens-resilience-and-participation-climate-governance-agrifood-sector-through-public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public policies can improve women\u2019s resilience to climate change and environmental hazards<\/a>\u00a0by enabling their full and effective participation in climate governance at different scales.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330850fe e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"330850fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e99540a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e99540a\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/fi_1365457.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-302\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f155d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f155d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a90be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36a90be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lines To National Partners<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ffeeeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ffeeeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Germplasm lines developed and transferred to NARS for local adaptation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ccd794c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ccd794c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639841a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"639841a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430ea526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"430ea526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"4632\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c13277a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c13277a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/fi_9422980.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-301\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da1166f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1da1166f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d315a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d315a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessions<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8613e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f8613e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Genetic resources transferred to partners beyond ICARDA for global agricultural research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f8aeafe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f8aeafe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed1c11e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ed1c11e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22411fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"22411fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1.79\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f847d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f847d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/fi_3553532.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-303\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ad6fd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59ad6fd8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4612bb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4612bb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gain<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2114556c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2114556c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Year-on-year increase in crop performance through advanced breeding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248cef7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"248cef7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37be911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"37be911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"building-on-the-genetic-foundations-of-resilience\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4dd04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b4dd04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646892d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"646892d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b150975 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Building-on-the-Genetic-Foundations-of-Resilience-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1817px) 100vw, 1817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e254c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67e254c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d697acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d697acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Genebanks on the Frontlines of Food Security<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e260fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e260fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a year marked by heightened geopolitical instability and severe humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, ICARDA acted swiftly to protect the region&#8217;s crop diversity housed in its genebank in Lebanon. Emergency shipments of 14 vital crop species were relocated from our genebank in Lebanon to our genebank in Morocco. We placed another nine into long-term storage at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. This emergency response will ensure the genetic diversity contained within these crops will remain available to rebuild food production systems in the region once the situation allows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf90d3 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaf90d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752c127 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"752c127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0009e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0009e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1303\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-175\" alt=\"duplication of barley and wheat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-1536x782.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/duplication-of-barley-and-wheat-2048x1042.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4770d58 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4770d58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3ce39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c3ce39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, we have also reached our 90% target for availability and safety duplication of barley and wheat, securing collections for the longer term. These include wild ancestors of these modern domesticated crops, which have evolved over millennia. They contain a rich treasure trove of genetic diversity that we need to adapt food systems to today\u2019s environmental challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ff35f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7ff35f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180faf4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"180faf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2d6a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce2d6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integrating digital tools such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grs.icarda.org\/collection\/app\/grs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Genebanks Online Research Tool<\/a>\u00a0and advanced characterization technologies into our conservation and use efforts is transforming ICARDA\u2019s genebanks into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/blog\/unlocking-potential-plant-genetic-resources-genome-wide-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bio-digital resource centers<\/a>. Deploying the latest technological innovations, which include more accurate performance predictions, means that scientists and breeders can make quicker selections of which genetic resources hold the most promise to meet future climate challenges. Access to these resources has also become easier than through the newly developed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germplasm-prd.azurewebsites.net\/germplasm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seed Request app on the ICARDA Germplasm platform<\/a>, streamlining the way users explore and request genetic materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4537a92 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4537a92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b18dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67b18dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1915\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/ICARDAs-genebanks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-176\" alt=\"ICARDA\u2019s genebanks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/ICARDAs-genebanks.jpg 1915w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/ICARDAs-genebanks-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/ICARDAs-genebanks-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/ICARDAs-genebanks-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/ICARDAs-genebanks-1536x866.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a06393 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a06393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d72198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1d72198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=SgnsjLtlW7I&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee69a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dee69a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dadf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2dadf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"climate-smart-options-for-tomorrows-food-systems\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f6bc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11f6bc2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c8254 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30c8254\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6331d28 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6331d28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1fcaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a1fcaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate-Smart Options for Tomorrow\u2019s Food Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a92495 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a92495\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8988895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8988895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cultivating the Right Crops to Move from Dependence to Self-Reliance<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d880f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d880f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While Africa currently spends a staggering USD 15 billion on importing 40 million tonnes of wheat annually, countries such as Zimbabwe have made significant strides toward self-sufficiency. Helping them to do so is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/promise-summer-wheat-zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAVE, an improved variety of bread wheat<\/a> developed by ICARDA in partnership with Zimbabwe\u2019s Department of Research and Specialist Services through the TAAT program. SAVE was bred to be resistant to heat, drought, and wheat rust, and can be cultivated in both summer and winter growing seasons. Similarly, in <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/rebuilding-sudans-wheat-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudan<\/a>, ICARDA and partners are reviving wheat research and seed systems through the TAATII Wheat project, demonstrating that even amid conflict, advances in climate-smart varieties and farmer training can reignite the path toward self-sufficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09acb08 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09acb08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81454f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81454f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Climate-Smart-Options-for-Tomorrows-Food-Systems-1-2048x1364.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afddd5 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3afddd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b18b2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73b18b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757350e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"757350e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/new-wheat-variety-boost-rainfed-agriculture-syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHAM 12, a new wheat variety to boost rainfed agriculture in Syria<\/a>, is also showing promising results. It was developed by ICARDA in partnership with the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) to help secure domestic production in a country where water is increasingly scarce and the need for drought-resilient varieties is rising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75eade e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f75eade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c133048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c133048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/a-new-wheat-variety.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-180\" alt=\"a new wheat variety\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/a-new-wheat-variety.png 1100w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/a-new-wheat-variety-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/a-new-wheat-variety-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/a-new-wheat-variety-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35d553 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f35d553\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe9174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fe9174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/cactus-pear-header.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-182\" alt=\"cactus pear header\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/cactus-pear-header.png 1100w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/cactus-pear-header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/cactus-pear-header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/cactus-pear-header-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a1ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a1ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/cactus-pear-dryland-farming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cactus pear<\/a>\u00a0is gaining traction as a climate-resilient food and fodder crop. Trials carried out by ICARDA and partners in Jordan and India are showing how, with the right research and investment, this prickly crop can help strengthen climate resilience, food security, and ecosystem restoration in dry regions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104b698 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"104b698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a675760 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a675760\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f563f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f563f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giving a Voice to Pulses: Dryland\u2019s Silent Heroes<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448bf4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"448bf4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/world-pulses-day-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nutritious pulses such as chickpea, lentil, grasspea, and faba bean<\/a>, punch above their weight when it comes to standing up to environmental stresses of drought and heat. They also boost soil health through biological nitrogen fixing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8daf7eb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8daf7eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f3e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4f3e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-184\" alt=\"Crops - Faba Bean\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Crops-Faba-Bean-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41370b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b41370b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c304f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c304f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the last fifty years, ICARDA has introduced 28 climate-smart, high-yielding varieties in India alone. We have also gathered evidence about how, with the right research and investment, they could rapidly reshape the landscape of sustainable farming. Our work on grasspea, for example, is showing its potential as a crucial rainfed crop that can be used in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/unlocking-agricultural-potential-india-transforming-rice-fallow-grasspea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rice fallow<\/a>\u00a0systems \u2013 when land is left unused between rice crops. This hardy drought-tolerant legume is climate resilient, nutritious, and can thrive in poor soils; making it a vital option for sustainable, low-input agriculture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57724fc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57724fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5959214 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5959214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbdc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cbdc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/revive-forgotten-pulse-crops-like-pigeon-pea-and-field-pea.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/revive-forgotten-pulse-crops-like-pigeon-pea-and-field-pea.png 1100w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/revive-forgotten-pulse-crops-like-pigeon-pea-and-field-pea-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/revive-forgotten-pulse-crops-like-pigeon-pea-and-field-pea-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/revive-forgotten-pulse-crops-like-pigeon-pea-and-field-pea-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d718ddc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d718ddc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba1b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba1b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, we <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/29th-annual-group-meet-rabi-pulses-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosted a meeting of over 200 researchers and policymakers<\/a> in partnership with the Indian Institute of Pulses Research to foster collaboration to enhance pulse production and, in September, signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/icarda-and-odisha-agriculture-partner-revitalize-forgotten-crops-and-boost-livelihoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memorandum of Agreement<\/a> with the Government of Odisha to revive forgotten pulse crops like pigeon pea and field pea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c9e9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78c9e9a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d8f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f8d8f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"healthy-plants-and-seed-systems-to-strengthen-farmer-defense-systems\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a381bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a381bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad3723 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ad3723\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba055f6 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba055f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930898e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"930898e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-187\" alt=\"Healthy Plants and Seed Systems to Strengthen Farmer Defense Systems\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Healthy-Plants-and-Seed-Systems-to-Strengthen-Farmer-Defense-Systems--2048x1152.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598336e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"598336e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d82c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d82c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthy Plants and Seed Systems to Strengthen Farmer Defense Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d093382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d093382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each year, invasive pests and pathogens cost the world around\u202fUSD 220 billion\u202fin crop losses. ICARDA\u2019s Seed Health Laboratories in Lebanon and Morocco play a vital role in prevention, testing more than 26,000 accessions in 2024 alone for viruses, fungi, bacteria, and pests to ensure safe, clean seed distribution. We are also continually <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/safeguarding-global-plant-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improving our seed health infrastructure and testing methodologies<\/a> to ensure the clean health status of conserved seeds, plants, and plant parts that are used in crop breeding and research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa04be e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caa04be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f10bf1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f10bf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3a4f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b3a4f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-189\" alt=\"Stepping Up at International Nurseries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Stepping-Up-at-International-Nurseries-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a920dd e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a920dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc155d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc155d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stepping Up at International Nurseries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc607ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc607ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICARDA has the CGIAR mandate to improve barley, lentil, faba bean, grasspea, durum and bread wheat, and kabuli chickpea, along with pasture and forage legumes, which are all important staple crops for dryland agriculture. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/indms.icarda.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Nurseries<\/a> &#8211; ICARDA\u2019s system for distributing new varieties of our mandated crops &#8211; are also ramping up their efforts. In the 2023-2024 season, we planted 1,158 individual crop lines of experimental varieties for seed multiplication. From these, in 2024-2025, we prepared around 500 curated sets of requested seed for global distribution and released 27 new varieties globally. These new varieties were 10 winter wheat; 4 Bread Wheat; 1 durum wheat; 1, barley; chickpea, 3; faba Bean; 4 lentil and 1 grass pea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f877f8e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f877f8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f0d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64f0d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/25-years-of-collaboration-with-RIPGR.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-190\" alt=\"25 years of collaboration with RIPGR\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/25-years-of-collaboration-with-RIPGR.webp 1600w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/25-years-of-collaboration-with-RIPGR-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/25-years-of-collaboration-with-RIPGR-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/25-years-of-collaboration-with-RIPGR-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/25-years-of-collaboration-with-RIPGR-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c15e6 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04c15e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561b5cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"561b5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">25 years of collaboration with RIPGR<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1ce77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1ce77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In November, ICARDA co-hosted an <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/symposium-plant-genetic-resources-milestone-event-climate-change-and-food-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international symposium<\/a> to highlight the critical role of plant genetic resources in ensuring food security under climate change. This was part of activities to mark 25 years of collaboration with Uzbekistan\u2019s Research Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (RIPGR). ICARDA provides RIPGR with around 1,000 accessions of improved wheat germplasm and more than 2,000 other critical crops every year. The symposium was held in partnership with Uzbekistan\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture and other collaborators and attracted 200 participants from 20 countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3385cd3 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3385cd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b88a2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6b88a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0537450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0537450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Empowering-Farmers-Through-Community-Seedbanks.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-192\" alt=\"Empowering Farmers Through Community Seedbanks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Empowering-Farmers-Through-Community-Seedbanks.webp 1100w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Empowering-Farmers-Through-Community-Seedbanks-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Empowering-Farmers-Through-Community-Seedbanks-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Empowering-Farmers-Through-Community-Seedbanks-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1225094 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1225094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b404a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b404a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowering Farmers Through Community Seedbanks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b131e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b131e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, ICARDA is scaling community seedbanks\u2014vital local hubs that safeguard crop diversity, ensure access to quality seeds, and strengthen farmers\u2019 self-reliance and food security. In 2024, we celebrated the opening of a <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/building-nature-positive-seed-systems-community-seed-banks-kenya-and-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new community seedbank processing facility in Kenya<\/a>, which will boost farmer access to healthy seeds of resilient crop varieties and strengthen local biodiversity stewardship, including that of indigenous crops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81dfe9a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81dfe9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c95804 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c95804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea5014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bea5014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainably Controlling Red Palm Weevil<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8beddf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8beddf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICARDA supports integrated pest management across the drylands, including efforts to curb the red palm weevil \u2013 an invasive species that can devastate date palm plantations in the Middle East. Yet no matter how smart the innovations and research are, farmers will only benefit from them if they adopt them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a64f2e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a64f2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833f647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"833f647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Sustainably-Controlling-Red-Palm-Weevil.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-194\" alt=\"Sustainably Controlling Red Palm Weevil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Sustainably-Controlling-Red-Palm-Weevil.webp 943w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Sustainably-Controlling-Red-Palm-Weevil-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Sustainably-Controlling-Red-Palm-Weevil-768x436.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576b3d4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"576b3d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341f1e9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"341f1e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae0755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cae0755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Palm-trees.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-196\" alt=\"Palm trees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Palm-trees.png 752w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Palm-trees-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5426d35 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5426d35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797492a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797492a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/battling-red-palm-weevil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a pioneering study<\/a> to better understand what drives Egyptian farmer adoption of sustainable pest management practices, we have now launched <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/research\/featured\/protecting-palms-livelihoods-and-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a project to protect palms, livelihoods, and the environment<\/a>. In addition, the UAE, the Gates Foundation, and ICARDA have officially launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/research\/featured\/protecting-palms-livelihoods-and-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control<\/a>, a science-led partnership bringing together world-leading institutions, researchers, and policymakers to combat one of the most destructive pests affecting palm cultivation worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d951364 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d951364\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e277ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e277ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Problem:<br>\nWhy Red Palm Weevil is a Global Threat<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aafb8a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aafb8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c430b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0c430b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdf2dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cdf2dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a773f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a773f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/earth.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-197\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fa652 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48fa652\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f16d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f16d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Present in<br \/><strong>49+ countries<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ceeff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5ceeff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d870d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8d870d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b55f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b55f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/plant.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-198\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea1121 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fea1121\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6190ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6190ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>$2 billion<\/strong><br \/>in annual crop losses<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ac078 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06ac078\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a22b18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a22b18\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c76fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c76fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/tree.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-199\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231ec4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"231ec4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517cccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"517cccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>35 million<\/strong><br \/>trees infested<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab8350 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dab8350\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acd64d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9acd64d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f3efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7f3efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/farmer.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-200\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a58714 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a58714\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34eb681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34eb681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>50 million<\/strong><br \/>farmers affected<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96825b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96825b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee904c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ee904c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd9f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fd9f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/caterpillar.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-201\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dcb7a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dcb7a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0f015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd0f015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Silent killer<\/strong> &#8211; larvae damage is hard to detect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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