{"id":26,"date":"2025-07-18T02:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icarda2024.wpengine.com\/bridging-the-water-divide-from-soil-to-stream\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:51:51","slug":"soil-water-agronomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/soil-water-agronomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Water Divide: From Soil to Stream"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38991a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38991a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e7c5c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02e7c5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d138b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d138b1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435ce99 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"435ce99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a25e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08a25e0\" 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-6b52bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b52bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bridging the Water Divide: From Soil to Stream<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14942d e-con-full iar-scroll-down e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b14942d\" 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-e3a28b7 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=\"e3a28b7\" 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-99d2485 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99d2485\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04121ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04121ce\" 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-4f2055a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f2055a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75905a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75905a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICARDA\u2019s cutting-edge water-saving innovations and research on alternative water resources are helping bridge the expanding gap between water supply and demand from dryland communities. As climate change intensifies, increasing rainfall variability and extreme weather events are undermining crop performance, resulting in yield instability and, in some cases, complete crop failure.<\/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-5ad4c878 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ad4c878\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb2be5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bb2be5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140d6b70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"140d6b70\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af0b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7af0b5f\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d482f0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d482f0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e65b314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1e65b314\" 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=\"160000\" 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-71626b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71626b9f\" 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_7296182.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-298\" 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-19aab29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19aab29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e0c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5e0c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hectares<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7315c633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7315c633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under improved water management through practices that maximise productivity in dryland conditions.<\/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-6b48878e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b48878e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c533da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56c533da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ba572b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"55ba572b\" 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 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data-id=\"2c99e6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farmers<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cabd514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cabd514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>in India and Morocco improved their income under precision agriculture and conservation agriculture<\/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-8515bca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8515bca\" 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-bcbd9d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bcbd9d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"water-and-climate-building-resilient-communities\"><\/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-f85adc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f85adc8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2da512 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2da512\" 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-3bdc16c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bdc16c\" 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-2773777 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2773777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Water and Climate: Building Resilient Communities<\/h2>\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-adcdf08 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adcdf08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d4cf2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2d4cf2\" 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-1535869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1535869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In October 2024, ICARDA had the honor of co-convening the 7th <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/events\/icarda-cairo-water-week-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cairo Water Week: Water and Climate: Building Resilient Communities<\/a>. This high-level international forum serves as a hub to promote innovation and dialogue in climate-smart water management. ICARDA was proud to showcase recent innovations, including the new lightweight version of its <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/transformative-innovation-dryland-agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raised Bed Machine<\/a> and supplemental irrigation systems that are proving particularly effective for <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/maximizing-wheat-productivity-supplemental-irrigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moroccan wheat farmers<\/a>, both of which were also presented at a <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/innovating-agriculture-egypt-highlights-kafr-el-sheikh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">field day held in July in Kafr El Sheikh<\/a>, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and ICARDA.<\/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-ba97feb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba97feb\" 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-b7d3f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7d3f63\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-1.png 1100w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-1-768x432.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-b7239bb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7239bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f1d8f e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31f1d8f\" 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-fc180af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc180af\" 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=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-225\" alt=\"Egypt Ministry of Water collaboration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-2.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-2-768x432.jpg 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-246303d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"246303d\" 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-cda4fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda4fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A key milestone was signing a <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/icarda-and-egypt-unite-new-agreement-boost-research-sustainable-water-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memorandum of Understanding with Egypt\u2019s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation<\/a>, establishing a strategic partnership to advance research in agricultural water and irrigation management and capacity building. This collaboration aims to enhance Egypt\u2019s ability to optimize agricultural water usage in severe water scarcity.<\/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-95f1f7a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95f1f7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2344f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2344f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=JoRWEuLvUFw&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-08b49f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08b49f2\" 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-34a4ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"34a4ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"driving-down-emissions-innovations-for-net-zero-agriculture-emissions\"><\/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-5f7503a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f7503a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2703ae8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2703ae8\" 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-43b6467 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43b6467\" 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-d03f2f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d03f2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Driving Down Emissions: Innovations for Net-Zero Agriculture Emissions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a555c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a555c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a0c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a0c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As climate change accelerates and global populations expand, sustainable soil and water management is more critical than ever to achieving food security while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.<\/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-cb00e4a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb00e4a\" 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-db963c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db963c2\" 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=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-226\" alt=\"Dripping water from irrigation pipe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Bridging-img-3-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\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-1e90c32 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e90c32\" 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-9605c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9605c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ICARDA, in collaboration with Morocco&#8217;s Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/carbon-smart-farming-breakthroughs-drylands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ultra-low-energy drippers<\/a>. These have shown a 70% reduction in energy requirements and a 64% decrease in GHG emissions in trials in Morocco. The drippers were highlighted at the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/events\/icarda-wefe4med-nexus-community-practice-launch-cyprus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems for the Mediterranean region project launch event<\/a> in September and contributed towards our nomination for the 2024 World Water Prize.<\/p><p>ICARDA and partners are also <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/carbon-smart-farming-breakthroughs-drylands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advancing monitoring technologies<\/a> that enhance the precision of climate adaptation and mitigation strategies so that decision-makers can more accurately assess the environmental impacts of various agricultural practices. A regional network of flux towers, spanning Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, and Morocco, collects data at 30-minute intervals, offering critical insights into carbon dynamics across dryland ecosystems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78595e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d78595e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, we also launched a new project to <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/enhancing-sustainable-agriculture-syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">build food security and livelihood resilience in Syria<\/a> in partnership with Action Against Hunger-Spain, targeting 1,100 farmers in Aleppo, Hama, Edlib, and Hasaka Governorates. 100 farmers will receive barley seeds, while the remaining 1,000 farmers will plant lentils. 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/genebanks-crops-seed-systems\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"2c45f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCrops and Genetic Resources\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-140\">.e-loop-item-26 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-26 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/5.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-26 post-26 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" 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href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/agrosilvopastoral-systems\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"2c45f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAgrosilvopastoral Systems\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-140\">.e-loop-item-28 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-28 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Cross-Cutting-featured-image.jpeg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-28 post-28 page type-page 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