CGIAR CAC Program

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA March newsletter is now published.

➡️ Read about our work last month and ongoing and future events: mailchi.mp/cgiar.org/marchnewsletter2026

📮 Subscribe to receive all future newsletter: icarda.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ce2c8df96d1615f6cc4b6d811&id=200b18e554

Across the drylands where International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA works, Ramadan is widely observed as a month during which Muslims fast from dawn till dusk and gather each evening for iftar, the meal that breaks the fast. From Egypt to Morocco, Oman to the United Arab Emirates, and beyond, millions begin that meal with a date, a highly nutritious fruit that holds significant religious and cultural importance.

ICARDA’s technical team has worked closely with the farm workers, providing hands-on training on key practices, including inspecting individual palms, safely removing severely infested trees, and installing and monitoring the latest RPW trapping technologies. The bundle solution brings these elements together into a coordinated system, combining improved field management, monitoring tools, and capacity building to move from reactive control to early detection and prevention.

➡️ Read more:

Protecting the First Bite of Ramadan | ICARDA Across the drylands where ICARDA works, Ramadan is widely observed as a month during which Muslims fast from dawn till dusk and gather each evening for iftar, the meal that breaks the fast. From Egypt to Morocco, Oman to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and beyond, millions begin that meal with a dat...