From May 26 to 29, 2025, the MountainHER project is present at the Salon SIPSA FILAHA international exhibition in Algiers , through the #El_Wiem Setif women's cooperative PRIMA Program Mediterranean Partnership 🇪🇺 Filippo Bassi Mouna Meziani Andrea Visioni

A Big Step Toward Mechanizing 🚜Lentil Harvest in #Morocco and the CWANA Region 🌾 We are proud to share our recent success: 50 elite lentil lines evaluated for machine harvestability —a significant advancement in ICARDA Food Legume Program aimed at modernizing lentil farming.

ICARDA Showcase drought & Heat tolerant germplasm & Technology @Krishi Udyog Samagam @Narshingpur during 26th to 28 May Shiv Agrawal Filippo Bassi Dr. Neha Tiwari

Under the theme "Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Artificial Intelligence "the 1st edition of the Forum on Science and Society: Partnerships and Horizons for Sustainable Development #F2SPH2025 held on May 26 and 27, 2025, at the Cité des Sciences in Tunis @MountainHER ICARDA

Another fantastic #farmer day at the ⁦INRA Maroc⁩ ⁦ICARDA⁩ platform of Marchouch #Morocco showcasing technologies for #drought tolerance to H.E. ⁦Ministère de l'agriculture au Maroc⁩ 🫡🇲🇦 and the over 300 participants

Journée de démonstration INRA-ICARDA sur leur avancées : nouvelles obtentions variétales des grandes cultures, semis direct, nouvelle variété d'orge Hydroponica🌾 ✅L'initiative s'inscrit dans "Génération Green" pour booster les rendements de 50% & atteindre 1M ha semis direct

#El_Wiem women's cooperative with MountainHER at Salon SIPSA FILAHA 2025. PRIMA Program Mediterranean Partnership 🇪🇺 Filippo Bassi Mouna Meziani

Mature fields of BOLD CWR durum and barley are being harvested, threshers roar to life, and a smiling farmer👨🏻‍🌾 inspects the freshly threshed seeds in hand — real-time, participatory assessment putting farmers at the heart of breeding. The Crop Trust Filippo Bassi Miguel Sanchez-Garcia ICARDA

🌐 The International Wheat Congress unites experts to share innovations & knowledge. The 2026 edition of the International Wheat Congress will be held from 25-29 of May 2026 in Bologna, Italy! See: wheatinitiative.org/international-…

Under the Crop Trust’s #BOLDProject, researchers in Kenya are testing late blight-resistant potatoes from Peru 🥔 Led by Thiago Mendes from International Potato Center, the team is breeding varieties suited to East African conditions, boosting nutrition and resilience.

Visiting the #BOLD ⁦ICARDA⁩ trials in #Tunisia by INRAT. Some great performers in a nice year with good yields all around ⁦The Crop Trust⁩

✨After the walk through Parc Royal, the delegation was received by HM Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium 🇧🇪👑 of Belgium at the Royal Palace. The discussion focused on the urgent climate challenges facing vulnerable communities in the Arab States, where water scarcity, food insecurity & conflict

☀️ ICARDA-INRA Maroc Field Day at Marchouch Research Station in Morocco recently welcomed H.E. Ahmed El Bouari, MoA Morocco, who joined ICARDA Director General Aly Abousabaa and Pr. Lamiae El Ghaouti, Director of INRA, along with over 350 national and global partners, for a

⁦MountainHER⁩ 🏔️🏔️👩‍🍳👩‍🍳 visit with INRAT to our partner women cooperative in #Tunisia 🇹🇳🇹🇳 Explaining community-based seed enterprise principles.. and enjoying the best field breakfast of my life 💕💕🧆🥟🥐 ⁦ICARDA⁩ #women #farmer #dryland

📢NEW PRESS STORY by The Crop Trust ICARDA INRA Maroc on the day of United Nations #DesertificationAndDroughtDay about 'Jawahir', a drought-tolerant |#Durum #Wheat Variety tested across drought-stricken ♨️regions of #Morocco 🇲🇦with participating #farmers 👨‍🌾 - croptrust.org/news-events/ne…

Record droughts threaten Morocco’s durum wheat - key for couscous, bread & pasta. This #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, meet Jawahir: a new drought-resilient variety developed by ICARDA and released by INRA Maroc with support from the #BOLDProject. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2papjby9

We spent a fantastic field day with the @women farmers, observing their previously selected JUANITA Claus and Richard Barley varieties in farmer environment MountainHER PRIMA Program Mediterranean Partnership 🇪🇺 Filippo Bassi Mouna Meziani Andrea Visioni

A great day with women farmers👩‍🌾💚Field visit to demonstrate durum wheat and barley varieties🌾on the farm environment and Setif station.Filippo Bassi MountainHER Nacer.louahdi Andrea Visioni PRIMA Program Mediterranean Partnership 🇪🇺.Grateful to all those helping grow a more inclusive future in agriculture.

🌾 Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture joined ICARDA and INRA Maroc at Marchouch Research Station to witness agri-innovation in action. ICARDA's work in dryland farming is boosting resilience and productivity for Moroccan farmers. More: on.cgiar.org/4k2N0po #Agriculture

My first order of seeds from ICARDA genebank, and my last one as staff. It’s been a pleasure, a joy, a journey and a privilege to work with such an amazing team for 2 years. Merci, Shokran! But also excited for the next big step in crop science 🌾