ICARDA

ICARDA

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

Lebanon

Poverty & HungerEnvironment & ClimateScience & Research
International reach
Profile last updated: August 13, 2026

About

ICARDA is a non-profit organisation based in Lebanon working on poverty & hunger, environment & climate, science & research.

ICARDA is an international non-profit research-for-development organisation that provides science-based agricultural solutions to improve the livelihood resilience of rural dryland communities. It works on dryland agriculture across the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, focusing on food security, climate-smart crops, livestock, genetic diversity and resilient agrifood systems. It works with national agricultural research systems, governments and partners, and is a CGIAR research centre headquartered in Lebanon.

Location

Lebanon

Legal name

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

Focus areas

dryland agricultureclimate-smart agriculturefood securityplant genetic resourcesCGIARagricultural research

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Poverty & HungerEnvironment & ClimateScience & Research

Works for

CommunitiesWomen & GirlsYouth

How they work

ResearchCapacity building

Programmes

CGIAR Initiative on Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa

Poverty & Hunger

CGIAR initiative supporting resilience in fragile regions of Central and West Asia and North Africa.

Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Platform

Environment & Climate

Platform developing integrated farming innovations for dry areas.

ICARDA International Nurseries

Science & Research

Develops and distributes crop nurseries for agricultural systems worldwide upon request.

Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control

Environment & Climate

Consortium working on integrated pest management and date palm protection.

Countries of operation

AfghanistanEgyptEthiopiaIndiaJordanLebanonMaliMongoliaMoroccoPakistanSyriaTunisiaTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanZimbabwe

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

CGIAR

Partnerships

Gates Foundation, Tottori University, Texas A&M University

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