Contributions of a century-old olive tree to climate and soil

Feb 27, 2023

On January 14, 2023, scientists, and researchers from the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) and the Tunisian Olive Institute (OIT) gathered at OIT’s experimental station ‘Taous’ in Sfax province (Tunisia), to quantify biomass accumulation and carbon...

FAO helps young Tunisian farmer to venture into cheese production

Oct 28, 2022

In Béja, Tunisia, Mohamed Ali Gaidi takes his sheep out to graze at dusk. This is his favourite part of the day as he walks with his sheep and observes their health. Growing up in a rural area in one of the poorest parts of the country, Gaidi cultivated his passion...

Tunisian government signs two UN projects to improve food security

Aug 29, 2022

Through a National Action Plan for the agricultural sector in Tunisia, the Tunisian government and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have announced their collaboration on two initiatives to improve food security and resistance to climate change. Mahmoud Elias...

Protecting Scarce Dryland Water  

Mar 23, 2022

ICARDA is grateful to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Forest Service, and the governments of India, Morocco, and Australia for funding this research. ICARDA would also like to recognize its partners the Central Arid Zone...