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...

A new toolkit is transforming rangeland management in Tunisia

Nov 16, 2021

Over a third of Tunisia’s land surface is made up of natural rangelands, which support herds of both wild and domestic animals through their native grasses, forbs (herbaceous flowering plants) and shrubs. But the majority (87%) of these rangelands are in arid and...

Tunisia receives €6.2M for olive-oil production

Oct 19, 2021

Tunisia has received a TND 20 million (€6.2 million) loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support olive-oil production in the country. The loan will go to Compagnie Générale des Industries Alimentaires (COGIA SA), a subsidiary of...

Tunisia to host 2024 Organic World Congress

Sep 17, 2021

Tunisia has been elected to host the 2024 Organic World Congress, an event organised every three years by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Tunisia’s bid to host this event brings Africa to the forefront, said UNObio Tunisia, a...