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IFAD- ICARDA Strategic Partnerships: 
Achievements and Impact 
NEN-IFAD & ICARDA Annual Consultation Meeting 
Amman- Jordan, 21-22 October 2014 
K. Shideed
The IFAD-ICARDA Strategic Partnership 
Total funding since 1977 is: USAD 38.4 M 
36 years of research & development for smallholder farmers 
in dry areas
IFAD-funded Ongoing Projects Managed 
by ICARDA, October 2014 
Budget 
Code 
Project Title 
Total Budget 
USD 
Project Manager Starting Date 
Completion 
Date 
CRP Mapping 
1184 
Cross-cutting M&E Functions and 
Knowledge Management for INRM within 
the MENARID Programme Framework 
667,000 
Aw-Hassan, 
Aden 
18-May-10 30-Jun-14 
CRP 1.1 (50%) - 
CRP 3.5 (50%) 
1218 
Programme for Improved Water 
Management for Sustainable Mountain 
Agriculture: Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco 
1,000,000 
Karrou, 
Mohammed 
16-Dec-10 31-Dec-14 
CRP 1.1 (70%) - 
CRP 5 (30%) 
1235 
Improving the Food Security and Climate 
Change Adaptability of Livestock Producers 
using the Rainfed Barley-based System in 
Iraq and Jordan 
1,500,000 Haddad, Nasri 7-Mar-11 31-Dec-14 
CRP 1.1 (50%) - 
CRP 3.6 (50%) 
1141 
Dairy Goat Component of the Rural 
Microfinance and Livestock Support 
Programme 
2,767,819 
Saharawat, 
Yashpal 
1-Jan-10 31-Mar-15 Non CRP (100%)
IFAD-funded Ongoing Projects Managed by 
ICARDA, October 2014- Cont. 
Budget Code Project Title 
Total Budget 
USD 
Project 
Manager 
Starting Date 
Completion 
Date 
CRP Mapping 
1276/1312 
Enhanced small-holder wheat-legume 
cropping systems to improve food security 
under changing climate in the drylands of 
West Asia and North Africa (WANA) 
5,400,000 
Kharrat, 
Mohamed 
1-Jan-11 31-Oct-15 
CRP 3.1 (60%) - 
CRP 3.5 (40%) 
1314/1315/1 
316/1317 
Integrated Crop-Livestock Conservation 
Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification of 
Cereal-based Systems in North Africa and 
Central Asia Programme (CLCA) 
1,500,000 
Ben Salem, 
Hichem 
23-Jan-13 22-Jan-16 CRP 1.1 (100%) 
1324/1325/1 
326 
Knowledge Management in CACILM II 1,400,000 Ziadat, Feras 1-Feb-13 31-Jan-16 CRP 1.1 (100%) 
1395 
Integrated Agricultural Production Systems 
for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Land 
Areas: Nile Valley and Sub-Saharan Africa 
Region 
1,500,000 
Owaygen, 
Marwan 
13-Mar-14 12-Mar-16 CRP 1.1 (100%) 
1365 
Community Livestock and Agriculture 
Project (CLAP) 
6,825,000 
Saharawat, 
Yashpal 
9-Feb-14 8-Feb-20 CRP 1.1 (100%)
IFAD-funded Ongoing Projects Managed by 
ICARDA, October 2014 
• Total of 9 projects: 
– 1 ended earlier this year 
– 2 ending by end of 2014 
– 2 ending in 2015 (one with Asia & Pacific Division) 
– 3 ending in 2016 
– 1 ending in 2020 (with Asia & Pacific Division) 
• Thematic focus 
– Water (1) 
– Integrated Crop-livestock/CC/CA (5) 
– Cropping systems (1) 
– KM (2)
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented In 
1287 
Support to Agricultural Research 
for Development of Strategic 
Crops in Africa (SARD-SC) 
African Development Bank 
(AfDB) through the 
International Institute of 
Tropical Agriculture (IITA) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
27-May-12 30-Nov-16 15,500,000 
Eritrea, Ethiopia, 
Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, 
Mauritania, Niger, 
Nigeria, Tanzania, 
Zambia, Zimbabwe, 
Sudan 
1409 
AFESD Support for the 
Implementation of ICARDA 
Decentralization Strategy and 
Investment Plan in Egypt, 
Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and 
Sudan 
Arab Fund for Economic 
and Social Development 
(AFESD) 
Mr. Koen Geerts 16-Jul-14 31-Dec-17 3,479,749 
Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, 
Morocco, and Sudan 
1290, 
1292, 
1293, 
1295, 
1296 
Adapting Conservation Agriculture 
for Rapid Adoption by Smallholder 
Farmers in Northern Africa 
Australian Centre for 
International Agricultural 
Research (ACIAR) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
22-Jun-12 21-Jun-16 3,156,680 
Tunisia, Algeria, 
Morocco 
1134, 
1308 
Water and Livelihoods Initiative 
(WLI) Regional Implementation 
Funds 
United States Agency for 
International Development 
(USAID) 
Dr. Kristofer 
Francis Dodge 
1-Oct-09 30-Sep-14 3,416,718 
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, 
Lebanon, Palestine, 
Syria, Yemen, Tunisia 
1226/ 
1227/ 
1270 
Enhancement of Food Security in 
the Arab Region, AFESD, Kuwait 
Fund Support 
AFESD, Kuwait Fund, OFID Dr. Habib Halila 1-Sep-10 31-Dec-14 4,436,479 
Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, 
Syria, Tunisia, Algeria, 
Iraq,
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in 
NENA Region – Regional Projects- Cont. 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented In 
1396/ 
1407 
Application of Focused 
Identification of Germplasm 
Strategy (FIGS) in Australian 
Environment/FIGS – GIS/Frost 
Activities 
Grains Research & 
Development Corporation 
(GRDC) 
Dr. Abdallah 
Bari 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 939,848 Morocco, Tunisis 
1389 
Pre-emptive chickpea pre-breeding 
for biotic stresses and 
germplasm enhancement for 
abiotic stresses 
Grain Research and 
Development Corporation 
(GRDC) 
Dr. Aladdin 
Hamwieh 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 930,892 Egypt, Lebanon 
1388 
Improving Heat Tolerance of 
Wheat 
Grain Research and 
Development Corporation 
(GRDC) 
Dr. Wuletaw 
Tadesse 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 839,939 
Ethiopia, Lebanon, 
Sudan, Morocco 
1331 
Increasing food legumes 
production by small farmers to 
strengthen food and nutrition 
security through adoption of 
improved technologies and 
governance within south-south 
cooperation 
OCP Foundation 
Dr. Ashutosh 
Sarker 
8-Feb-13 31-Dec-17 810,000 India, Morocco 
1387 
Focused Improvement of 
ICARDA/Australian Durum 
Germplasm for Abiotic Tolerance 
Grain Research and 
Development Corporation 
(GRDC) 
Dr. Miloudi 
Nachit 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 691,606 
Egypt, Lebanon, 
Morocco 
1017 
Providing long-term funding for 
ex situ collections of germplasm 
held by ICARDA 
The Global Crop Diversity 
Trust (GCDT) 
Dr. Ahmed Amri 1-Jan-08 31-Dec-14 1,890,590
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in 
NENA Region – Regional Projects- Cont. 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented In 
1386 
Mining the ICARDA Barley 
GermplasmCollection for Biotic 
and Abiotic Priority Traits 
Grain Research and 
Development Corporation 
(GRDC) 
Dr. Ahmed Amri 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 628,490 Morocco, Lebanon 
719 
Administration of Funds within 
the Project "Saving Freshwater 
Resources with Salt-Tolerant 
Forage Production in Marginal 
Areas of WANA" 
Institut National des 
Recherches en Genie Rural, 
Eaux et Forets (INRGREF) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
8-Mar-05 30-Jun-14 399,275 
1414 
2014 Attributed Funding – 
Supporting conservation of 
genetic resources through the 
rehabilitation of storage facilities 
and laboratories at ICARDA 
relocation sites in Lebanon and 
Morocco 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für 
Internationale 
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) 
Dr. Ahmed Amri 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14 386,201 Lebanon, Morocco 
1393 
Development of Lentil Cultivar 
with High Concentration of Iron 
and Zinc 
HarvestPlus Challenge 
Program through 
CIAT/IFPRI 
Dr. Ashutosh 
Sarker 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14 250,000 
Bangladesh, India, 
Nepal, Morocco, 
Lebanon
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in 
NENA Region – Regional Projects- Cont. 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented In 
1402 
Enhancing Sustainability and 
Fodder Production of Lowland 
Pastures through Integrated Alley 
Cropping & Conservation 
Agriculture in Arid Agro-pastoral 
Ecosystems In Jordan, Yemen 
And Tunisia 
The OPEC Fund for 
International Development 
(OFID) 
Dr. Mounir 
Louhaichi 
1-Sep-14 31-Aug-16 150,000 
Jordan, Yemen & 
Tunisia 
1407 FIGS – GIS/Frost Activities 
Grain Research and 
Development Corporation 
(GRDC) 
Dr. 
Chandrashekhar 
Biradar/Dr. 
Abdallah Bari 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 140,345 Morocco, Tunisis 
1385 
Supporting coordination and 
cooperation in water 
management in the Euphrates 
and Tigris region 
Stockholm International 
Water Institute (SIWI)/the 
International Center for 
Biosaline Agriculture 
(ICBA) 
Dr. Theib Oweis 17-Apr-14 30-Sep-14 110,081 
Iran, Iraq, Syria & 
Turkey
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects 
• 19 regional projects 
– 3 food security (wheat-based system) 
– 2 CA 
– 3 Water 
– 8 Genetic resources/crops breeding 
– 2 Legumes 
– 1 forage production
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented 
In 
1087/ 
1391 
Libya Collaborative Program 
(Coordination and Training) 
Libya - Agricultural 
Research Center 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14 18,357,691 Libya 
1300 
Harmonized Support for 
Agriculture Development 
(HSAD) 
United States Agency for 
International Development 
(USAID) 
Dr. Kamel 
Shideed 
30-Sep-12 22-Jun-14 10,000,000 Iraq 
1299 
Development of Conservation 
Cropping Systems in the 
Drylands of northern Iraq Phase 
III 
Australian Centre for 
International Agricultural 
Research (ACIAR) 
Dr. Stephan 
Peter Loss 
1-Jul-12 30-Sep-14 5,478,741 Iraq 
1313 
Project for Wheat Productivity 
Improvement towards Food 
Self-sufficiency, Year 2 Activities 
Japan International 
Cooperation Agency (JICA) 
Mr. Charles 
Kleinermann 
24-Dec-12 31-Jul-14 634,160 Iraq 
1415 
Capacity Development for 
Agriculture and Water 
Management for Iraq and 
Regional Countries 
The Japan International 
Cooperation Agency (JICA) 
Mr. Charles 
Kleinermann 
14-Sep-14 31-Dec-14 139,848 Iraq 
1353 
Irrigation Sector Training for Yen 
Loan Project in Iraq 
The Japan International 
Cooperation Agency (JICA) 
Mr. Charles 
Kleinermann 
9-Oct-13 31-Mar-14 103,120 Iraq
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects- Cont. 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented 
In 
1301, 
1328, 
1329, 
1330 
Management of Water and 
Salinity in the Nile Delta: A 
Cross-scale Integrated Analysis 
of Efficiency and Equity Issues 
-ICARDA, IWMI, ARC & NWRC 
Component 
Australian Centre for 
International Agricultural 
Research (ACIAR) 
Dr. Biju George 1-Sep-12 31-Aug-16 2,542,031 Egypt 
370 
Optimizing On-farm Water and 
Land Productivity in Irrigated 
Agriculture in Egypt 
Agricultural Research Center 
(ARC) - Egypt 
Dr. Atef Swelam 1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 489,444 Egypt 
372 
Genetic Biodiversity of 
Indigenous Small Ruminants 
Genetic Resources Tolerant to 
Abiotic Stress in Hot and Dry 
Areas 
Agricultural Research Center 
(ARC) - Egypt 
Dr. Barbara 
Rischkowsky 
1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 312,938 Egypt 
366 
Heat Tolerance in Bread Wheat 
for Southern Egypt for 
Adaptation to Climate Change 
Agricultural Research Center 
(ARC) - Egypt 
Dr. Wuletaw 
Tadesse Degu 
1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 165,894 Egypt 
364 
Integrated Management of 
Orobanche and Foliar Diseases 
of Faba Bean in North Egypt 
Agricultural Research Center 
(ARC)- Egypt 
Dr. Marwan 
Owaygen 
1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 115,646 Egypt 
1408 
Position of CIRAD Researcher 
with ICARDA’s Cairo Office 
Centre de Coopération 
Internationale en Recherche 
Agronomique pour le 
Développement (CIRAD) 
Dr. Marwan 
Owaygen 
1-Sep-14 31-Aug-15 25,888 Egypt
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects- Cont. 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented 
In 
1341, 
1342 
India-Morocco Food Legumes 
Initiative – Morocco 
Component OCP & INRA 
Contribution 
OCP Foundation 
(OCP)/National Institute for 
Agronomical Research 
(INRA) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
22-May- 
13 
31-Aug-14 663,368 Morocco 
709 Institutional backstopping 
Moroccan Collaborative 
Grants Program (MCGP) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
20-Oct-04 31-Dec-14 374,354 Morocco 
1283 
Optimising Subsidiary Crop 
Applications in Rotations 
(OSCAR) 
European Commission (EC) 
Dr. Sripada M. 
Udupa 
1-Apr-12 31-Mar-16 176,156 Morocco 
1304 
On-farm Conservation and 
Mining of Local Faba Bean 
Landraces of Morocco for 
Biotic and Abiotic Stresses 
Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United 
Nations (FAO) 
Dr. Sripada M. 
Udupa 
2-Aug-12 31-Oct-14 118,000 Morocco 
1351 
Development of phenotyping 
protocols for heat tolerance 
screening in lentil 
United States Agency for 
International Development 
(USAID) through ICRISAT 
Dr. Michel 
Edmond 
Ghanem 
15-Jun-13 14-Jun-14 10,000 Morocco 
1352 
Developing a simple model for 
lentil development, growth 
and yield 
United States Agency for 
International Development 
(USAID) through ICRISAT 
Dr. Michel 
Edmond 
Ghanem 
15-Jun-13 14-Jun-14 9,650 Morocco 
394 
Integrated Natural Resources 
Management in Rainfed 
Agricultural Systems in 
Morocco 
Moroccan Collaborative 
Grants Program (MCGP) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
1-Oct-07 19-Mar-17 313,990 Morocco
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects- Cont. 
Budget 
code 
Project Title Donor Project Manager 
Starting 
Date 
Completion 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented 
In 
1322 
Adaptation to Climate Change of 
the Mediterranean Agricultural 
Systems- ACLIMAS 
European Union (EU) through 
CIHEAM 
Dr. Theib Oweis 29-Dec-11 28-Dec-15 190,083 Algeria 
1307 
Community-based interventions 
for Productive Use of Greywater 
at Home Farming in Jordan 
United Nations Development 
Programme (UNDP) 
Dr. Mohammad 
Boufaroua 
1-Sep-12 31-Mar-14 75,000 Jordan 
1217 
Development of Community-based 
Informal Seed Production 
Enterprises for Promoting the 
Conservation of Field Crop 
Landraces in Palestine 
The Arab Fund for Economic 
and Social Development 
(AFESD) 
Dr. Halim Ben Haj 
Salah 
1-Jan-11 31-Dec-14 284,497 Palestine 
1390 
Strengthening Livestock Holders’ 
Livelihoods in Area C (Rawasi) 
funded by the European Union 
and Austrian Development 
Agency through Cooperative 
for Assistance and Relief 
Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) 
Dr. Halim Ben Haj 
Salah 
11-Jan-13 31-Oct-15 187,546 Palestine 
1199 
Umbrella Hosted Researcher 
(IWMI) 
International Water 
Management Institute (IWMI) 
Dr. Theib Oweis 1-Oct-10 30-Sep-14 86,962 Syria 
1305 
On-farm Conservation and 
Mining of Local Durum Wheat 
and Barley Landraces of Tunisia 
for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses, 
Enhanced Food Security, and 
Adaptation to Climate Change 
Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United 
Nations (FAO) 
Dr. Sripada M. 
Udupa 
2-Aug-12 31-Oct-14 175,820 Tunisia 
1172 
Genetic Differences, 
Conservation, and Utilization of 
Tunis Sheep in Tunisia and the 
United States 
United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) 
Dr. Mohammed 
El-Mourid 
30-Sep-09 29-Sep-14 30,000 Tunisia
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects 
• 26 Country-specific (bilateral) projects: 
– 7 Morocco (including country funding): legumes, CA, 
cropping systems and INRM 
– 6 Egypt (including country funding): water and salinity 
mgt., livestock, crops (wheat, legumes, barely) 
– 5 Iraq: CA, crops/seeds, date palm, CD 
– 2 Palestine: seed systems, livestock 
– 2 Tunisia: durum wheat and sheep 
– 1 each of Algeria, Jordan, Libya, and Syria
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in APRP Region 
Project BC Project Title Donor Project Leader 
Starting 
Date 
Ending 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented In 
701 Date Palm Project 
Gulf Cooperation 
Council (GCC) 
Dr. Mohammad 
Al-Abid 
1-Jan-04 31-Dec-18 5,499,962 
All GCC 
countries 
1134 
Water and Livelihoods Initiative 
(WLI) Regional Implementation 
Funds 
United States Agency 
for International 
Development (USAID) 
Dr. Kristofer 
Francis Dodge 
1-Oct-09 30-Sep-14 2,877,178 
Egypt, Iraq, 
Jordan, 
Lebanon, 
Palestine, 
Syria, Yemen 
1369, 1370, 
1371 
Improving Food Security and 
Sustainable Natural Resources 
Management through Enhancing 
Integrated Agricultural 
Production Systems in the 
Arabian Peninsula (Fourth Phase) 
Integrated 
Agricultural 
Production Systems 
APRP (AFESD) 
Dr. Azaiez 
Belgacem 
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-17 2,127,566 
All GCC 
countries 
& Yemen 
1402 
Enhancing Sustainability and 
Fodder Production of Lowland 
Pastures through Integrated Alley 
Cropping & Conservation 
Agriculture in Arid Agro-pastoral 
Ecosystems In Jordan, Yemen And 
Tunisia 
The OPEC Fund for 
International 
Development (OFID) 
Dr. Mounir 
Louhaichi 1-Sep-14 31-Aug-16 150,000 
Jordan, Yemen 
& Tunisia
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in CAC Region 
Project 
BC 
Project Title Donor Project Leader 
Starting 
Date 
Ending 
Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented 
In 
1344 
Russian Federation for the 
Implementation of the 
Research and Capacity 
Building Program 
Eurasian Center for Food Security at 
Moscow State University (ECFS)- 
Russia 
Dr. Jozef Turok 1-Jan-12 31-Dec-14 5,484,400 CAC 
1153 
Utilization of wild 
relatives of wheat in 
developing salinity 
tolerant winter wheat 
with improved quality for 
Central Asia 
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur 
Internationale Zusammenarbeit 
GmbH (GIZ) 
Dr. Ayed Al Abdalla 1-Jan-10 31-Dec-14 1,608,000 CAC
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in CAC Region- Cont. 
Project 
BC 
Project Title Donor Project Leader 
Starting 
Date 
Ending Date 
Total Budget 
USD 
Implemented 
In 
1297 
Community action for 
reforestation of foothills as a 
sustainable approach of 
climate change adaptation 
and pre-condition for 
development of alternative 
livelihoods in Uzbekistan 
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale 
Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) 
Dr. Stefanie 
Christmann 
1-Sep-12 28-Feb-14 131,465 Uzbekistan 
1327 
Introduction of Farming with 
Alternative Pollinators (FAP) 
in Uzbekistan; a new 
ecosystem-based adaptation 
strategy 
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale 
Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) 
Dr. Stefanie 
Christmann 
15-Mar-13 28-Feb-14 127,765 Uzbekistan 
1263 
Sorghum and Pearl Millet for 
Crop Diversification 
Improved Crop-Livestock 
Productivity and Farmers 
Livelihood in Central Asia 
The International Center for Biosaline 
Agriculture (ICBA) 
Dr. Zakir 
Khalikulov 
1-Jul-11 30-Jun-14 66,000 
Central Asia, 
Kazakhstan, 
Tajikistan, 
Uzbekistan 
1350 
The Economics of Land and 
Soil Degradation (ELD) - 
Research based support for 
development actions 
University of Bonn - Center for Development 
Research (ZEF) 
Dr. Aden Aw- 
Hassan 
11-Oct-13 31-Dec-14 33,488 Uzbekistan
Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by 
ICARDA in CAC Region 
• 6 Projects 
– 3 Regional: Integrated systems; salinity-tolerant 
wheat varieties; cropping/livestock systems 
– 3 Country-specific- Uzbekistan: NRM & CC; 
Farming Systems; Economics of Land and Soil 
Degradation
Outputs and Achievements of 
IFAD-Funded Grants
Grants Management, Implementation and 
Governance 
• Inception meeting with partners for work 
plan development and budget 
• Annual Technical Coordination meetings 
• Annual Steering Committee meetings 
• Grants Management System 
• Projects Management and Implementation 
Supervision 
• Progress and final reporting 
• Consultations with donors 
• Mid-term and/or final external reviews 
• External Auditing
NEN/IFAD- ICARDA Partnership 
What is Next?
The NEN/IFAD-ICARDA Strategic Partnership 
• Linking Research with Development Investment 
• Priority themes for the generation of improved technologies and practices 
– Improving agricultural productivity and food security 
– Sustainable management of natural resources and climate change adaptation 
– Sustainable intensification and resilience of production systems; income diversification and 
linking small farmers to markets 
– Cross cutting themes: rural poverty analysis for targeting pro-poor research and development 
investments; gender mainstreaming and empowerment of women; capacity development 
• Technical Backstopping to the development and implementation of investment 
programs and projects 
– Input into the development of IFAD country strategies: poverty mapping, strategic directions 
and investment priorities 
– Input into the technical design of programs and projects: assessment of the NR base, selection 
of technologies, production systems and cropping patterns, up/out scaling mechanisms, impact 
pathways,.. 
– Input into project design, supervision, mid-term and completion reviews, and impact 
assessment 
– Capacity development 
– Knowledge Management
Thematic Priority Areas for Discussion 
• Based on previous consultations with NEN/IFAD and recommendations 
of Steering Committee meetings of Grants: 
– Yield Gap for sustainable productivity growth and food security ( ) 
– Sustainable intensification and resilience of production systems (within the 
framework of CRP DS action sites in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia)- co-funding 
with CRP DS and FAO 
– Water and Livelihoods (co-funding with USAID and in line with Water Scarcity 
Initiative of FAO for NENA) 
– Date palm for improved rural livelihoods and diversified income (Algeria, 
Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia & AP- self funded) 
– Integrated Highlands production systems for improved livelihoods and 
resilience (Algeria, Morocco, CAC- co-funding with Russia) 
– Ex-post Impact Assessment to IFAD’s investment in ICARDA and beyond
Thank You 
for Your Attention

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IFAD-ICARDA Achievements and Impact Meeting

  • 1. IFAD- ICARDA Strategic Partnerships: Achievements and Impact NEN-IFAD & ICARDA Annual Consultation Meeting Amman- Jordan, 21-22 October 2014 K. Shideed
  • 2. The IFAD-ICARDA Strategic Partnership Total funding since 1977 is: USAD 38.4 M 36 years of research & development for smallholder farmers in dry areas
  • 3. IFAD-funded Ongoing Projects Managed by ICARDA, October 2014 Budget Code Project Title Total Budget USD Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date CRP Mapping 1184 Cross-cutting M&E Functions and Knowledge Management for INRM within the MENARID Programme Framework 667,000 Aw-Hassan, Aden 18-May-10 30-Jun-14 CRP 1.1 (50%) - CRP 3.5 (50%) 1218 Programme for Improved Water Management for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture: Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco 1,000,000 Karrou, Mohammed 16-Dec-10 31-Dec-14 CRP 1.1 (70%) - CRP 5 (30%) 1235 Improving the Food Security and Climate Change Adaptability of Livestock Producers using the Rainfed Barley-based System in Iraq and Jordan 1,500,000 Haddad, Nasri 7-Mar-11 31-Dec-14 CRP 1.1 (50%) - CRP 3.6 (50%) 1141 Dairy Goat Component of the Rural Microfinance and Livestock Support Programme 2,767,819 Saharawat, Yashpal 1-Jan-10 31-Mar-15 Non CRP (100%)
  • 4. IFAD-funded Ongoing Projects Managed by ICARDA, October 2014- Cont. Budget Code Project Title Total Budget USD Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date CRP Mapping 1276/1312 Enhanced small-holder wheat-legume cropping systems to improve food security under changing climate in the drylands of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) 5,400,000 Kharrat, Mohamed 1-Jan-11 31-Oct-15 CRP 3.1 (60%) - CRP 3.5 (40%) 1314/1315/1 316/1317 Integrated Crop-Livestock Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-based Systems in North Africa and Central Asia Programme (CLCA) 1,500,000 Ben Salem, Hichem 23-Jan-13 22-Jan-16 CRP 1.1 (100%) 1324/1325/1 326 Knowledge Management in CACILM II 1,400,000 Ziadat, Feras 1-Feb-13 31-Jan-16 CRP 1.1 (100%) 1395 Integrated Agricultural Production Systems for the Poor and Vulnerable in Dry Land Areas: Nile Valley and Sub-Saharan Africa Region 1,500,000 Owaygen, Marwan 13-Mar-14 12-Mar-16 CRP 1.1 (100%) 1365 Community Livestock and Agriculture Project (CLAP) 6,825,000 Saharawat, Yashpal 9-Feb-14 8-Feb-20 CRP 1.1 (100%)
  • 5. IFAD-funded Ongoing Projects Managed by ICARDA, October 2014 • Total of 9 projects: – 1 ended earlier this year – 2 ending by end of 2014 – 2 ending in 2015 (one with Asia & Pacific Division) – 3 ending in 2016 – 1 ending in 2020 (with Asia & Pacific Division) • Thematic focus – Water (1) – Integrated Crop-livestock/CC/CA (5) – Cropping systems (1) – KM (2)
  • 6. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1287 Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops in Africa (SARD-SC) African Development Bank (AfDB) through the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 27-May-12 30-Nov-16 15,500,000 Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan 1409 AFESD Support for the Implementation of ICARDA Decentralization Strategy and Investment Plan in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and Sudan Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Mr. Koen Geerts 16-Jul-14 31-Dec-17 3,479,749 Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, and Sudan 1290, 1292, 1293, 1295, 1296 Adapting Conservation Agriculture for Rapid Adoption by Smallholder Farmers in Northern Africa Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 22-Jun-12 21-Jun-16 3,156,680 Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco 1134, 1308 Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI) Regional Implementation Funds United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Kristofer Francis Dodge 1-Oct-09 30-Sep-14 3,416,718 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Tunisia 1226/ 1227/ 1270 Enhancement of Food Security in the Arab Region, AFESD, Kuwait Fund Support AFESD, Kuwait Fund, OFID Dr. Habib Halila 1-Sep-10 31-Dec-14 4,436,479 Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq,
  • 7. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects- Cont. Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1396/ 1407 Application of Focused Identification of Germplasm Strategy (FIGS) in Australian Environment/FIGS – GIS/Frost Activities Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) Dr. Abdallah Bari 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 939,848 Morocco, Tunisis 1389 Pre-emptive chickpea pre-breeding for biotic stresses and germplasm enhancement for abiotic stresses Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Dr. Aladdin Hamwieh 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 930,892 Egypt, Lebanon 1388 Improving Heat Tolerance of Wheat Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Dr. Wuletaw Tadesse 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 839,939 Ethiopia, Lebanon, Sudan, Morocco 1331 Increasing food legumes production by small farmers to strengthen food and nutrition security through adoption of improved technologies and governance within south-south cooperation OCP Foundation Dr. Ashutosh Sarker 8-Feb-13 31-Dec-17 810,000 India, Morocco 1387 Focused Improvement of ICARDA/Australian Durum Germplasm for Abiotic Tolerance Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Dr. Miloudi Nachit 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 691,606 Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco 1017 Providing long-term funding for ex situ collections of germplasm held by ICARDA The Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT) Dr. Ahmed Amri 1-Jan-08 31-Dec-14 1,890,590
  • 8. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects- Cont. Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1386 Mining the ICARDA Barley GermplasmCollection for Biotic and Abiotic Priority Traits Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Dr. Ahmed Amri 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 628,490 Morocco, Lebanon 719 Administration of Funds within the Project "Saving Freshwater Resources with Salt-Tolerant Forage Production in Marginal Areas of WANA" Institut National des Recherches en Genie Rural, Eaux et Forets (INRGREF) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 8-Mar-05 30-Jun-14 399,275 1414 2014 Attributed Funding – Supporting conservation of genetic resources through the rehabilitation of storage facilities and laboratories at ICARDA relocation sites in Lebanon and Morocco Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Dr. Ahmed Amri 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14 386,201 Lebanon, Morocco 1393 Development of Lentil Cultivar with High Concentration of Iron and Zinc HarvestPlus Challenge Program through CIAT/IFPRI Dr. Ashutosh Sarker 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14 250,000 Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Morocco, Lebanon
  • 9. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects- Cont. Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1402 Enhancing Sustainability and Fodder Production of Lowland Pastures through Integrated Alley Cropping & Conservation Agriculture in Arid Agro-pastoral Ecosystems In Jordan, Yemen And Tunisia The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Dr. Mounir Louhaichi 1-Sep-14 31-Aug-16 150,000 Jordan, Yemen & Tunisia 1407 FIGS – GIS/Frost Activities Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Dr. Chandrashekhar Biradar/Dr. Abdallah Bari 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-18 140,345 Morocco, Tunisis 1385 Supporting coordination and cooperation in water management in the Euphrates and Tigris region Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)/the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) Dr. Theib Oweis 17-Apr-14 30-Sep-14 110,081 Iran, Iraq, Syria & Turkey
  • 10. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Regional Projects • 19 regional projects – 3 food security (wheat-based system) – 2 CA – 3 Water – 8 Genetic resources/crops breeding – 2 Legumes – 1 forage production
  • 11. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1087/ 1391 Libya Collaborative Program (Coordination and Training) Libya - Agricultural Research Center Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14 18,357,691 Libya 1300 Harmonized Support for Agriculture Development (HSAD) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Kamel Shideed 30-Sep-12 22-Jun-14 10,000,000 Iraq 1299 Development of Conservation Cropping Systems in the Drylands of northern Iraq Phase III Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Dr. Stephan Peter Loss 1-Jul-12 30-Sep-14 5,478,741 Iraq 1313 Project for Wheat Productivity Improvement towards Food Self-sufficiency, Year 2 Activities Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr. Charles Kleinermann 24-Dec-12 31-Jul-14 634,160 Iraq 1415 Capacity Development for Agriculture and Water Management for Iraq and Regional Countries The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr. Charles Kleinermann 14-Sep-14 31-Dec-14 139,848 Iraq 1353 Irrigation Sector Training for Yen Loan Project in Iraq The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr. Charles Kleinermann 9-Oct-13 31-Mar-14 103,120 Iraq
  • 12. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects- Cont. Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1301, 1328, 1329, 1330 Management of Water and Salinity in the Nile Delta: A Cross-scale Integrated Analysis of Efficiency and Equity Issues -ICARDA, IWMI, ARC & NWRC Component Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Dr. Biju George 1-Sep-12 31-Aug-16 2,542,031 Egypt 370 Optimizing On-farm Water and Land Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture in Egypt Agricultural Research Center (ARC) - Egypt Dr. Atef Swelam 1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 489,444 Egypt 372 Genetic Biodiversity of Indigenous Small Ruminants Genetic Resources Tolerant to Abiotic Stress in Hot and Dry Areas Agricultural Research Center (ARC) - Egypt Dr. Barbara Rischkowsky 1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 312,938 Egypt 366 Heat Tolerance in Bread Wheat for Southern Egypt for Adaptation to Climate Change Agricultural Research Center (ARC) - Egypt Dr. Wuletaw Tadesse Degu 1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 165,894 Egypt 364 Integrated Management of Orobanche and Foliar Diseases of Faba Bean in North Egypt Agricultural Research Center (ARC)- Egypt Dr. Marwan Owaygen 1-Sep-07 31-Dec-14 115,646 Egypt 1408 Position of CIRAD Researcher with ICARDA’s Cairo Office Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) Dr. Marwan Owaygen 1-Sep-14 31-Aug-15 25,888 Egypt
  • 13. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects- Cont. Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1341, 1342 India-Morocco Food Legumes Initiative – Morocco Component OCP & INRA Contribution OCP Foundation (OCP)/National Institute for Agronomical Research (INRA) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 22-May- 13 31-Aug-14 663,368 Morocco 709 Institutional backstopping Moroccan Collaborative Grants Program (MCGP) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 20-Oct-04 31-Dec-14 374,354 Morocco 1283 Optimising Subsidiary Crop Applications in Rotations (OSCAR) European Commission (EC) Dr. Sripada M. Udupa 1-Apr-12 31-Mar-16 176,156 Morocco 1304 On-farm Conservation and Mining of Local Faba Bean Landraces of Morocco for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dr. Sripada M. Udupa 2-Aug-12 31-Oct-14 118,000 Morocco 1351 Development of phenotyping protocols for heat tolerance screening in lentil United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through ICRISAT Dr. Michel Edmond Ghanem 15-Jun-13 14-Jun-14 10,000 Morocco 1352 Developing a simple model for lentil development, growth and yield United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through ICRISAT Dr. Michel Edmond Ghanem 15-Jun-13 14-Jun-14 9,650 Morocco 394 Integrated Natural Resources Management in Rainfed Agricultural Systems in Morocco Moroccan Collaborative Grants Program (MCGP) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 1-Oct-07 19-Mar-17 313,990 Morocco
  • 14. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects- Cont. Budget code Project Title Donor Project Manager Starting Date Completion Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1322 Adaptation to Climate Change of the Mediterranean Agricultural Systems- ACLIMAS European Union (EU) through CIHEAM Dr. Theib Oweis 29-Dec-11 28-Dec-15 190,083 Algeria 1307 Community-based interventions for Productive Use of Greywater at Home Farming in Jordan United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Dr. Mohammad Boufaroua 1-Sep-12 31-Mar-14 75,000 Jordan 1217 Development of Community-based Informal Seed Production Enterprises for Promoting the Conservation of Field Crop Landraces in Palestine The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Dr. Halim Ben Haj Salah 1-Jan-11 31-Dec-14 284,497 Palestine 1390 Strengthening Livestock Holders’ Livelihoods in Area C (Rawasi) funded by the European Union and Austrian Development Agency through Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE) Dr. Halim Ben Haj Salah 11-Jan-13 31-Oct-15 187,546 Palestine 1199 Umbrella Hosted Researcher (IWMI) International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Dr. Theib Oweis 1-Oct-10 30-Sep-14 86,962 Syria 1305 On-farm Conservation and Mining of Local Durum Wheat and Barley Landraces of Tunisia for Biotic and Abiotic Stresses, Enhanced Food Security, and Adaptation to Climate Change Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dr. Sripada M. Udupa 2-Aug-12 31-Oct-14 175,820 Tunisia 1172 Genetic Differences, Conservation, and Utilization of Tunis Sheep in Tunisia and the United States United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dr. Mohammed El-Mourid 30-Sep-09 29-Sep-14 30,000 Tunisia
  • 15. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in NENA Region – Country Projects • 26 Country-specific (bilateral) projects: – 7 Morocco (including country funding): legumes, CA, cropping systems and INRM – 6 Egypt (including country funding): water and salinity mgt., livestock, crops (wheat, legumes, barely) – 5 Iraq: CA, crops/seeds, date palm, CD – 2 Palestine: seed systems, livestock – 2 Tunisia: durum wheat and sheep – 1 each of Algeria, Jordan, Libya, and Syria
  • 16. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in APRP Region Project BC Project Title Donor Project Leader Starting Date Ending Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 701 Date Palm Project Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Mohammad Al-Abid 1-Jan-04 31-Dec-18 5,499,962 All GCC countries 1134 Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI) Regional Implementation Funds United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Dr. Kristofer Francis Dodge 1-Oct-09 30-Sep-14 2,877,178 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen 1369, 1370, 1371 Improving Food Security and Sustainable Natural Resources Management through Enhancing Integrated Agricultural Production Systems in the Arabian Peninsula (Fourth Phase) Integrated Agricultural Production Systems APRP (AFESD) Dr. Azaiez Belgacem 1-Jan-14 31-Dec-17 2,127,566 All GCC countries & Yemen 1402 Enhancing Sustainability and Fodder Production of Lowland Pastures through Integrated Alley Cropping & Conservation Agriculture in Arid Agro-pastoral Ecosystems In Jordan, Yemen And Tunisia The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) Dr. Mounir Louhaichi 1-Sep-14 31-Aug-16 150,000 Jordan, Yemen & Tunisia
  • 17. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in CAC Region Project BC Project Title Donor Project Leader Starting Date Ending Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1344 Russian Federation for the Implementation of the Research and Capacity Building Program Eurasian Center for Food Security at Moscow State University (ECFS)- Russia Dr. Jozef Turok 1-Jan-12 31-Dec-14 5,484,400 CAC 1153 Utilization of wild relatives of wheat in developing salinity tolerant winter wheat with improved quality for Central Asia Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) Dr. Ayed Al Abdalla 1-Jan-10 31-Dec-14 1,608,000 CAC
  • 18. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in CAC Region- Cont. Project BC Project Title Donor Project Leader Starting Date Ending Date Total Budget USD Implemented In 1297 Community action for reforestation of foothills as a sustainable approach of climate change adaptation and pre-condition for development of alternative livelihoods in Uzbekistan Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) Dr. Stefanie Christmann 1-Sep-12 28-Feb-14 131,465 Uzbekistan 1327 Introduction of Farming with Alternative Pollinators (FAP) in Uzbekistan; a new ecosystem-based adaptation strategy Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) Dr. Stefanie Christmann 15-Mar-13 28-Feb-14 127,765 Uzbekistan 1263 Sorghum and Pearl Millet for Crop Diversification Improved Crop-Livestock Productivity and Farmers Livelihood in Central Asia The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) Dr. Zakir Khalikulov 1-Jul-11 30-Jun-14 66,000 Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan 1350 The Economics of Land and Soil Degradation (ELD) - Research based support for development actions University of Bonn - Center for Development Research (ZEF) Dr. Aden Aw- Hassan 11-Oct-13 31-Dec-14 33,488 Uzbekistan
  • 19. Other Ongoing Projects Implemented by ICARDA in CAC Region • 6 Projects – 3 Regional: Integrated systems; salinity-tolerant wheat varieties; cropping/livestock systems – 3 Country-specific- Uzbekistan: NRM & CC; Farming Systems; Economics of Land and Soil Degradation
  • 20. Outputs and Achievements of IFAD-Funded Grants
  • 21. Grants Management, Implementation and Governance • Inception meeting with partners for work plan development and budget • Annual Technical Coordination meetings • Annual Steering Committee meetings • Grants Management System • Projects Management and Implementation Supervision • Progress and final reporting • Consultations with donors • Mid-term and/or final external reviews • External Auditing
  • 23. The NEN/IFAD-ICARDA Strategic Partnership • Linking Research with Development Investment • Priority themes for the generation of improved technologies and practices – Improving agricultural productivity and food security – Sustainable management of natural resources and climate change adaptation – Sustainable intensification and resilience of production systems; income diversification and linking small farmers to markets – Cross cutting themes: rural poverty analysis for targeting pro-poor research and development investments; gender mainstreaming and empowerment of women; capacity development • Technical Backstopping to the development and implementation of investment programs and projects – Input into the development of IFAD country strategies: poverty mapping, strategic directions and investment priorities – Input into the technical design of programs and projects: assessment of the NR base, selection of technologies, production systems and cropping patterns, up/out scaling mechanisms, impact pathways,.. – Input into project design, supervision, mid-term and completion reviews, and impact assessment – Capacity development – Knowledge Management
  • 24. Thematic Priority Areas for Discussion • Based on previous consultations with NEN/IFAD and recommendations of Steering Committee meetings of Grants: – Yield Gap for sustainable productivity growth and food security ( ) – Sustainable intensification and resilience of production systems (within the framework of CRP DS action sites in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia)- co-funding with CRP DS and FAO – Water and Livelihoods (co-funding with USAID and in line with Water Scarcity Initiative of FAO for NENA) – Date palm for improved rural livelihoods and diversified income (Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia & AP- self funded) – Integrated Highlands production systems for improved livelihoods and resilience (Algeria, Morocco, CAC- co-funding with Russia) – Ex-post Impact Assessment to IFAD’s investment in ICARDA and beyond
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