World Food Day 2023 - Deriving More Food, Feed, and Income Out of Every Drop of Green Water

In a world facing the challenge of feeding a growing population in a climate crisis, it is critical to produce more food and feed with less water. For farmers in dry, arid places like the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, scarce and unpredictable rainfall poses even more acute challenges to cultivating crops.

ICARDA, committed to sustainability and innovation, envisages a more food-secure and water-conscious world. Our evidence-based science provides a glimpse into the future of sustainable small-scale farming in regions such as the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, where every precious drop of green water—the water available to plants in the soil—is utilized to its fullest potential.

READ OUR BLOG FOR WORLD FOOD DAY 2023