The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a global organization dedicated to research-for-development. We provide science-based solutions for communities in non-tropical dry areas, collaborating with research institutions, NGOs, governments, and the private sector. Their work enhances scientific knowledge, influences practices, and shapes policy.

ICARDA's vision is for people in non-tropical drylands to have adequate incomes, secure access to nutritious food, and the ability to manage natural resources sustainably and innovatively. Their mission is to conduct research that reduces poverty, strengthens food, water, and nutritional security, and promotes environmental health amid global challenges like climate change.

Established in 1975, ICARDA has run programs in 50 countries from North Africa to South Asia. Our SAMMIFNA project targets food insecurity among rural Moroccans and Tunisians, focusing on women and youth. They aim to improve food security and livelihoods through innovative marketing, management interventions, and training in food waste management. They expect households to increase savings, reduce food expenditure and waste, and show greater interest in starting businesses.