ICARDA Issues Report on Agricultural Sustainability in West Asia, North Africa

Abstract

News release announcing that a report has been issued in Washington today by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), entitled, "Agricultural Sustainability Research at ICARDA." It outlines some of the work being done to develop practical, realistic solutions to these problems. Central to these solutions is an acute awareness that gains in productivity in this generation must be weighed against the land's ability to provide for future generations, in other words, sustainability. The report was presented at International Centers Week, a conference on agricultural research for development.