| • | ICARDA works toward the improvement of barley, lentil and faba bean worldwide. |
| • | It serves the non-tropical dry areas for the improvement of on-farm water use efficiency, rangeland and small-ruminant production. |
| • | In the Central and West Asia and North Africa region, ICARDA contributes to the improvementof bread and durum wheats, kabuli chickpea, pasture and forage legumes, and associated farming systems. |
| • | ICARDA also works on improved land management, diversification of production systems, and value-added crop and livestock products. |
| • | Social, economic and policy research is an integral component of ICARDA's research to better target poverty and to enhance the uptake and maximize impact of the research outputs. |
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