Plant breeder/ team leader Breeding and Scaling of cereals and legumes
Rabat - Salé - Zemmour - Zaër,
Joined January 2019
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Michael Baum retweeted
🐞🌍 On #WorldPestDay2026, we celebrate the partnerships driving innovative solutions to the Red Palm Weevil challenge.
Through the Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control (C4RPWC), partners worldwide are working together to protect livelihoods, strengthen food security, and build resilient agricultural systems. 🤝🌱
@CGIAR
@IITA_CGIAR
@ICRISAT
@icipe
@ICBAAgriculture
Exciting experience to train the next generation of plant breeders in the training course on genome editing 27-30 of April, 2026 at AGERI, Cairo Egypt, with Dr. Leena Tripathy, IITA and Prof. Naglaa Abdallah, Cairo University. @ICARDA @ACIARAfrica @IITA_CGIAR @FCDOResearch @FAO
Exciting webinar on "Fundamental applications of Genome editing and its regulation" 26 April 2026 in Saffir hotel, Cairo Egypt with the participation of Dr. Leena Tripathy from IITA, Prof. Naglaa Abdallah, Cairo Univ., and many online speakers. @ICARDA @CropTrust @ACIARAfrica
Exciting signing event at ICARDA booth at SIAM for a new ACIAR funded project on Beekeeping in Morocco, Ghana and Australia @ACIARAfrica @ICARDA @ICRISAT @CropTrust @FCDOGovUK
Exciting to be at 18th edition of the Salon International d'Agriculture de Maroc in Meknes Morocco. We organising many exciting events and workshops. Please join us in the International Pavillion next to Portugal and Spain. @ICARDA @ACIARAfrica @ICRISAT @CropTrust
Zero till plots 13 years old in Merchouch testing crop rotations, crop residues - introduced by Dr Mina Devkota ICARDA agronomist @ICARDA
@ACIARAfrica @theGRDC @FAO
Exciting field day at Merchouch station to view the introduction of new zero till planters (3 m) for small farmers and for the highlands. @ICARDA @ACIARAfrica @theGRDC @FAO
Excellent croo development in Merchouch Marocco in March 2026 at 400 mm rainfall @ICARDA @CropTrust @FAO @theGRDC @ACIARAfrica @ICRISAT
Visit to Wenigerode for the farewell of Dr Martin Ganal Trait Genetics March 2026,@ICARDA @CropTrust
Union minster of agriculture inaugurating ICARDA's Food Legume Research Platform at Amlaha in presence of numerous state ministers, DG of ICAR, M.L. Jat, and other dignitaries, honoring elite farmers. @ICARDA @ACIARAustralia @theGRDC
Michael Baum retweeted
Extremely proud to receive the prestigious @almaraiprize , the world's largest award for Creative Scientific Work in food security in dryland regions, on behalf of @ICARDA. This recognition celebrates our 12 years of work on the Arab Food Security Project.
My sincere thanks to our donors, national partners, and the entire ICARDA team for bringing this project to life with remarkable results. Thanks to Saudi Arabia's leadership for continued investment in food security and innovation.
@gatesfoundation, @isdb_group, @KuwaitFund, @TheOPECFund & Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Very exciting stay at KAUST near Jeddah in the Kimgdom of Saudi Arabia attending the Saudi Food days. Explored collaborations for ICARDA with Mark Tester, Simone Krattinger, Brande Wulff; Jesse Poland, Ikram Blilou, and others @ICARDA @KAUST @ACIARAustralia
Exciting to go to the field in Ras al Khaimah to check phermone traps for Red Palm Weevil insects. Additionaly, we checked the subsurface and root cooling drip irrigation at the same place @ICARDA @ACIARAustralia @FAO @ICRISAT @IITA_CGIAR
So good to be able to go to the field and inspect lentil germplasm development with the experts such as Safaa Kumari and Seid Kemal. Inspecting sick-plot for root diseases, especially fusarium at Debre Zeit, with 800-1000 mm rainfall @ACIARAustralia @ICARDA @theGRDC
