<P> The Center has developed four major Platforms, including the headquarters: </P> <P> Headquarters (West Asia): ICARDA has established temporary headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, and expanded facilities and activities in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan . Syria and Jordan also host a CRP Dryland Systems Action Site . </P> <P> North Africa with a Platform in Morocco: Building on the existing partnership with INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), and focused on the intensification and diversification of rainfed cereal - based production systems . Morocco also hosts a CRP Dryland Systems Action Site . </P> <P> Sub-Saharan Africa, with a Platform in Ethiopia: Building on the partnership with ILRI in the CRP on Livestock and Fish and on - going collaboration with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR). Ethiopia also hosts a CRP Dryland Systems Action Site . </P>

The international center for agricultural research in the dry areas (icarda)