The 2018 Barley CAIGE tour of ICARDA in Morocco 2018 is being organised by Dr Ahmed Armi and Dr Ramesh Verma.
Participants will need to arrive in Rabat on Sunday 22nd April (transfers can be arranged from Casablanca to Rabat if required), where we will stay for three nights.
On Monday 23rd we visit the Marchouch experiment station (main testing site for all spring barley), and Tuesday 24th will visit Sidi Allah Tazi, where germaplasm is evaluated under high leaf rust pressure.
On Wednesday 25th we will travel to Annoceur station, where spring and winter barley materials are being evaluated for disease and cold tolerance, and stay overnight in Fez.
Thursday 26 will return to Rabat for meetings to review selected germplasm, and discuss future of collaborative activities.
Participants will be able to either stay overnight in Rabat or catch an evening flight out of Morocco.
