Enhancing food security in salt-affected areas in Africa through integrated land, water and crop management

Start date
16 July, 2018
End date
27 July, 2018
Venue

Cotonou, Benin

The course will address the food security challenges in Africa and the following topics will be covered:

  1. Food security constraints and solutions in Africa in the context of climate change
  2. Land and soil salinity development and mitigation solutions
  3. Best practices of utilizing non-conventional water resources
  4. Alternative crops for degraded lands with poor water resources
  5. Crop-per-drop principle to mitigate climate change consequences
  6. Complementary farm practices to increase crop productivity
  7. Integrated land, water and crop management approach to achieve food security in Africa
Organizers
  • International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Khartoum, Sudan
Partners

Participants from French-speaking countries in Africa

Event Coordinator

Mr. Ghazi Al-Jabri, Capacity Building Specialist, ICBA