Media Coverage

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August 2013
Article title	Source	Date
Better feed for livestock	Thenational.ae	22 August 2013
UAE project sorts the wheat from the chaff	Thenational.ae	22 August 2013
Sustainable farming ideas spread across UAE	Thenational.ae	22 August 2013
UAE project sorts the wheat from the chaff	Newsuk24.com	21 August 2013
UAE produces alternative crop for wheat as of 2014 (Arabic)	Alarabiya.net	20 August 2013
Ministry of Environment was briefed on the projects of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and praises the efforts of ICBA in achieving sustainable agriculture (Arabic)	UAEfarms.com	20 August 2013
Minister of Environment and Water meets with the Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (Arabic)	Ameinfo.com	19 August 2013
MoWE discusses biosaline agriculture with ICBA	WAM	19 August 2013
Minister of Environment and Water meets the Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) (Arabic)	Abudhabienv.ae	19 August 2013
Minister of Environment and Water receives the Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (Arabic)	WAM	19 August 2013
MoWE discusses biosaline agriculture with ICBA	Zawya.com	19 August 2013
Minister of Environment and Water receives the Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) (Arabic)	UAENews.cc	19 August 2013
Soil salinity is an impediment to the agricultural production and the success of the new plantations (Arabic)	Alittihad.ae	19 August 2013
ICBA produces crops able to withstand climatic conditions (Arabic)	Alkhaleej.ae	17 August 2013
ICBA is Training almost 500 families on Biosaline Agriculture - Project of “Farm in Each House” with SCFA” (Arabic)	Alkhaleej.ae	14 August 2013
Supreme Council for Family Affairs has launched the Project "Farm in every House" (Arabic)	Alkhaleej.ae	14 August 2013
A field visit to the quinoa research field in the province of Dmar in Yemen 29	fao.org	13 August 2013
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture has succeeded in the research "Ajwa Al Madina" (Arabic)	Alkhaleej.ae	7 August 2013

July 2013
Article title	Source	Date
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed praises the role of the International Center for Agriculture (ICBA) during the exhibition of Liwa Date Festival (Arabic)	Digitaljournal.com	30 July 2013
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed praised the leading role of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture	AMEinfo	30 July 2013
Mansour bin Zayed praises the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (Arabic)	WAM	29 July 2013
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed praises leading role of the international center for agriculture (ICBA)	Fao.org	29 July 2013
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed praised the leading role of the international center for agriculture (ICBA)	abudhabienv.ae	29 July 2013
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed praises leading role of the international center for agriculture (ICBA)	Breitbart.com	29 July 2013
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed praises leading role of the international center for agriculture (ICBA)	AMEinfo	29 July 2013
Abu Dhabi to host the first Global Forum for Agricultural innovations in 02 2014; first meeting of the organizing committee will be held in the UAE capital (Arabic)	Arabnews.com	21 July 2013
Abu Dhabi forum to focus on global agriculture innovations	Zawya.com	21 July 2013

June 2013
Article title	Source	Date
The UAE Minister of Environment confirms the State's commitment to the objectives of the international community's efforts to alleviate desertification (Arabic)	Green-clean-now.org	17 June 2013
Emirates celebrates World Day to Combat Desertification… Minister of Environment Application of the integrated management of desertified land in the next three years (Arabic)	Alittihad.ae	17 June 2013
Environment Minister confirms the State's commitment to the objectives of the international community's efforts to alleviate desertification	WAM	16 June 2013
Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture Dr. Ismahane Elouafi to Alroeya a Strategy for the development of agricultural and livestock production and the adoption of alternative water resources (Arabic)	Alroeya.com	16 June 2013
Production research “Quinoa” a substitute for wheat … International Center for Agriculture (ICBA) Restoration of 19 thousand farm hit by desertification (Arabic)	Alroeya.com	15 June 2013
ICBA celebrates World Environment Day 2013	AMEinfo	10 June 2013
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture celebrates World Environment (Arabic) Day 2013	AMEinfo	10 June 2013
Field day on harvesting the Tritical (feed wheat) in the guidance unit of AlZarqa (Arabic)	Ncare.gov.jo	10 June 2013
“International Center for Biosaline Agriculture” launches a campaign to replace 2700 Damas trees (Arabic)	Alkhaleej.ae	7 June 2013
Al Zarqa’ guidance unit implement programs to increase women's income and grapes’ productivity (Arabic)	Almadenahnews.com	6 June 2013
ICBA Celebrates World Environment Day 2013 (English)	Zawya.com	5 June 2013
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture Celebrates World Environment Day 2013 (Arabic)	Zawya.com	5 June 2013
ICBA CELEBRATES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2013	Online PR Media	3 June 2013
Successful Experiment on Irrigating Fruits and Vegetables with Treated Wastewater (Arabic)	Alkhaleej	2 June 2013
ICBA harvests first treated water plantation	The Gulf Today	2 June 2013

May 2013
Article title	Source	Date
Dig this soil museum planned for Dubai	TheNational	29 May 2013
Wheat flour could soon be produced in the UAE	TheNational	24 May 2013
Arab Islamic Summit Calls on Hans Hassle for Vertical Urban Agriculture Solution for the MENA Region at Dushanbe	Newswire.ca	21 May 2013
The Arab-Islamic summit in Dushanbe calls Hans Hassle on to find a solution for the vertical urban agriculture in the MENA region	Ad-Hoc-News.de	21 May 2013
PRESS The Arab-Islamic Summit asks Hans Hassle agricultural solution for the MENA region	Lainformacion.com	21 May 2013
Arab Islamic Summit Calls on Hans Hassle for Vertical Urban Agriculture Solution for the MENA Region at Dushanbe	Noticias.r7.com	21 May 2013
Arab Islamic Summit Calls on Hans Hassle for Vertical Urban Agriculture Solution for the MENA Region at Dushanbe	PRnewswire.com	21 May 2013
The Arab-Islamic summit in Dushanbe calls Hans Hassle on to find a solution for the vertical urban agriculture in the MENA region	Finanzen.net	21 May 2013