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Over the years, ICBA has been generating root zone soil moisture data at the 5-kilometer resolution monthly for the entire region for the period of January 2000 up to the present.

27 July 2020

How ICBA supports decision-making on rainfed agriculture in Middle East, North Africa

Under a four-year project called “Improving Agricultural Resilience to Salinity through Development and Promotion of Pro-poor Technologies” (or RESADE), scientists have been working with different national partners since 2019 to map salt-affected areas, conduct preliminary studies and establish best practice hubs.

22 July 2020

Helping smallholders cope with soil salinity in sub-Saharan Africa

The main focus will be on introducing improved germplasm and scaling up agricultural value chains for climate-resilient and underutilized crops such as quinoa in marginal areas.

20 July 2020

ICBA partners with Indian agribusiness society

As part of the project, ICBA has been working with Mercy Corps, Jordan River Foundation, the Royal Scientific Society, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to help sustainably increase water conservation on farms in Mafraq Governorate and Azraq district of Zarqa Governorate, Jordan.

24 June 2020

Adapting capacity development to Covid-19

As part of the study, a team of researchers from ICBA and EIAR evaluated five genotypes (ICBA-Q1, ICBA-Q2, ICBA-Q3, ICBA-Q4, and ICBA-Q5) for salinity tolerance, nutritional value and yield under different soil salinity conditions.

06 June 2020

ICBA's quinoa genotypes can boost agriculture in Ethiopia's salt-affected areas - study

Young people make up a large proportion of the population in many countries and it is important to harness their potential. Today they are better connected than ever before, and most are willing to serve their communities. All they need is skills, incentives and opportunities for farming.

01 June 2020

E-forum aims to spark youth interest in farming in UAE

As part of the conservation of plant genetic resources in the UAE, ICBA conducts regular expeditions to different locations to collect some of the important indigenous species and store them in its genebank for the future.

22 May 2020

How ICBA preserves agrobiodiversity for food security in marginal environments

The initial activities under the initiative include distributing to local farmers about 70 tonnes of forages for livestock, produced from various crops like Salicornia, pearl millet, quinoa, and amaranth.

12 May 2020

ICBA launches new community initiative on Zayed Humanitarian Day

The association was launched by Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi, Deputy Director-General of ICBA during the first virtual session of the network, which was attended by 18 of 22 members of the alumnae, in addition to ICBA scientists; the inaugural session was symbolized by a digital code (phoneword) for AWLA, 2952.

04 May 2020

ICBA launches virtual alumnae network to support Arab women researchers

Unfortunately, climate change poses grave risks to agriculture and water security in the region as it increases extreme weather events like drought. The livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers are at stake.

22 April 2020

Supporting drought action in Middle East, North Africa through better data

ICBA conducted the program in Iraq, Syria and Turkey from 2013 to 2019. The three countries represent 80 percent of the basin’s total area. The program aimed to improve, among other things, dialogue and cooperation among the three countries through increased access to information and transfer of knowledge on water management in the region.

15 April 2020

Building rapport in Euphrates-Tigris region

The agreement stipulates collaboration in, among other things, rangeland rehabilitation and management; data sharing; exchange of seeds and native plants; use of germplasm from ICBA’s gene bank for some of EAD's seed collections; and research on drought-resistant species which could be potentially used for restoring some degraded habitats.

09 April 2020

EAD, ICBA join forces for environmental protection in UAE