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ICBA and JCU signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the effect at the centre’s head office in Dubai, UAE, on 9 July 2019 in the presence of senior officials from the UAE Office of Food Security.

18 July 2019

ICBA and James Cook University partner to step up food security R&D in dryland areas

In response to the growing interest among schoolchildren and other visitors in the UAE, the Emirates Soil Museum has announced a series of new learning programs for the 2019-2020 season.

16 July 2019

Emirates Soil Museum announces new learning programs for 2019-2020 season

The effect of reclamation efforts is clearly seen in Suez, Egypt (a reclaimed salt-affected land plot is shown on the right, and a non-reclaimed salt-affected land plot on the left; both plots share the same soil properties).

10 July 2019

Egyptian farmers pin high hopes on biosaline agriculture

Led by Mrs. Hafida El Filahi, general secretary of the cooperative, all women who work here have different stories to share but one common goal: to make a living for themselves and their families and create employment opportunities for other women in their community.

20 June 2019

Moroccan rural women come together to create quinoa value chain link

“It was a great opportunity to push forward my research and help my students," says Dr. Afwa Thameur.

15 June 2019

Helping Arab women scientists achieve more

One of them is Abdulrady, an elderly farmer whose 8.4-ha farm had suffered from salinization for years. With few resources, Abdulrady was helpless, watching his farm turn infertile over the years.

10 June 2019

How quinoa is changing farmers’ lives in Egypt’s salt-affected areas

The cooperative agreement to this effect was signed by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, and Dr. Ren Wang, Senior Vice President of BGI Group, during the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, on 25 April 2019.

07 May 2019

ICBA, BGI partner to set up advanced genomics center in UAE

As part of its continued knowledge-sharing efforts, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) recently organized a four-day training course on integrated agri-aquaculture systems for desert environments for a diverse group of UAE-based researchers, extension staff and farmers.

29 April 2019

ICBA trains UAE-based extension staff, farmers in integrated farming

Titled “Improving Agricultural Resilience to Salinity through Development and Promotion of Pro-poor Technologies” (or RESADE), the four-year project is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).

29 April 2019

ICBA launches major project to boost farmers’ incomes in seven sub-Saharan African countries

06 April 2019

Value chains for super crops key to fighting poverty, hunger in IsDB member countries

Dr. Merle Jensen is the founder of the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center (CEAC) and Professor Emeritus of Plant Life Sciences at the University of Arizona, USA. He has worked in the field for over four decades and has supported agricultural programs in over 60 countries around the world.

26 March 2019

ICBA plays host to veteran US biosaline agriculture scientist

The first agreement was signed during an awards ceremony of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation in Abu Dhabi in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance of the UAE, within the framework of Article 15 of the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

10 March 2019

FAO, ICBA ink agreements to save plant genetic resources, boost food security in world’s marginal areas