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Over the past six months, ICBA hosted a wide range of visitors at the installation from different countries. They included ministers, ambassadors, representatives of various international organizations, families and students from universities, colleges, and schools.

31 March 2022

ICBA-managed Desert Farm attracts over 200,000 visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai

At the event, H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and the Ruler of Sharjah, was briefed by Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of ICBA, about the center’s work on wheat and how it identifies, tests and preserves wheat varieties suited to environments like the UAE. Photo source: http://wam.ae/en/details/1395303035851

31 March 2022

ICBA participates in wheat farm project inauguration in Sharjah

Hosted at ICBA on the initiative of H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE, the event was designed to present to Emirati agri-business owners, farmers and extension specialists a wide range of sustainable agri-technologies and climate-resilient crops that had been developed, tested and proven by ICBA and its partners to perform well in local conditions.

24 March 2022

ICBA hosts open day for Emirati agri-business owners, farmers to showcase sustainable agri-innovations

The award was presented by H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence of the UAE and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, and received by Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of ICBA, at an official ceremony during the 14th session of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation.

14 March 2022

ICBA wins prestigious international date palm award

Aspiring Arab women scientists graduate from ICBA’s regional fellowship program

08 March 2022

Aspiring Arab women scientists graduate from ICBA’s regional fellowship program

As an official nominator, ICBA is one of over 300 organizations from across the world, invited to submit nominations across all five Earthshot categories, selected for the center’s ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors, from grassroots to businesses.

09 February 2022

ICBA joins prestigious Earthshot Prize as official nominator

The eleven-strong board will serve a three-year term and comprises renowned leaders, scientists and experts from governmental and non-governmental agencies, donor institutions, as well as research and development organizations from Australia, Brazil, China, Finland, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Togo, the UAE, and the USA.

15 December 2021

ICBA welcomes new board of directors

Twenty-two participants from different institutions, including the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Dubai Municipality, Sharjah Municipality, and Ras Al Khaimah Municipality attended a hands-on workshop on 7-8 December 2021 to learn how the mobile app can be used to collect data related to plant disorders.

09 December 2021

ICBA presents beta version of AI-powered mobile app for plant disorder detection

During his first visit to ICBA after assuming office as President of the IsDB and Group Chairman, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser met Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of ICBA, as well as the center’s senior management, scientists, and specialists.

06 December 2021

IsDB president visits ICBA to discuss strategic partnership

About 920 extension workers and irrigation experts were trained in the target countries during the project implementation. In addition, 20 farmer field days were organized regularly to provide smallholder farmers with first-hand information about these technologies. During field demonstrations, some 11,475 smallholder farmers visited trial sites and the impact survey showed that the Californian irrigation system was adopted on more than 50,000 hectares of land in all four countries.

25 November 2021

Solar-powered small-scale irrigation can boost food security in sub-Saharan Africa - study

The agreement focuses on collaboration in such areas as data-driven agriculture and agri-digitization. It also envisages the provision of opportunities to the academy’s students to engage in ICBA-led initiatives like the ICBA Youth Engagement Society (ICBA YES), which facilitates communication and collaboration between young people in different countries.

23 November 2021

ICBA, Astrum IT Academy partner to offer youth capacity development opportunities

Published in Nature Food, the study tracks footprints of diverse ancestral wheat relatives in bread wheat. It highlights their importance for enriching modern elite wheat cultivars and improving stress adaptation of wheat under climate change scenarios.

25 October 2021

Major study sheds new light on untapped potential of ancestral wheat germplasm