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Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (a journal with an impact factor of 14.98), the study presents some interesting results that can have regional implications. Moreover, the study indicates that practices like using brackish groundwater for irrigation could be an option to address water scarcity in lift irrigation zones.

20 June 2021

Study sheds new light on water-energy nexus in lift irrigation schemes in Central Asia

Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of ICBA, and H.E. Dr. Jamal Al Muhairi, Vice President of the Board of Trustees and Secretary-General of the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance, signed the MoU during a virtual meeting hosted by the foundation on 2 June 2021 in the presence of senior officials from both organizations.

15 June 2021

ICBA, Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance join hands for capacity development

The agreement was signed by Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of ICBA, and H.E. Yerlan A. Baidaulet, Director General of IOFS, in the presence of Mr. Rauan Zhumabek, Consul General of Kazakhstan in Dubai.

10 June 2021

ICBA, IOFS partner to step up food security efforts in OIC member countries

Published in Advances in Agronomy, a book series, the study led by the University of California, Davis reviews the status of global soil salinity research and analyzes the progress in combating soil salinization in different parts of the world.

25 May 2021

New study flags critical knowledge gaps in global soil salinity research

Under the agreement, ICBA and AJBWC will develop projects and capacity development programs, including training workshops focused on agripreneurship targeting, among others, AJBWC members.

23 May 2021

ICBA, Ajman Business Women Council team up to boost agripreneurship in UAE

As part of the project titled “Resilient agrifood dynamism through evidence-based policies” (READY), ICBA and UOWD will also formulate policies and actions to help make the country’s food system more resilient to supply shocks and disruptions. Moreover, the project will design a dedicated knowledge portal and a database, as well as create a set of scenarios and models.

19 May 2021

ICBA, UOWD join forces to support food system resilience in UAE

Examples of activities to safeguard and use fruit and vegetable biodiversity

15 May 2021

Global rescue plan needed for fruit and vegetable diversity

There is a need to tackle the issues around the availability, accessibility and affordability of fruits and vegetables where 3 billion people around the world are unable to afford diverse healthy diets. (Photo credit: Pixabay)

10 May 2021

UN Food Systems Summit brief calls for global increase in consumption of fruits and vegetables

Climate-resilient crops like quinoa hold great potential for food security and nutrition in marginal environments.

25 April 2021

World’s indigenous peoples to bear brunt of climate change, warns UN paper

Around 2,500 people were engaged in various project activities and events in Egypt. The project provided some 350 farmers, including 250 women, with different tools and resources to enable them to sustainably grow food under marginal conditions. What is more, nearly 30 quinoa- and five Salicornia-based products were launched and presented during various events.

20 April 2021

Helping farmers earn more from salt-affected land, water resources

The study presents different scenarios for quinoa cultivation in manual and mechanized production systems under rainfed and irrigated conditions. It notes that, among other things, quinoa is more economically beneficial than some traditional cereals. For example, it generates much higher profits than barley and wheat when grown under the same conditions (a rainfed and mechanized scenario).

15 April 2021

ICBA’s quinoa varieties show promise in Morocco - study

Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Acting Director General of ICBA, and Dr. Khalid Al-Khazraji, Vice-President of Zayed University, signed a memorandum of understanding to this effect in the presence of H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, at ICBA’s headquarters in Dubai.

18 March 2021

ICBA, Zayed University team up to support sustainable development in UAE