On the occasion of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in collaboration with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) announces the publication of two books titled “Developments in Soil Salinity Assessment and Reclamation: Innovative Thinking of Using Marginal Soil and Water Resources in Irrigated Agriculture” and “Developments in Soi

With the generous support of the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) announces the publication of an updated, Arabic version of the book “Salt-tolerant Plants of the United Arab Emirates”.

Directors General of the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA)met in Dubai to take the opportunity to discuss the progress and plans for this coalition of international agricultural research and development centers.

The ICBA Board of Directors met on 26 and 27 March 2013 at ICBA Headquarters in Dubai. The meeting, chaired by the ICBA Board Chair, Dr. Fawzi AlSultan, saw discussion on a number of important topics relevant to the Center’s governance. However, a signature event was the Board approval of the new ICBA Strategy 2013-2023. 

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) are working together to consolidate and collabo

H.E. Dr Sidi Ould Tah, Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, along with Mr.

Meeting local food needs and achieving food security in many arid climate countries is limited by water availability.

The Ministry of Environment and Water (moew) and the International Center for Biosaline Agricutlure (ICBA) collaborate to find solutions to challenges facing agriculture in marginal environments. H.E. Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahed visits ICBA to discuss additional collaboration.

ICBA were pleased to host a visit by a senior level delegation from the Moroccan National Institute for Agriculture Research (INRA) on 4 March 2013.

Dr Tom Blake is a professor in plant breeding and genetics at the Montana State University (MSU) in the United States of America. Dr Blake has been a professor of barley breeding for the past 30 years at Montana.