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The pioneer farmer who started growing quinoa in the area is 44-year-old agronomist Azamat Kaseev. His company AgroLead is a major producer of this super crop in the region. It all began in 2012 when he received first seeds of quinoa varieties "Regalona" and "Titicaca" from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It has taken him around five years to test and adapt the crop to local conditions.

27 October 2018

Kyrgyz-grown quinoa makes its way into global markets

Safflower, an oil seed crop, not only has multiple commercial uses, but, due to its deep root system, is especially suitable to arid regions and sandy soils.

20 October 2018

Researchers look to salt-tolerant crops for the future of agriculture in Middle East, North Africa

The training course kicked off with a field day trip to a farm in the Mugol village, located in the hilly part of Jizzakh Region. During the visit, participants observed the recently introduced ‘seed isles’ technology for rangeland rehabilitation in semi-desert foothills.

18 October 2018

Regional training in Uzbekistan focuses on climate change impacts in Central Asia

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an international innovation center for the Aral Sea Basin under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

16 October 2018

ICBA, Uzbekistan’s Innovation Ministry partner to set up international Aral Sea innovation center

The shrinking of the Aral Sea is widely considered as one of the planet's worst environmental disasters.

13 October 2018

Uzbekistan to host international Aral Sea science, innovation forum

Organized on 4-6 October 2018 in Agadir, Morocco, by the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and veterinary medicine, and the Mohamed VI Polytechnic University, the conference brought together participants from 30 countries from Europe, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and West Asia.

06 October 2018

Morocco: global forum puts alternative water sources center stage

Published in Frontiers in Plant Science, the study presents the genome assembly and annotation of Solanum pimpinellifolium, a wild relative of cultivated tomato.

04 October 2018

New study brings scientists one step closer to salt-tolerant tomato

Two recently published research reports by the World Bank concerning climate change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region underscore the growing problem of drought in Lebanon and Tunisia.

01 October 2018

Research reports highlight growing drought risks in Lebanon, Tunisia

On 1 October 2018 the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) shared with Dubai Municipality more than 800 seeds of five threatened, indigenous wild plant species from its gene bank.

01 October 2018

ICBA gives Dubai Municipality seeds of threatened, indigenous plant species

As droughts in Morocco continue to increase in both frequency and intensity, a new research report by the World Bank has found drought is severely affecting the country’s water systems and food production.

01 October 2018

Study sheds new light on drought threat in Morocco

The experts convened in Dubai, UAE, on 25-26 September 2018 at an international policy workshop, which was organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) of the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA.

26 September 2018

Global policy forum mulls how data can prop up drought mitigation

In keeping with the spirit of the Year of Zayed, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) has donated more than 500 kg of dates to the Emirates Red Crescent.

23 September 2018

ICBA donates over 500 kg of dates to Emirates Red Crescent