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The plenary session at the LLDCs Forum on Food Security and the SDGs brought together high-level participants, including senior government officials, international organization leaders, and private sector experts, to discuss the key challenges and opportunities for advancing agri-food systems in LLDCs.

09 September 2024

ICBA Strengthens Global Partnerships and Promotes Sustainable Agriculture at High-Level Forum in Uzbekistan

The researchers measured chlorophyll fluorescence to help them distinguish between different barley genotypes that exhibit varying degrees of tolerance to salinity stress under challenging growth conditions.

26 August 2024

Selecting barley genotypes using chlorophyll fluorescence

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) participated in a ceremony attended by H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to demonstrate its major multi-year project focused on increasing the productivity of degraded and saline areas of Karakalpakstan.

23 August 2024

In Attendance of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan: ICBA Demonstrates Transformative Agricultural Project in Karakalpakstan Funded by ADFD

Ms. Aku Tokpu, a farmer in the village of Atti-Apédokoè in Togo, holds a maize stalk which she will use as an ingredient of biochar.

12 August 2024

Smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa learn biochar production to boost soil health

At LCOY UAE, young participants gain insights into the latest scientific research and policy developments related to climate action. They also have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers from around the world, fostering a sense of global solidarity and shared responsibility in tackling environmental challenges.

15 July 2024

World Youth Skills Day: ICBA’s Major Youth Initiatives for Peace and Sustainable Development

Lerotse juice ready for drinking.

10 July 2024

Adding value to cooking melons in Botswana

Joining more than 500 high-level delegates, including senior government and business representatives, from different countries, Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Director General of ICBA, participated in the International Conference on Food Security and Fighting Hunger “Josué de Castro” in São Paulo, Brazil, at the invitation of Mr. José Aldo Rebelo Figueiredo, Municipal Secretary of International Affairs of São Paulo.

19 June 2024

ICBA strengthens cooperation with Brazilian agri-tech industry

In a study published in Scientific Reports, scientists from the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) identified specific segments of DNA that are associated with different traits, such as days to flowering, seed weight, and saponin content. By marking those segments, breeders can fast-track their programs and develop tailored quinoa varieties with desired traits.

27 May 2024

ICBA research paves the way to fast-tracking quinoa breeding

Members of various cooperatives from Rokupr are gathered to demonstrate how they have learned to transplant rice in straight rows in a rice paddy on the farm of the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute.

08 May 2024

Helping smallholders grow more and better rice in Sierra Leone

Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, an open-access peer-reviewed journal with an impact factor of 4.7, the study provides fresh insights into the correlation between salinity and varietal response by date palm. The findings offer considerable promise for more sustainable water management in date production in arid ecosystems.

26 April 2024

ICBA’s study reveals positive effects of salt water on date quality

During a meeting with H.E. Aziz Abdukhakimov, Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, the delegation reviewed avenues for enhancing the existing partnership. In particular, the meeting discussed ICBA’s current projects in Uzbekistan, specifically the project targeting the Aral Sea region, and capacity development opportunities for the staff of the International Innovation Center for the Aral Sea Basin in such areas as land preservation and restoration, and scientific

25 April 2024

ICBA Strengthens Agricultural Research and Development Collaborations in Uzbekistan

Emefa and Adjo sprinkle the sorghum flour with water and then roll it with their hands to form small pellets. Any pellets that are too small to be finished, granules of couscous fall through the sieve and are again rolled and sprinkled with dry sorghum and rolled into pellets.

01 April 2024

Making couscous from sorghum in Togo