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FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visits ICBA as the UAE gears up to host COP28.

13 June 2023

ICBA, FAO strengthen partnership to drive agrifood systems transformation

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) hosted a Youth Circle event titled “Sustainable Agrifood Systems under Climate Change” today in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCaE) and the Federal Youth Authority of the UAE.

07 June 2023

ICBA hosts Youth Circle on sustainable agrifood systems

Since 2001 the center has conducted different experiments in the UAE to determine the long-term effect of saline water irrigation on date palm growth, productivity, fruit quality, and the impact of salinity on the soil.

26 March 2023

ICBA marks over 20 years of date palm research

Welcoming participants, Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Director General of ICBA, said: “Neglected and underutilized crops like millets can become more than just a healthy food in local diets and serve as a powerful resource in the climate change adaption toolkit. Through its research, ICBA strives to promote climate-resilient crops to enhance and sustain agri-food systems in marginal environments.”

21 March 2023

ICBA hosts open day to raise awareness, showcase research on millets

AWLA aims to help early- and mid-career professionals in agriculture to secure leadership roles by encouraging gender-responsive working cultures and creating platforms to showcase their intellect, capability, and contribution.

08 March 2023

Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture (AWLA) fellowship program opens call for applications

The framework allows analysts to derive key indicators that can contribute to food security and nutrition.

27 February 2023

Scientists create new framework for food security analysis in UAE

Since 2012, ICBA and its partners have been investigating the potential for growing Salicornia under the hot, dry, and saline conditions of marginal environments.

20 February 2023

Salicornia research at ICBA reaches important milestones

A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed by Dr. Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Chief Scientist at ICBA, and Mr. David Rosenberg, Co-Founder and CEO of AeroFarms, during the AeroFarms 2nd Annual AgTech Innovation Summit in Abu Dhabi, the UAE, in February 2023.

16 February 2023

ICBA, AeroFarms join forces for controlled-environment agriculture research

One of the highlights of the year was a visit by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This helped to reinforce the museum’s reputation as a crucial repository of information about the UAE’s natural heritage.

31 December 2022

Emirates Soil Museum marks important milestones in 2022

Over 200 course completions were registered by learners from 38 countries, including Australia, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tunisia, and the UAE.

31 December 2022

ICBA’s e-learning courses benefit learners from 38 countries in 2022

Under a project financed by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) titled “Cross-regional Partnerships for Improving Food and Nutritional Security in Marginal Environments of Central Asia”, ICBA and partners assessed ways of integrating quinoa into local farming and food production systems in five Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan.

30 December 2022

Quinoa genotype from ICBA gets go-ahead for cultivation in Tajikistan

Polyamines play a role in different physiological processes: a) growth and development; b) abiotic stress response; c) defense response; and d) aging in plants. (Source: Tyagi et al. 2022)

27 December 2022

New study sheds more light on plant growth-regulating compounds