ICBA welcomes Emirati woman social scientist as deputy director general

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Dubai, UAE, 4 September 2019 – Dr. Tarifa Al Zaabi, an Emirati woman social scientist, has been appointed Deputy Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA).

ICBA, Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture partner to develop biosaline agriculture in Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 28 August 2019 – The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have agreed to work together on agricultural development and environmental sustainability in Saudi Arabia.

ICBA forms partnership with Agriculture Ministry of Uzbekistan

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 8 August 2019 – The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan agreed today to expand collaboration in Uzbekistan on sustainable agriculture and food security, among other things.

Arab women scientists set sights on transforming R&D in regional agriculture and food security

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Dubai, UAE, 25 July 2019 – A select group of promising Arab women scientists from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have become the first fellows of the one-of-a-kind Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture (Awla) program.

ICBA and James Cook University partner to step up food security R&D in dryland areas

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Dubai, UAE, 18 July 2019 – The International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and James Cook University (JCU), a public university in North Queensland, Australia, have agreed to collaborate on research and development to enhance food production and agriculture in dryland areas.

Emirates Soil Museum announces new learning programs for 2019-2020 season

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Dubai, UAE, 16 July 2019 – In response to the growing interest among schoolchildren and other visitors in the UAE, the Emirates Soil Museum has announced a series of new learning programs for the 2019-2020 season.

ICBA, BGI partner to set up advanced genomics center in UAE

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Dubai, UAE, 7 May 2019 – To accelerate agricultural research and development in the world’s marginal environments, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the BGI Group, the world's largest genomics research institution, have agreed to establish a dedicated, cutting-edge genomics center in the UAE.

Named the Desert Life Sciences Center, the new facility will conduct in-depth studies of the genome structure of stress-tolerant crops like quinoa, Amaranthus, Salicornia, and others.

The cooperative agreement to this effect was signed by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, and Dr. Ren Wang, Senior Vice President of BGI Group, during the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, on 25 April 2019.

Value chains for super crops key to fighting poverty, hunger in IsDB member countries

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Marrakesh, Morocco, 6 April 2019 – Creating value chains for resilient, underutilized crops like quinoa, sorghum and Salicornia should form the cornerstone of food security and poverty reduction strategies in the face of climate change and other threats to agricultural production and rural livelihoods in member countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).

This was the consensus of leaders, policymakers, scientists and experts attending a high-level event on sustainable agricultural value chains on the sidelines of IsDB’s 44th Annual Meeting held from 3 to 6 April. More than 100 delegates from around 30 countries looked at how climate-smart crops can help to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2 on no poverty and zero hunger.

FAO, ICBA ink agreements to save plant genetic resources, boost food security in world’s marginal areas

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Abu Dhabi/Dubai, UAE, 10 March 2019 – The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Dr. José Graziano da Silva, and Director General of the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, signed two landmark agreements today, expanding existing cooperation between the two institutions on plant genetic resources, biosaline agriculture and climate change adaptation in the world’s marginal environments.

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

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Dubai, UAE, March 7, 2019 – On the eve of International Women's Day, the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and CGIAR Research Program on Wheat launched a call for applications for the first edition of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture (Awla) fellowship program for women researchers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.