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During her visit, Her Excellency Minister of State Mariam bint Hareb Al Mehairi held a meeting with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, as well the senior management and scientists, and was briefed about the center’s research-for-development initiatives.

05 November 2017

UAE Minister of State for Food Security visits ICBA to discuss collaboration

Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, and H.E. Director General of AOAD, Prof. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed El-Dukheri, discussed a wide range of areas for collaboration.

16 October 2017

ICBA, AOAD partner to boost food security in Arab region

Imane El Majidi, a student from Morocco, received support and guidance from ICBA scientists on her social project involving quinoa to empower women in the region of Marrakesh.

12 October 2017

How ICBA contributes to food security through agricultural R&D and youth empowerment

Over 90 Tunisian specialists and researchers attended a two-day training workshop on validating Tunisia’s drought monitoring system.

11 October 2017

ICBA trains Tunisian experts in validating national drought monitoring system

During her visit to ICBA, Belgian Ambassador to the UAE Her Excellency Dominique Mineur met and talked with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General of ICBA, senior management and scientists of the center.

02 October 2017

ICBA’s research may be useful for Mars missions, says top Belgian astronaut

During the training course, participants heard lectures and engaged in practical sessions.

27 September 2017

Building institutional capacities for climate change adaptation in North Africa

14 September 2017

Agricultural Advisor to UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs visits ICBA to discuss collaboration

Every year ICBA offers several internships and fellowships to young women students and researchers from around the world to conduct studies at its world-class facilities. The center also focuses a great deal of efforts on offering research opportunities to women from the Middle East and North Africa region.

31 August 2017

Why Arab world needs more young women scientists for food-secure future

ICBA’s internship program brings together students from around the world. The program helps interns to gain practical research experience and collaborate and network with their peers.

30 August 2017

Internships that help young people springboard into global job market

During its visit to ICBA, the delegation led by H.E. Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Development Affairs, UAE, toured the center’s research facilities and experimental fields. H.E. Sultan Al Shamsi was accompanied by Professor Abdulrahman Sultan Alsharhan, Chair of the ICBA Board of Directors; Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, ICBA’s Director General; and ICBA scientists.

27 August 2017

UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation delegation visits ICBA

Dr. Dionysia Angeliki Lyra, a halophyte agronomist at ICBA, presents her project to the selection panel of the Expo 2020 Dubai’s Expo Live Innovation Impact Grant Programme.

31 July 2017

ICBA wins Expo 2020 Dubai grant for innovative project

Azamat Kaseev is one of several pioneer farmers in Kyrgyzstan with whom ICBA works to introduce quinoa. On his farm in eastern Issyk Region, he grows for seed one of ICBA's high-yielding and stress-tolerant quinoa lines.

31 July 2017

Mainstreaming quinoa beyond Andes