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The study – which was conducted in three regions of Tunisia, namely Beja (a sub-humid region), Kairouan (a semi-arid region), and Medenine (an arid region) - shows that Batini performed well in salt-affected arid areas when irrigated with water with a salinity level of up to 15 deciSiemens per meter (dS/m).

25 September 2020

Salt-tolerant barley shows promise for boosting farmers’ yields, incomes in Tunisia

The project focuses on the development of a value chain for Salicornia by creating innovative Salicornia-based food products. So far, Salicornia and fish have been introduced oneight farms in the UAE using intermediate upscaling methodologies adopting the Integrated Agri-Aquaculture Systems (IAAS) approach.

20 September 2020

Developing value chains for halophyte-based food products in UAE

Based on the review of previous research on various crops, including pigeon pea, chickpea, faba bean, durum wheat, barley and rice, the study shows that crop populations obtained from multi-parent crosses enable a genetic analysis of complex traits in different crops and facilitate modern as well as conventional plant breeding.

20 August 2020

Study sheds new light on multi-parent populations’ potential for crop breeding

This partnership makes it possible to extend the reach of ICBA’s capacity development offerings and allows its stakeholders to benefit from over 350 multilingual courses provided free of charge as a global public good through the FAO elearning Academy.

10 August 2020

ICBA teams up with FAO elearning Academy

The agreement follows a recent visit by a Brazilian delegation led by Dr. Celso Luiz Moretti to ICBA.

05 August 2020

ICBA partners with Brazilian agricultural research corporation

Over the years, ICBA has been generating root zone soil moisture data at the 5-kilometer resolution monthly for the entire region for the period of January 2000 up to the present.

27 July 2020

How ICBA supports decision-making on rainfed agriculture in Middle East, North Africa

Under a four-year project called “Improving Agricultural Resilience to Salinity through Development and Promotion of Pro-poor Technologies” (or RESADE), scientists have been working with different national partners since 2019 to map salt-affected areas, conduct preliminary studies and establish best practice hubs.

22 July 2020

Helping smallholders cope with soil salinity in sub-Saharan Africa

The main focus will be on introducing improved germplasm and scaling up agricultural value chains for climate-resilient and underutilized crops such as quinoa in marginal areas.

20 July 2020

ICBA partners with Indian agribusiness society

As part of the project, ICBA has been working with Mercy Corps, Jordan River Foundation, the Royal Scientific Society, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) to help sustainably increase water conservation on farms in Mafraq Governorate and Azraq district of Zarqa Governorate, Jordan.

24 June 2020

Adapting capacity development to Covid-19

As part of the study, a team of researchers from ICBA and EIAR evaluated five genotypes (ICBA-Q1, ICBA-Q2, ICBA-Q3, ICBA-Q4, and ICBA-Q5) for salinity tolerance, nutritional value and yield under different soil salinity conditions.

06 June 2020

ICBA's quinoa genotypes can boost agriculture in Ethiopia's salt-affected areas - study

Young people make up a large proportion of the population in many countries and it is important to harness their potential. Today they are better connected than ever before, and most are willing to serve their communities. All they need is skills, incentives and opportunities for farming.

01 June 2020

E-forum aims to spark youth interest in farming in UAE

As part of the conservation of plant genetic resources in the UAE, ICBA conducts regular expeditions to different locations to collect some of the important indigenous species and store them in its genebank for the future.

22 May 2020

How ICBA preserves agrobiodiversity for food security in marginal environments