Food for the Future - Saline Agri Map

Adapted from the project website

Introduction

Under the HSBC Water Program come Food for the Future program. The full HSBC Water Program objectives can be found through the link https://www.thewaterhub.org/about

Food for the Future will establish best practice solutions for integrated, sustainable agriculture - increasing yields, efficiently using all resources and by-products, adding value by reusing water, producing energy and fertilizer from waste, reducing carbon emissions and improving food security.

With financial support from HSBC, AUC-RISE and ICBA have signed an agreement to join hand and work together in the Pilot Phase of the project – 2016-2017

Objectives

Create a vision and framework for a 5-year Regional Flagship Project for HSBC volunteer involvement starting in 2017.
Carry out assessment trips to the selected countries.
Set up research and training facilities some of the selected countries; identify local partners in others.
Initiate research projects in the proposed research locations with local partners.
Establish a program to accommodate groups of HSBC volunteers with an interactive research and practical learning program to run at least 30 weeks of the year.
Develop an interactive teaching curriculum on the topics of sustainable food production, urban agriculture and water recycling with references to the context of each project location, and a focus on practical learning.
Design a framework for the use of research and development outputs reached through the proposed program, including outreach and upscaling possibilities in all countries involved in the project.