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ICBA

International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

About

ICBA is an international, not-for-profit applied agricultural research center. Their vision is of a world where sustainable livelihoods and food security are ensured for all who live in marginal environments. We harness the power of research and innovation through partnership to tackle challenges, develop solutions and create impact.

Their work

They identify, test and introduce resource‐efficient, climate‐smart crops and technologies that are best suited to different regions affected by salinity, water scarcity and drought. Through our work, we help to improve food security and nutrition and create jobs and livelihoods for some of the poorest rural communities around the world. We support decision-makers in designing policies and strategies to improve natural resource management, mitigate and adapt to climate change effects and other challenges, and enhance agricultural production in marginal environments.

What makes ICBA unique

Since its formation in the United Arab Emirates in 1999, ICBA has established itself as a global center of excellence and a go-to research-for-development partner in different regions. ICBA’s uniqueness lies in its focus on improving food security and nutrition, enhancing water security and environmental sustainability, and creating jobs and livelihoods in marginal environments, the areas of the world which face the problems of salinity, water scarcity and drought, among others. ICBA exists to make a lasting, positive change in the lives of some of the most vulnerable rural communities around the world. This goal lies at the heart of all our work. To make things happen, ICBA has an international team of scientists, experts and professionals with wide-ranging backgrounds, competences and experiences. This allows us to tackle different challenges in a holistic and interdisciplinary way.

Organisational information

ICBA is an international, not-for-profit organisation and operates in line with its articles of association approved by the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Development Bank. As an international, not-for-profit organisation, ICBA is supported by contributions and grants from governments, foundations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, multilateral agencies and academia.

Selection of ICBA projects focused on saline agriculture:

ICBA's Strategy

Read their five-year strategy

ICBA Introduction Video

When ICBA was formed in 1999 by the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Development Bank, salinisation was a major problem in many countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. So ICBA was tasked with finding solutions to effectively manage soil and water salinity and use different types of saline water in agriculture. Since then, ICBA has done a great deal to develop and introduce suitable crops and technologies to improve agriculture in salt-affected and other degraded environments.