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Sustainable Agriculture for Poverty Reduction in Marginal Environments
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
September 24th, 2014
ICBA : Agriculture for Tomorrow
Vision:To be the global Center of Excellence for innovative agriculture in saline and marginal environments.
ICBA : Agriculture for Tomorrow
Mission:To work in partnership to deliver agricultural and water scarcity solutions in marginal environments.
Why Marginal Environments are important?
Arable land & Land Degradation
Arable Land in %
5
Projected change in water stress by year 2030 in high emissions scenario
6
7
Strategic Objectives
Strategic Outcomes
• Increased Food and Nutritional Security
• More Resilient Environment and Income
• Improved Water Security
1.Improve generation and dissemination of knowledge (knowledge hub)
2.Expand food and bioenergy solutions
3.Facilitate competitive agri-business enterprises
4.Increase and enrich partnerships
Strategic Objectives
Methodology
Work through
Partnerships
to achieve Impact
• Assessment of natural resources
• Climate change impacts and management
• Crop productivity and diversification
• Aquaculture and bioenergy• Policies for resilience
Research Innovations
Alternative Crops
Use of alternative water
Land management technologies
Modeling, remote sensing
Irrigation technologies & management
Hydroponics & Aqua-ponics Biotechnology
Best Management
Practices
Key Technologies and Products
• Treated Wastewater
• Brackish Water
• Reject water from mining
• Sea Water
Use of Alternative Water Water Security
Income Security
Sub-surface irrigation Hydroponic protected agriculture
Irrigation Technologies & Management Water Security
High technology greenhouses
SCADA System
Land Management Technologies
Model Farm Approach
For sustaining agriculture in marginal environment
Testing new technologies and crops
Dissemination and knowledge hub platform
Food SecurityNutrition Security
Water SecurityIncome Security
Modeling, Remote Sensing
Empower decision-makers to manage food and water security under the changing climate conditions through providing up-to-date data for:
- water, - crop, - climate data
Alternative Crops
Quinoa
Food SecurityNutrition Security
Water Security
Alternative Crops
Sorghum Pear Millet: Hashaki 1
Food SecurityWater Security
Alternative Crops
Salicornia
Income Security
Seed Production Best Management Practices
Seed
production is
a challenge
in marginal
areas
A unique Center of Excellence looking at Agriculture for Tomorrow
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