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The International
Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is a new applied research and
development center located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its
mission is to develop and promote the use of sustainable agricultural
systems that use saline water to grow crops. The Center, which was
earlier called the "Biosaline Agriculture Center", is initially focusing
on forage production systems and ornamental plants in countries of the
Gulf Cooperation Council and other parts of the Islamic World. The
technologies that the Center is expected to develop will, however, be of
value globally and wherever farmers face problems of saline soils or
irrigation with salty water. |
