Acknowledgment
About the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Infographic About ICBA
Highlights on ICBA's Agri-innovations for Marginal Environments
Infographic About G20 Global Land Initiative
Highlights on the G20 Global Land Initiative
Course Syllabus and Learning Outcomes
Authors Bios
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Learning Objectives
Module 1.1.a: Global Climate Change Impacts – Causes and Impact
Module 1.1.b: Global Climate Change Impacts – Mitigation Strategies and Adaptation Measures
Module 1.1.c: Global Climate Change Impacts – International Frameworks
Module 1.2: Climatic and Environmental Conditions in Arid Regions
Test your Knowledge on Module 1
Extra Reading: IPCC Climate Change 2023 - Synthesis Report
Extra Reading: IPCC Climate Change 2022 - Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability - Summary for Policymakers
Learning Objectives
Module 2.1: Crop Diversity
Module 2.2: Benefits of Agricultural Biodiversity
Module 2.3.a: Biosaline Agriculture for Highly Deteriorated Lands – Definitions
Module 2.3.b: Biosaline Agriculture for Highly Deteriorated Lands - Rehabilitation and Mitigation
Module 2.3.c: Biosaline Agriculture for Highly Deteriorated Lands – Salt-tolerant Plants
Module 2.3.d: Biosaline Agriculture for Highly Deteriorated Lands – Advanced Technologies
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Extra Reading: Crop Diversity Patterns and Oppurtunites for Diversification on in Salt- and Heat-affected Areas
Extra Reading: Climatic and Environmental Conditions in Arid Regions
Extra Reading: The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture - In Brief
Extra Reading: The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
Extra Reading: ICBA Programs Highlights and Achievements 2009-2013
Extra Reading: Agricultural Heritage Systems and Agrobiodiversity
Extra Reading: Agrobiodiversity Index Scores Show Agrobiodiversity is Underutilized in National Food Systems
Extra Reading: Agroforestry for Rehabilitation and Sustenance of Saline Ecologies
Extra Reading: Prospects of Agroforestry for the Marginal Environments - Evidences from the United Arab Emirates
Extra Reading: Sesbania - A Promising Forage Legume for the Arabian Peninsula
Extra Reading: Agroforestry: A Way Forward for Sustaining Fragile Coastal and Island Agro-Ecosystems
Extra Reading: Building on Gender, Agrobiodiversity and Local Knowledge
Extra Reading: Prospects of Alternative Copping Systems for Salt-affected Soils in Ethiopia
Extra Reading: Potential Use of Halophytes to Remediate Saline Soils
Extra Reading: Agrobiodiversity Conservation Enhances Food Security in Subsistence‑based Farming Systems of Eastern Kenya
Extra Reading: Salt-tolerant Plants of the United Arab Emirates
Learning Objectives
Module 3.1: Irrigation Management and Salinity Control
Module 3.2.a: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization – Introduction to Global Challenges and Climate Smart Agriculture
Module 3.2.b: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization – Mineral Nutrition of Plants
Module 3.2.c: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization – Nutrients Availability
Module 3.2.d: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization - Mineral Nutrition and Phytohormones
Module 3.2.e: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization - Mineral Nutrition and Crop Stress Tolerance
Module 3.2.f: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization – Digging for Nutrients
Module 3.2.g: Plant Nutrition and Fertilization – Fertilizers Management
Module 3.3: Soil Sampling and Analysis Techniques for the Evaluation of Soil Fertility
Module 3.4.a: Rehabilitation and Management of Degraded Soils – Soil Components
Module 3.4.b: Rehabilitation and Management of Degraded Soils – Salinity Strategies and Mitigation
Test your knowledge on Module 3
Extra Reading: Innovation in Soil Chemical Analyses
Extra Reading: Plant Nutrients for Food Security
Extra Reading: Fertilizers and Their Use - A Pocket Guide for Extension Officers
Extra Reading: Fertilizer Best Management Practices General Principles, Strategy for their Adoption and Voluntary Initiatives vs Regulations
Extra Reading: Sustainable Management of the Nitrogen Cycle in Agriculture and Mitigation of Reactive Nitrogen Side Effects
Extra Reading: Fertilizers, Climate Change and Enhancing Agricultural Productivity Sustainably
Extra Reading: Strengthening private sector input to the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Extra Reading: Handbook of Plant Nutrition
Learning Video: Compost and Soil Biology
Learning Video: Compost vs Raw Manure
Extra Reading: Crop Rotation on Organic Farms A Planning Manual
Extra Reading: Essential Nutrients for Plant Growth: Nutrient Functions and Deficiency Symptoms
Extra Reading: Essential Plant Nutrients and their Functions
Extra Reading: Mineral Fertilizer, Climate Effects and Options for Improvement
Extra Reading: Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers
Learning Video: Fundamentals of Phosphorus
Extra Reading: Cannabis Nutrient Guide
Extra Reading: Handbook of Plant Nutrition
Learning Video: How Does Fertilizer Work?
Extra Reading" Macro Elements
Extra Reading: Introduction to Plant Nutrition
Learning Video
Extra Reading: Soil Analysis Key to Nutrient Management Planning
Learning Video: Plant Disease and Nutrient Deficiency Identification
Learning Video: Plant Nutrients
Learning Video: Plant Nutrition - Plants Biology
Learning Video: Plant Nutrition - Mineral Absorption - Part 1
Learning Video: Plant Nutrition - Mineral Absorption - Part 2
Learning Video: Plant Nutrition - Mineral Absorption - Part 3
Extra Reading: Soil Degradation Processes, Causes, and Assessment Approaches
Extra Reading: Farming in the 21st Century - A Practical Approach to Improve Soil Health
Extra Reading: Methods for Soil Characterization
Extra Reading: Soil Sampling: The Beginning of a Right Diagnosis
Extra Reading: The Use of Soil Amendments for Remediation, Revitalization, and Reuse
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