Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to ICBA

    • Welcome to the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

    • About ICBA

    • Infographic About ICBA

    • What are Marginal Environments & Why Should we Worry About Them?

    • Building Individual and Institutional Capacities in Marginal Environments

    • Acknowledgment

  • 2

    All you Need to Know About the Course

    • Course Syllabus and Learning Outcomes

    • Author's Bio

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic
  • 3

    Module 1: Marginal Lands, Arid Environments and Water Poverty

    • Module 1: Structure

    • 1.1. Understanding Challenges to Agriculture Productivity in a Changing Climate

    • 1.2. Water Use and Water Poverty

    • 1.3. Coping with Arid Lands and Marginal Lands in Agriculture

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 1

    • Extra reading: Comparative Analysis of the Environmental Costs of Fish Farming and Crop Production in Arid Areas

    • Extra reading: Aquaculture in Desert and Arid Lands

    • Extra reading: Energy, Water and Food Nexus

    • Extra reading: The ‘Seafood Gap’ in the Food

    • Extra reading: Massive Freshwater Gains from Producing Food at Sea
  • 4

    Module 2: Aquaculture as a Solution to Agriculturally Unsuitable Environments

    • Module 2: Structure

    • 2.1. Environmentally Friendly Aquaculture: The Case of the Rabbitfish

    • 2.2. Using Inland Low Salinity Well Waters for Food Production

    • 2.3. Aquaponics: If, When, Why and How?

    • 2.4. Integrating Aquaculture with Agriculture to Improve Water Productivity

    • Test your learning knowledge on Module 2

    • Extra reading: Can Integrated Aquaculture-agriculture (IAA) Produce “More Crop per Drop”?

    • Extra reading: Integrating Agriculture with Aquaculture and Biological Pest Management – Does it Work?

    • Extra reading: Influence of Effluents from Intensive Aquaculture and Sludge on Growth and Yield of Bell Peppers

    • Extra reading: Field Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of Using Aquaculture to Improve Water Usage in Semi-arid Regions

    • Extra reading: Shrimp Culture in Inland Low Salinity Waters
  • 5

    Module 3: Integrated Farming Systems

    • Module 3: Structure

    • 3.1. Designing and Managing Aquaculture/Agriculture systems

    • 3.2. Managing Water Quality in AAI Systems for Fish and Plants

    • 3.3. Case Studies on Successful Aquaculture/Agriculture Systems

    • Test your knowledge on Module 3

    • Extra reading: Bio-resource Flow in Integrated Agriculture–aquaculture Systems in a Tropical Monsoonal Climate: A Case Study in Northeast Thailand

    • Extra reading: Improving Water Use Efficiency in Semi-Arid Regions through Integrated Aquaculture/Agriculture

    • Extra reading: Nutrient Dynamics in Integrated Aquaculture–hydroponics Systems

    • Extra reading: Scientific Water Quality Management is just Common Sense
  • 6

    Finalize your course

    • Test your knowledge on the learning topic

    • Please tell us how was your experience with the course