Saline agriculture
This working group focuses on identifying practicable solutions that maximize opportunities offered by biosaline agriculture in the context of climate change towards developing more climate-resilient, sustainable and innovative farming systems tailormade for the salt-affected areas. It mainly focuses on supporting sustainable food production in increasingly saline environments while contributing to the restoration and/or protection of productive natural resources affected by salinity and water scarcity.
With sea level rise due to climate change, salinity intrusion will increase and not only affect agricultural production, but also the living conditions of farmers, the quality of natural resources and the whole ecosystems. It is therefore important to support innovative and sustainable food production systems in increasingly saline soil and water environments.
About the team
Leader:
- International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) – Dionysia Angeliki Lyra
Co-leaders:
- Government of Cabo Verde – Ângela Moreno
- Permanent Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to FAO
Collaborators:
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) – Vinay Nangia
- International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage (ICID) – Marco Arcieri
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI) – Mark Smith
- Italian Coordination Group – Tommaso Letterio
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) – Daniel Tsegai
- FAO Focal Point: Rosaida Dolce
Related publications
Sustainable saline agriculture for climate adaptation and mitigation: A call for action
2023
Saline agriculture is gradually being recognized as a response to the global challenge of salinization aggravated by climate change. The current document...
Thematic 1: Farmers’ guidelines on soil and water management in salt-affected areas
2023
The WASAG working group on Saline agriculture prepared these guidelines, which address the dire threats posed by salt-affected soils to global food...
Report of the 2020 WASAG Webinar Series Report of the 2020 WASAG Webinar Series
2020
In 2020, amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 epidemiological situation, the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) has continued...
Webinars
Webinar
Farmers’ guidelines on soil and water management in salt-affected areas
22/11/2023
The Saline Agriculture Working Group along with invited experts on saline agriculture discussed how the guidelines could be better implemented, empowering...
Related events
Hybrid Event
Expert consultation workshop on Desalination for Agriculture Development (DAD)
20/03/2024 - 21/03/2024
Agriculture is by far the largest consumer of the Earth's available freshwater: 70% of “blue water” withdrawals from watercourses and groundwater are...
Virtual Event
COP 28: Promoting the declaration of 2028 as “Year of Saline Agriculture”: Climate resilient agriculture for sustainable Production Systems and healthy ecosystems in salt-affected areas
10/12/2023
The technical session will bring together professionals and experts representing governments and prominent international organizations, which will showcase...
Virtual Event
Webinar on Farmers Guidelines on Soil and Water Management in Salt-Affected Areas
22/11/2023
Register Now! The threats posed by salt-affected soils to global food security are increasing with climate change. According to the recent global salt-affected...
Groningen (Netherlands)
Final Conference SalFar Project – Saline Farming: Climate adaptive Agriculture for Future Food Security
05/04/2022 - 06/04/2022
In support of the work of the WASAG working group on Saline Agriculture, we are happy to announce the Final Conference SalFar Project- Saline Farming:...