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| | Investing in the Future: ICRISAT and ICBA to Investigate Biosalinity in Agriculture, March 2001 |
 | | The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), based in Dubai, UAE, and ICRISAT signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to initiate collaborative research on problems of biosalinity in agriculture. |
 | | Observing that biosalinity is becoming an ever greater problem in agriculture, especially in the developing world, and particularly in the semi-arid tropics, Dr. William D. Dar, Director General, ICRISAT, declared, "With this MoU, we are investing in the future". |
 | | Mohammed Al-Attar, Director General and Chairman of the Board, ICBA, expressed great satisfaction that his young, 1.5-year-old Institute was entering into partnership with ICRISAT, "a center of excellence, widely known for its impact on the lives of the poor of the world". |
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