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ASARI has been created by UM6P university within Laayoune Technopole project in 2020. Located in a desert area suffering from various challenges including desertification, aridity, salinization, etc. The Institute focuses on research questions related to sustainable agriculture under marginal environment and its research agenda includes several programs: Biosaline agriculture, native plant and algae valorisation, camel value chain, water management and renewable energy. Currently ASARI researchers are implementing more than 14 research projects in Morocco and abroad. The institute’s mission is to ensure sustainable livelihoods and food security in salt marginal environments in Africa.
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P, https://www.um6p.ma/en) is an international higher education institution, established to provide research and innovation at the service of education and development for Morocco and the African continent. It has a state-of-the-art campus at the heart of the Green City of Benguerir, near Marrakesh. UM6P academics and staff enjoy strong research funding, moderate teaching loads, and excellent facilities. Its research approach is transdisciplinary with an emphasis on international collaboration. Many of our research programs run as start-ups. OCP group (http://www.ocpgroup.ma/en/home), a world leader in fertilizer production, is a major starter client for the University providing capital and research funds. In parallel, a new portfolio of clients is growing with the development of an R&D cluster around the University and a growing number of international partnerships.
Phosboucraa Foundation was created in May 2014 to operate for the well-being of the communities in the 3 Southern regions of Morocco. Since its founding, the foundation have developed sustainable locally-relevant programs covering the region of Guelmim Oued Noun, Laayoun Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla Oued Eddahab.
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an international organization undertaking research-for-development. We provide innovative, science-based solutions for communities across the non-tropical dry areas. In partnership with research institutions, NGOs, governments, and the private sector, our work advances scientific knowledge, shapes practices, and informs policy.
Since its establishment in 1977, ICARDA has implemented research-for-development programs in 50 countries across the world’s dry areas – from Morocco in North Africa to Bangladesh in South Asia.
ICARDA has a global mandate for the crop development of barley, lentil, and faba bean, and serves the non-tropical dry areas for the improvement of water-use efficiency in agriculture, rangeland issues, and small-ruminant production. In the Middle East and North Africa region, and in Central Asia, ICARDA contributes to the improvement of bread and durum wheat, kabuli chickpea, pasture, and forage legumes, and associated farming systems. We also work on land management topics, the diversification of production systems, and value chains for sector-based crop and livestock products. Social, economic and policy research, as well as communication and knowledge sharing, is an integral component of ICARDA’s approach to enhance the uptake of new technologies and maximize the impact of research outputs.