RedSea teams up with PIF to launch sustainable greenhouse farm developments
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UAE launches new AI-powered mobile app for crop disorder detection
The new application – called Dr. Nabat – is developed through collaboration between the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the University of Barcelona, Spain
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Forging new partnerships, scaling up existing joint projects key to ensuring GCC food security: UAE minister
Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, reiterated the need for joint efforts aimed at building sustainable food and agricultural systems in the GCC region
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Will faster networks lead to safer food?
The UAE is taking an innovative approach to food security challenge with advanced technologies and Fourth Industrial Revolution solutions at the heart of their strategy
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In pictures: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed tours model farms in Al Bahia area of Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed said he was delighted to see such ambitious projects by the country’s youth, using the latest technologies to provide high-quality agricultural products and contributing to the drive to achieve sustainable food security in the UAE.
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Video: Pandemic spurs UAE to rethink food sources
UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi discusses how the coronavirus has forced the nation to rethink its sources of food and growth.
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Saudi’s SALIC invests in UK agricultural tech firm
Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company announces investment in London-based Hummingbird Technologies
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince approves $272m AgTech incentives
Agricultural technology move is expected to generate over $450 million of GDP contribution and create more than 2,900 jobs by 2021
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Scientists in Dubai reveal a future for farming in the Middle East
Researchers at International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture in Dubai are trying to help farmers in the Middle East and beyond earn a living from unlikely plants known as halophytes
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How one Norwegian firm hopes to turn the deserts green
A new company supported by Expo Live hopes to turn arid landscapes into lucrative, arable land
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Video: A new solution to turn the UAE deserts green
A simple mixture of water and clay that transforms dry, sandy soil into lucrative arable land could be the solution to the food crisis predicted in the future.