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Special Red Sea Farms, which is based on the campus of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), near Jeddah, nurtures new breeds of crops that are irrigated with seawater. (AFP/File Photos)

Saltwater-grown crops lift food-security hopes of arid Arab countries

  • A KAUST startup is laying down the blueprint for eco-friendly farms of the future
  • Some of the crops are grown in greenhouses while others are farmed in open fields
By MATT SMITH ·
Special Saudis buy dates at a shop in Jeddah ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AFP/File Photo) photos

How Saudi Arabia is charting a path toward food security

By George Charles Darley ·
Dubai’s external food trade hit $14.2bn in 2020

Dubai’s external food trade hit $14.2bn in 2020

By Arab News ·
WFP thanks Saudi Arabia for $40m aid package to improve food security in Yemen

WFP thanks Saudi Arabia for $40m aid package to improve food security in Yemen

By Arab News ·
Exclusive INTERVIEW: Hummingbird Technologies and Saudi Arabia team up on food security

INTERVIEW: Hummingbird Technologies and Saudi Arabia team up on food security

By Frank Kane ·
UAE agricultural firm uses technology to help with food security

UAE agricultural firm uses technology to help with food security

By Kateryna Kadabashy ·
No pay cuts, layoffs but Mideast firm rethinks food security

No pay cuts, layoffs but Mideast firm rethinks food security

By AP ·
Pakistan cracks down on wheat hoarders

Pakistan cracks down on wheat hoarders

By Aamir Saeed ·
Special How GCC countries are forging a food-secure future

How GCC countries are forging a food-secure future

By Caline Malek ·
OIC urges global coordination in tackling climate change, environment, water, energy and food challenges

OIC urges global coordination in tackling climate change, environment, water, energy and food challenges

By SPA ·
Special What’s 740 sq km in size, flies 400 km a day, and eats more food than 25 camels?

What’s 740 sq km in size, flies 400 km a day, and eats more food than 25 camels?

By Jennifer Bell ·
Dubai Food Park signs Dh1.35 billion agreement to establish China-UAE Food Industrial cluster

Dubai Food Park signs Dh1.35 billion agreement to establish China-UAE Food Industrial cluster

By Arab News ·
Qatar’s new food security depot receives $439 million in funding

Qatar’s new food security depot receives $439 million in funding

By Arab News ·

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