by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 7, 2024 | Agriculture
The pandemic disrupted food supplies around the world, threatening the 822 million people already experiencing chronic undernourishment, and posing an even greater danger to the 113 million people in need of life-saving food assistance. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 24, 2024 | Agriculture
Across the Middle East today, the agritech industry is seeing healthy growth as farmers, startups, major companies, and governments work to boost local production to meet future demand for food. Robots are being deployed to harvest crops in greenhouses and autonomous...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 5, 2024 | Agriculture, Conservation, Infrastructure
The world’s deserts are arid ecosystems that receive less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of annual rainfall. Although daytime temperatures in some deserts are extremely hot, climbing as high as 130 degrees Fahrenheit, after nightfall, temperatures typically...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 23, 2023 | Agriculture, Construction, Infrastructure
Talk about desert cities typically conjures images of the Middle East, from modern metropolitan oases like Dubai, to vital commercial hubs of the ancient world, like Petra in Jordan. Consisting of expansive areas of sand and little more, deserts are some of the...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 9, 2023 | Agriculture
Food security is an increasing concern across the Middle East because many countries throughout the region are heavily dependent on foreign imports. Some buy significantly more food from other countries than they export. In order to overcome food supply and security...
