by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Agricultural practices across Oman are being disrupted and transformed through the adoption of innovative technological solutions created to increase the Sultanate’s self-sufficiency. Launched in 2019 through a collaboration between Sohar University and the University...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Egypt is largely a desert country. For centuries, the Nile River has been the country’s most vital resource. Covering 6,800 kilometers before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile has provided a vital source of irrigation for millennia, transforming the arid...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 14, 2025 | Climate Crisis, Middle East
Climate change is growing with ever-increasing frequency and tenacity, creating extreme temperatures, droughts, and floods. For people in the Middle East, such adverse weather events have been a preoccupation for centuries, as have the interconnected problems of...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jun 9, 2025 | Agriculture, Conservation
At the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, a remarkable transformation was underway in a corner of the United Arab Emirates. Over the course of only 40 days, a once barren plot situated in a landlocked desert nation was completely transformed, burgeoning with ripe...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 5, 2025 | Afghanistan
Despite ranking as one of the world’s lowest emitters of greenhouse gases, Afghanistan has been recognized by experts as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Natural disasters have increased in both severity and frequency in the country in recent...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 27, 2025 | Crops
Desert farming is a process that has been practiced for thousands of years that involves developing agriculture in deserts. In arid regions such as the Middle East, water scarcity makes farming particularly challenging since agricultural processes are heavily reliant...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 19, 2024 | Agriculture, Conservation, Farm, Water
Most Middle Eastern countries are forced to rely heavily on foreign imports in order to meet food demand. However, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions in various parts of the world have left nations reliant on food imports vulnerable, particularly those...
by Ehsan Bayat | Sep 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Around the world today, agritech is revolutionizing modern farming practices, providing tangible solutions to growing problems like climate change and water scarcity. Agritech is a relatively new sector that is innovating ways to improve yields and food security while...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
In July 2024, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chaired the board meeting of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). At the meeting, ambitious plans were revealed for three innovative projects designed to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Saudi government recently revealed that it would be scaling back on its ambitions for Neom, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious new development project. Although the Saudi government had originally hoped to have 1.5 million residents living in The Line by...
