by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 4, 2019 | Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Infrastructure, Technology, Water
While the dry climate in the Middle East can be good for some crops, it’s also an environment where harmful pests thrive. Regional pests such as the desert locust and Mediterranean fruit fly can destroy a harvest, and for years farmers have turned to pesticides to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 13, 2019 | Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, History, Middle East, Technology, Water, Weather
The Middle East has long struggled with lack of water. However, another natural substance is threatening to taint the region’s limited supply: salt. An entire industry has been built around reducing salinity to provide fresh water for the region. As a result,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 23, 2019 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Infrastructure, Technology
As 2019 begins, Afghanistan faces major challenges due, in part, to factors far outside of its control. Inrin, an independent humanitarian news site, recently reviewed the humanitarian crises and related news it expects to shape 2019. Here’s how Afghanistan factored...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 16, 2018 | Agriculture, Conservation, Construction, Crops, Farm, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology
The boom in energy use in the Middle East is causing regional leaders to rethink how they allocate natural resources. While the area’s large reserves of oil and natural gas have provided cheap fuel for decades, many now believe that fossil fuels are not the best way...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 2, 2018 | Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Energy, Farm, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Water
Farming in the dry, arid Middle East is often a fight against nature. As populations have increased, resulting in more demand for food and higher water usage, innovative farmers and researchers are experimenting with alternative farming methods, including greenhouses...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 22, 2018 | Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Energy, Farm, Infrastructure, Technology, Water
Greenhouses have long been used to grow produce when the outside conditions aren’t conducive to farming. Middle Eastern countries face increasingly challenging conditions for agriculture, including productive land turning into desert, a lack of water, and harsh...
