by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 27, 2020 | Afghanistan, Business, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Technology
While decades of war have damaged Afghanistan’s healthcare system, innovative leaders—from both local and international organizations—are finding ways to boost the country’s response to coronavirus while providing jobs and other local economic opportunities. Like much...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 13, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Crops, Infrastructure, Middle East, Water, Weather
Saffron, a spice that is so valuable that earned the nickname “red gold,” has become a staple crop in Afghanistan’s agriculture industry. While the spice has been grown in the country for several decades, it has only recently witnessed a jump in production and could...
by Ehsan Bayat | May 15, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, Crops, Farm, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology
A smart agriculture startup has received a commitment for $100 million in startup funding from a Kuwaiti investment company. Wafra International Investment Company, the national investment company of Kuwait, announced in early April 2020 that it had committed a...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 1, 2020 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Crops, Farm, Middle East, Weather
In the fall of 2019, India’s onion crops suffered a 26 percent decline during the kharif and late-kharif seasons due to a monsoon and additional heavy rains that hit Maharashtra, Karnataka, and other Indian states that produce onions. The vegetable is common in Indian...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 20, 2020 | Afghanistan, Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Crops, Infrastructure, Water, Weather
For centuries, cotton cultivation in Afghanistan has fluctuated due to various ecological and economic factors. The profitably of cotton ceased entirely by the late 1900s and remained so for several decades. However, the Afghanistan government and social activists...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 23, 2020 | Business, Energy, Healthcare, Middle East, Technology, Transportation
The Middle East’s start-ups are leading the way as the region becomes a world leader in innovation and the knowledge economy. While launching a start-up in the Middle East is not always easy, many entrepreneurs are successfully founding and building businesses that...
