Agriculture news in the Middle East

An overview of news, trends and research in the Agriculture industry in the Middle East:

10 ways how AI technology is enhancing farming methods From Saudi Arabia to the UAE, artificial intelligence (AI) is breathing new life into agriculture – reducing water usage, optimizing yields, and transforming how crops are grown in a climate defined
05 September 2025
University of Sharjah and IBM team up for sustainable agriculture app The University of Sharjah has, in collaboration with IBM, launched My FarmWell, a mobile app designed to tackle water scarcity challenges and transform sustainable agriculture across the UAE and the
19 May 2025
Three priorities for combatting land degradation in the GCC Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have much arid desert, but they are also home to mountain forests, rangelands, wetlands, and mangrove forests.
17 March 2025
Feeding 10 billion people more sustainably by 2070 is a $120 trillion GDP opportunity Climate action aimed at making the global food system sustainable – as part of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius – could create global economic growth worth $121 trillion by 2070
13 December 2024
Addressing land degradation – one of the KSA’s largest climate challenges Land degradation is one of the most significant environmental concerns the world faces today, compounded by issues such as water scarcity, rising temperatures and energy-intensive economies.
12 December 2024
Technologies to tackle land degradation in arid and hyper-arid regions How can the world better tackle the challenges that come with arid and hyper-arid regions? A new report from Arthur D.
11 December 2024
Emirates Nature-WWF recognizes Roland Berger for pioneering biodiversity project Roland Berger has been lauded by the leadership of Emirates Nature-WWF for its contribution to a pioneering climate change initiative, with the recognition celebrated at the ‘Citizen Science for Clim
12 December 2023
WEF's First Movers Coalition for Food supported by Bain & Company Within the purview of the COP28 climate change conference, the World Economic Forum (WEF) – in collaboration with the Government of the UAE and over 20 corporate and research partners including Bain
04 December 2023
Middle East must do more to protect its natural capital The private sector in the Middle East needs to take urgent action to protect its natural environments and resources.
07 November 2023
BCG roped in to support agricultural reforms in Egypt Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is now an integral part of a nationwide effort to build resilience in Egypt’s economy – working specifically on supply chain development in the agricultural sector.
09 April 2021
Lebanon follows McKinsey advice and legalises cannabis farming Two years after a McKinsey & Company report laid out the benefits, Lebanon has legalised cannabis farming for industrial and medicinal use in a bid to earn much-needed revenue.
23 October 2020

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