As populations grow and climate change takes hold, increased soil erosion and salinisation are putting humanity’s food security at risk especially in arid regions.
But research into crops that can grow in the harshest conditions and a mix of hi and low tech solutions are yielding promising results to this most urgent of priorities.
Last month, over 300 experts and decision-makers from about 70 countries gathered in Dubai at the Global Forum on Innovations for Marginal Environments (GFIME) to explore the latest advances in research, innovation, development and policy in agriculture and food production in the world’s marginal environments.
Dubbed as the Food Security and Innovation Day, the forum featured high-level panel discussions involving ministers, policymakers and innovators from around the world.
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