The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Project Summary
Start date:
1 October 2022
Duration:
Until 31/03/2025
Project Leader:
The Gulf Sustainable Agritech Discovery (GSAD) aims to help developing research and human resource capacity to support sustainable agriculture in UAE.
Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), British Embassy Abu Dhabi.
Detail
Gulf Sustainable Agritech Discovery (GSAD) project objectives are to help UAE in developing its agritech research system through;
1) Develop research programs focused on small-holder farmers, date palm, saline agriculture, and novel production systems.
2) Supporting translation of Agritech research into products & services that sustain natural capital.
3) Capacity building in Agritech research and innovation through establishing a Doctoral Training Centre (DTC), for example, net-zero & resilience.
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Project Leader
Dr Julian Smith
Science Director
Dr Khalid Mahmood
Head Agritech MENA
Collaborators
Rothamsted Research
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)