Tag: food security

How to help Gaza fishermen

The destruction of Gaza's two main aquaculture farms, along with the hatchery facility, has also left the sector unable to produce alternative aquatic foods through aquaculture. 

Israelis want to know: Where has all the butter gone?

Butter has been missing from Israeli markets for well over a year. Why isn't supply meeting the demand?

Solving world hunger with hybrid potatoes

Can hybrid breeding effectively mitigate aspects of climate change? Across the planet, communities face a constant struggle to produce...

New UAE Food Bank aims for full bellies and zero waste

Green Prophet recently posted about 2017 being the Chinese year of the monkey, but the Vice President of the...

Hydroponics in the house in Qatar!

Qatar - the tiny desert nation known for sinking millions into futuristic follies like artificial clouds and underwater TV...

ICARDA scientists save 80% of a priceless trove of Syrian seeds

A team of Syrian scientists at the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) braved the terrors...

Insect farms to meet feed demand for animals, and us?

World population is projected to reach 9 billion by 2050.   Rising incomes in emerging economies lead to greater demand...

Gulf gluttony and global hunger: How long can the party go on?

WASHINGTON — Inhabitants of the oil-exporting sheikhdoms and emirates of the Persian Gulf wolf down an average 3,700 calories...

OAXIS: solar-powered hydroponic food belt proposed for the Arabian Peninsula

Most Gulf countries import up to 90 percent of their food, which neither bodes well for food security no climate...

Why Gaza needs hydroponics and aquaponics for food security

The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed fishing activities, bringing...

Spiraling Plantagon vertical farms grow more food on a small urban footprint

Food insecurity is daunting, particularly in cities. And while industrial vertical farming offers a solution, the absence of chickens and may and other signs...

Organic farming doesn’t pay off in Gaza

Organic farming is widely thought to be the healthy choice - not only nutritionally but because organic farmers are required (in...