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2023/24 Finalists
Please see below the Top 10 Finalists of Cohort 2023/24
Transforming the monoculture farm system into a more diverse, resilient, and self-sustaining ecosystem, creating a farm-resources closed system that mimics nature. This includes both agriculture practices and a self-farm microbiome bioreactor.
Researcher(s)
Ahmed Elhady
Affordable Nanotech for Arid Environments
KAUST University, Saudi Arabia
Minimizing Chemical Footprint
Revolutionizing agriculture, MePhSIN, a groundbreaking nano-platform, encapsulates plant growth regulators, unlocking a new era of enhanced crop resilience, doubling wheat production by 2050, and overcoming challenges in global food security.
Researcher(s):
Katya Michelle Aguilar Perez, Valeriia Nikolaeva,
Viiktoria Zheltova, Khozama Al Mohawes
Conservation agriculture (zero tillage) and organic transactions
Individual, Turkey
Diversified Crops
Conservation agriculture and organic agriculture (zero tillage) of olive trees
Researcher(s)
Yousef Hallak
Sustainable Water Conservation Techniques for Arid Regions.
Researcher(s)
Khalil Ur Rahman, Mohammad Khalifa Bin Thaleth
Natural customized bio-products with a beneficial impact on the environmental and agricultural ecosystem. Designed to boost crop productivity and enhance soil fertility.
Researcher(s)
Hend Elsawey, Rahma Ahmed Mohamed
Systemic Farming, carbon sequestration for future food security
Individual, UAE
Technological solutions
Systemic Farming Method – “The Simple way of growing Food as The Medicine for everything at an affordable price”.
Researcher(s)
Thoufik Rahuman Amanullah,Dr. Gnanapragasam
Singaravel, Dr. M.Ganesan
Cyanoboost: Transition to regenerative farming with biofertilizers
Heliopolis University, Egypt
Biofertilizers
“Cyanoboost” is a bio-fertilizer product that enhance the whole plant growth performance, improve the extracted essential oils, and increase the diversity of the rhizospheric microbiome in medicinal plants.
Researcher(s)
Doaa Ibrahim, Eman Nour El-deen Hamed
The Waste Lab - From Food Waste Rescue to Compost Production to Soil Building in the UAE and the Region
Individual, UAE
Organic fertilizers
The Waste Lab’s solution is to create an opportunity for every food scrap to become a solution for rather than a burden on our society and environment by combining nature-based principles, data-driven operations, local production and application of compost, and community engagement.
Researcher(s)
Lara Hussein, Ceylan Uren, Nick Little, Sara Al Darras
Imagine tiny robot farmers working 24/7, protecting your crops like superheroes. Our AI-powered scouting bots see pests, diseases, and weeds before your eyes do, saving you money, time, and the environment. Boost yields, slash costs, and farm smarter, not harder. Let’s robot-fy your future!
Researcher(s)
Akhlad Alabhar, Hanan Sabry, Ahmed Thabet
Sesame breeding for high-value production in hot and dry climates
KAUST University, Saudi Arabia
Diversified Crops
Improved sesame varieties could produce a high-value harvest using low inputs of fertilizer and water, while supporting local food systems and returning biomass carbon to the soil.
Researcher(s)
Conner Johnson, Jesse Poland, Ibrahim
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