Take part in a transformative journey: MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Programme - Cohort 2024/25

2023/24 Finalists
Please see below the Top 10 Finalists of Cohort 2023/24

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

Researcher(s)
Yousef Hallak

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 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
UAE
- Organic fertilizers

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 Elbasyoni