PLANTS
The Fujairah Research Scientists are at the forefront of improving desert
agriculture practices and outcomes to position the emirates of Fujairah as a
national leader in the development of environmentally sustainable, safe, and ethical
desert agricultural systems.
WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE FRC'S AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH IS CENTERED ON FIVE MAIN PROGRAMS:
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AT THE FRC ARE:
• Honeybee breeding & stock management
• Develop a locally sustainable agriculture sector and apply agricultural
technology.
• Conduct research to support and develop local organic agriculture.
• To carry out research on genetic improvement of desert plants.
• To carry out research to support capacity for developing local forage.
• To facilitate the innovation in the field of pesticides suited for organic
farming.
• To improve the quality of local organic farming systems by breeding.
• To carry out research to stop and reverse soil degradation.
• To carry out technology development to reduce the water usage for the
green ecosystem.
• To act as a repository of information on local agriculture research and
development.
• To collaborate with national and international research centres and
organizations.
• To develop human resources in agriculture, health, and management.
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Sustainable agriculture in the UAE has become a clear goal for the concerned authorities to develop this vital sector to achieve food security and reduce the food gap, so that the soil is preserved and the optimal use of water, whether groundwater or available rainwater.
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Neither the climatic characteristics nor the geographical nature, whether with regard to water scarcity, lack of rain, high temperatures and weak soil, hindered thinking outside the box in this sector. That’s why combined use of land for food production and energy generation could help producing food in an environmentally sustainable way but the compatibility between crops, shade provided by the PV panels, agriculture operations lead to various interdisciplinary abstracts.
