Arab Organization for Agricultural Development Awards for Arab Food Security 2020

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development Awards for Distinguished Research, Studies and Projects in the Field of Arab Food Security for the Year (2020):

Research and Studies Awards

The first axis: The connection between agricultural extension, knowledge hubs, and the Internet of Things (IOT) to achieve increased productivity of strategic crops, and the impact of the Corona pandemic on this connection.

Second place

mart solar-powered subsurface irrigation system controlled by cloud-based IoT platform for precise control and management Summary

Affiliation: Center of Excellence in Palm and Date Research/King Faisal University/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Researchers’ names: Dr. Majid Al-Sayed Ahmed Mohammed — Professor Dr. Hassan Muzamil Ali Dinar — Dr. Nashi Khaled Al-Qahtani

Third place:

The differential effects of some demographic, social, economic and agricultural factors on enhancing Arab food security in light of the coronavirus pandemic

Affiliation: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute / Agricultural Research Center / Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation / Arab Republic of Egypt

Researchers’ names: Dr. Ashraf Ragab Ali Al-Ghannam

The second axis: The importance of animal resource management in improving the productivity of large and small ruminants in terms of milk and meat.

Third place

The economic dimension of red meat food security in Saudi Arabia

Affiliation: College of Agricultural and Food Sciences/King Faisal University/Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Researchers’ names: Professor Dr. Mamtaz Nagi Mohammed Al-Sebaei — Dr. Rady Talaat Tawfik — Dr. Maha Abdel Fattah Ibrahim