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AGRI-COLLABORATION GETS UP TO 30% MORE YIELD FROM WORLD FIELDS
Global population is predicted to be nearly 9 billion people in 2050, which may need a 50% increase in the world’s food production. It is a push that involves farmers everywhere and requires action now, even while societies around the world deal with the impact and aftermath of COVID-19.
Collaboration and smart plant nutrients are part of the solution.
In a research project at King Saud University in Riyadh, SABIC is working on the challenge of feeding a hungry world, starting with a specialty nutrient for the native crop and the difficult growing conditions of the Middle East.
With a smart plant food tailored to growing date palm, SABIC is helping farmers increase yields as much as 30% and produce a crop of more consistent quality and quantity even in soil that produces fluctuating harvests.
Multiple smart nutrients are also being combined in one application to help save farmers time.
FEEDING MORE OF THE WORLD WITH OFFSHORE FISHING
With a predicted world population of nearly 9 billion people in 2050, society must investigate ways to more sustainably increase all food sources.
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BUMPER CROPS WHERE THE GROWING GETS TOUGH
Water. In the tough growing conditions of the Middle East, this essential resource is in short supply. For farmers with depleted ground reserves, new methods need to be found to grow more food with less water. It’s too important a challenge to put on hold as the world overcomes COVID-19.
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WORKING WITH FARMERS FOR A SECURE FOOD FUTURE
To feed the demands of growing populations, world farmers are looking at new possibilities in improved farming practices, plant and animal genetics, nutrients and a range of other innovative production techniques.
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