Center for Desert Agriculture
RESEARCH CENTER AT KAUST DEDICATED TO THE STUDY, ENGINEERING, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
The global population is projected to reach
10 billion by 2050
How do we ensure a secure, safe, nutritious and sustainable food supply for future generations?
The Center for Desert Agriculture is committed to finding smart and efficient solutions
- to produce high value crops and staples
- to reduce reliance on water, fertilizer, and pesticides
- to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- to increase plant growth potential on marginal lands
- to empower the next generation of Saudi Arabian citizens to be global leaders in sustainable agriculture
RESEARCH THEMES
The CDA has a primary focus on the research theme “field-based cropping systems”, with three CCF project proposals covering important aspects of sustainable agroecosystem agriculture in KSA
RESEARCH GROUPS
Stress Granule Lab
Professor Monika Chodasiewicz
The Wulff Lab
Professor Brande Wulff
Wing Lab KAUST
Professor Rod Wing
UPCOMING EVENTS
27
Jan 2022
2022 Spring Lecture Series
The Art and Design of Harmony in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis of Cereals by Prof. Uta Paszkowski
03
Feb 2022
2022 Spring Lecture Series
Cereal Crop Improvement with Dr. Michael Dingkuhn and Prof. Jesse Poland
Photo by Linda Polik
CDA IN THE NEWS
16 January, 2022
Sustainable Food Security ePoster competition
Open to all fields related to food supply, water use, food use, and environmental change (Saudi Green Initiative)
18 October, 2021
People of KAUST: Fatema Alquraish
Fatema Alquraish is a student in the Stress Granule Lab of the Center for Desert Agriculture at KAUST. She is also an engaged community member and the first Saudi national to earn a leadership role in the KAUST Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD).