Open to all fields related to food supply, water use, food use, and environmental change and the Saudi Green Initiative

The submission deadline has been extended until January 31, 2022.

Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases worldwide, the display dates have been postponed until March 15-16, 2022.

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The Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA) invites KAUST’s academic community to participate in the upcoming KAUST Workshop for Sustainable Food Security’s ePoster competition.

Show us how your research can contribute to achieving sustainable food security in the KSA and beyond, and win exciting prizes!

The competition is open to all KAUST scientists across disciplines. The topic of your poster should focus on a key challenge relevant to sustainable food security, including 

-       food supply,

-       water use,

-       food use, and

-       environmental change and the Saudi Green Initiative.

Our goal is to build connections between the workshop’s visitors, including Saudi government, industry, giga project, and startup leaders, and the research conducted at KAUST. So grab this chance to showcase your research to local, regional, and global experts in a variety of fields related to sustainable food security and submit your proposal through the event website by Monday, January 31!

Presentation & prizes

The selected posters will be presented in the University Library and Conference Center on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16 respectively. The reception will take place on March 15 at 5:00 P.M. in the University Library with opening remarks by Prof. Rod Wing, Director of the Center for Desert Agriculture.

The posters will be judged by a panel of experts, and the winners will be announced during the closing remarks of the event on March 16.

We look forward to discovering your solutions to food security challenges and wish all participants the best of luck!