New deep tech startups are creating sustainable solutions to Saudi Arabia's extremes, through years of research and support from KAUST’s venture capital arm.

KAUST signed an agreement to support the Greening KSA project. The CDA is providing the scientific and technological foundation for a sustainable increase in the vegetative footprint of the Kingdom.

Local, regional, and global food system experts gather to achieve sustainable food security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the world at the KAUST Workshop for Sustainable Food Security.

Sequencing a high-quality bread wheat genome facilitates the identification of a gene that confers stripe rust resistance and may lead to improved crop resilience.

A novel plant-breeding strategy is targeting crop yield, nutritional value and stress tolerance, all through the expression of one gene.

A fascination with desert plants and their survival mechanisms has led to a game-changing discovery for improving crop productivity under stress conditions.

Miniature RNA-cutting protein harnessed for diagnostics and therapeutics.

Understanding the interplay between bacteria and sulfur is leading to exciting biotechnologies that could enable crops to be irrigated with salty water.

The challenges of food production and global food security require a long-term, multi-pronged approach.

Interview with CDA faculty member, Professor Mark Tester: “The food sector is arguably the most environmentally damaging of all sectors of human activity.”