Coating crop seeds with bacteria found on a desert shrub boosts yields in hot fields.

Examples of entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia innovating to solve problems, better our world, and promote sustainability.

AgriTech startup Red Sea Farms thinks it has a sustainable, organic, and pesticide-free solution. Co-founders, Mark Tester and Ryan Lefers, have developed greenhouse technology that allows for the growing of crops on marginal land, using a fraction of the freshwater normally required.

A new test kit could enable quick and effective COVID-19 tests for people arriving at airports.

For the second year in a row, KAUST has partnered with Misk Foundation to present the 2020 Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC).

A nutritious millet crop grown mainly in West Africa could be genetically improved for large-scale agriculture in Saudi Arabia.

A molecular mimic designed to promote plant growth and limit witchweed infestation shows promise in initial trials.