Start-Ups From Across The World To Present Agricultural Innovations For The First Time In Abu Dhabi During UAE Innovation Month

Innovation start-ups from across the world will present their ideas and products for the first time in Abu Dhabi from 5 to 6 February 2018 at the Innovation Theatre at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA Abu Dhabi 2018) at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). Held under the patronage of Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Food Security Center-Abu Dhabi, and in strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, GFIA has emerged as a global authority on sustainable food production, driving innovation in agricultural production by showcasing companies and new technologies that can improve agricultural productivity and food security across the world.

Agricultural innovators participating will include: Zero Emissions Livestock Project from the UK that use a nose ring to combust cattle methane and produce meat and dairy products with a low carbon footprint; FRESH Corporation from Switzerland who have created the world’s first urban sea fish farm without access to the sea; SOLHO from the Netherlands who use solar energy to power off-grid greenhouses with 90% operational savings; FarmAfield who have invented a unique investment model to keep farmers farming; and Jozour from Egypt, who will be presenting technologies that recycle and produce new sustainable materials from date palm waste.

Thamer Al Qasemi, Chairman of the GFIA 2018 Organizing Committee at Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority said: “In keeping with the Late Sheikh Zayed’s vision and values ​​of promoting sustainability, GFIA seeks to find effective solutions to the most pressing issues facing the agriculture sector globally and regionally. Start-up innovators are an extremely important part of this advancement and GFIA provides an ideal platform from which to showcase their products to food producers, policy makers, scientists and investors, especially that it is being held during the UAE Innovation Month. This showcase of new companies and technologies strengthens the Emirate’s leading status as a top destination for high-caliber international exhibitions and events in this vital domain.”