The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture opened on Monday with Microsoft founder Bill Gates stressing the Arabian Gulf can lead agricultural innovation to address global food and water scarcity.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivers a video message during the opening ceremony of the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
A visitor asks questions to an exhibitor at the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
Dr Rashid bin Fahad, the Minister of Environment and Water, left, and Rashid Mubarak Al Hajiri, Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs, applaud during the opening ceremony of the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
An exhibit on small-scale organic farming at the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
Dr Frank Rijsberman, the chief executive of CGIAR Consortium, said that Gulf countries have strengthened their own food security by buying farmland elsewhere, storing large quantities of food staples and investing in agribusiness. Silvia Razgova / The National -
Innovation in agriculture could help the world’s impoverished, Microsoft founder Bill Gates told participants of the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
An Agthia exhibit during the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
Visitors peruse a Philips exhibit during the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National -
Dr Rashid bin Fahad, the Minister of Environment and Water delivers his welcome address during the opening ceremony of the Global Forum for Innovation in Agriculture. Silvia Razgova / The National
In pictures: Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture
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