QU researchers work on bio-fertilizer to grow crops with seawater
The Peninsula
Qatar University (QU) researchers are collaborating with Agrico and the Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, Tunisia, to develop sustainable methods to increase crop production.
QU's Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) was recently awarded a project to produce biological fertilizers based on salt-tolerant microorganisms to promote organic crop production in Qatar. The project responds to the Food Security Call from the Qatar National Research Fund and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, and aims to increase Qatar’s food security sustainably.More Related News