Al Miyah Challenge
for Agriculture

A natural bio-fertilizer spray that strengthens plants from within, helping them survive heat and salinity while cutting irrigation needs in half.

Al Nakhli’s team used new innovative subsurface irrigation system that not only delivers water at the roots instead of the surface but also saved massive amounts of water while boosting yields and plant health.

Offers farmers portable smart irrigation units that save water, cut chemical use, and boost yields, all managed via simple mobile or WhatsApp tools.

Gives farmers smart irrigation guidance using sensors, satellites, and AI, helping them save water, cut costs, and grow healthier crops in arid UAE conditions.

EF Polymer turns fruit waste into a natural soil additive that holds water and nutrients, helping crops thrive with less irrigation in desert conditions.

Uses smart cooling and water recycling in greenhouses to save water and keep plants at the perfect temperature.

Farmio builds modular smart greenhouses that stay cool with minimal water, combining passive design, smart sensors, and sustainable cocopeat to boost yields in desert farming.

MIT GEARigation combines solar-powered smart irrigation control with low-pressure drip emitters, giving farmers consistent irrigation that saves water and energy without costly batteries.

Treats brackish groundwater with electrochemical technology that removes harmful salts keeping nutrients, giving crop-friendly water without chemicals or brine waste

Krilltech sprays crops with a nanotech biostimulant that makes plants more efficient with water, helping them grow more food with less irrigation in desert conditions.

Coats seeds with custom-trained microbes that help crops withstand drought and salinity, cutting irrigation needs and boosting yields in UAE desert farming.

Masar builds centralized farm utilities that turn desalination waste brine into cooling water, slashing costs and making UAE farming more sustainable and profitable.

Reimagines greenhouses as self-cooling, solar-powered ecosystems that use zero water for cooling, cut irrigation needs, and deliver higher yields with healthier soils.

UAE-developed nanotech soil additive that retains water and nutrients in desert soils longer, helping crops thrive with less irrigation and fewer fertilizers.

Transforms food waste into soil treatments that trap moisture, kill pathogens, and enrich fertility—cutting irrigation needs and boosting resilient crop growth in UAE soils.

Helps farmers irrigate smarter with daily satellite insights instead of sensors, cutting up to 40% of water use while protecting yields in desert farming.

Treetoscope combines IoT and AI to let farmers irrigate exactly to plant needs— saving water and increasing yields.

Vivent listens to plants’ own signals to tell farmers exactly when to irrigate, saving water, preventing salinity buildup, and improving yields.

Vivent listens directly to plants’ bio-electrical signals to guide greenhouse irrigation, saving water and energy while improving crop growth and resilience.

WaHa’s system harvests water from air while cooling greenhouses, cutting energy and water costs and making farms more self-sufficient in arid climates.

Raincatcher delivers a breakthrough hydro-retentive fertilizer applied directly at the root zone, proven in Dubai trials to save massive amounts of water while increasing yields, especially for date palms, fodder crops, and turf in arid regions.