TRENDS Research & Advisory has announced its participation as a Research Partner in the first edition of the Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition 2025, organized by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. The conference will be held at the ADNEC Centre in Al Ain City from May 28 to 31, 2025, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court.

This participation is part of TRENDS’ efforts to support initiatives to achieve sustainable food security, enhance environmental sustainability, and create smart agricultural systems. These goals will be achieved through research-based and scientific approaches to advancing the farm sector.

Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Ali, CEO of TRENDS Research & Advisory, expressed his pride in TRENDS’s role as the research partner for this prominent event, which serves as a strategic platform for promoting scientific dialogue and agricultural innovation in the UAE.

He stated that the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment’s selection of TRENDS as a Research Partner affirms the Ministry’s belief in research as a pathway to knowledge. It also underscores TRENDS’ role in supporting sustainability and addressing challenges through objective, research-based perspectives.

He also stated that TRENDS is participating in an AI-driven pavilion. It will also contribute to research sessions and workshops focusing on agriculture’s future and knowledge’s role in promoting innovative and sustainable agricultural solutions.

Dr. Al-Ali highlighted TRENDS’ interest in this field, noting that the center has released numerous studies addressing ongoing transformations in the agricultural sector.

Among the most prominent are the study titled Climate-Smart Agriculture: Innovative Solutions to Achieve Food Security in the Gulf Countries, the report The Shift Towards Sustainable Agriculture Systems in the UAE: Challenges and Opportunities, a specialized publication on Decarbonization in the Gulf Agricultural Sector and Mechanisms for Reducing It, and the book Mangroves: Sustainable Environmental Treasures, which underscores the significant environmental and economic role of mangroves in enhancing biodiversity and combating climate change.

Dr. Al-Ali emphasized that TRENDS’ participation in the Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition 2025—just days after serving as a knowledge partner in the Make-it-in-the-Emirates Forum and Exhibition—underscores the role of research in guiding efforts toward shaping a sustainable future and addressing challenges through well-informed, research-based strategies.

The Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition 2025 constitutes a significant milestone within the national program Plant the Emirates, which the UAE launched to expand green areas, enhance local agricultural production, and realize the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan—may God have mercy on him—of making agriculture an integral part of the nation’s identity and development.

The event attracts more than 11,000 visitors and spans an area exceeding 20,000 square meters, with broad participation from officials, decision-makers, experts, and agricultural sector leaders worldwide.