Under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance of the UAE and President of Zayed University

Dr. Redouane Choukr-Allah

Senior Scientist – Horticulture, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture.

Dr. Redouane Choukr-Allah joined ICBA in 2015 as Senior Scientist in Horticulture and now heads Crop Diversification and Genetic Improvement Section at the Research and Innovation Division. He is a horticultural, hydroponic and water expert with more than 30 years of experience in coordinating and managing field-based projects and technical teams involved in protected agriculture production. He has been working lately on water and energy use efficiency of greenhouse and net house. He has an extensive experience in use of saline water and of pre-treated sewage in agriculture, and soil and groundwater pollution prevention. He holds a Ph.D. degree in environmental horticulture from the University of Minnesota, USA.