Mark Tester

Mark Tester, professor of plant science and associate director at Center for Desert Agriculture in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division at KAUST.

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“…The food sector is arguably the most environmentally damaging of all sectors of human activity."

Mark Tester, professor of plant science and associate director at Center for Desert Agriculture in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division at KAUST.

Tester is also the co-founder and CSO of Red Sea Farms LLC that produces organic, pesticide-free tomatoes and other produce grown sustainably in saltwater greenhouses and via partner farms.

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