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General view of a high tech vertical farm where local farmers have a chance to cultivate their crops, despite the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates April 13, 2020. REUTERS

General view of a high tech vertical farm where local farmers have a chance to cultivate their crops, despite the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates April 13, 2020. REUTERS

Cooked Up for Climate, UAE's High-Tech Food Plan Pays Off in Pandemic

The desert state's push to grow more of its own food as the planet warms has helped keep shelves stocked despite global trade disruptions from COVID-19.