It is important to highlight that, in this framework, nutrition plays a huge role, and the outcome of a sustainable production system is not only the quantity of food generated, but the quality of the food, in terms of the ability to produce high-nutrient food for human consumption. [...] That is the intersection of the nature and morphology of soil material, and the evolution of those properties over time and over space, as a function of soil management. [...] However, the application of soil science as part of a plan for the future of water for food, and the future of food security in the Arab world, needs an enabler. [...] The capacity training must include the physical, life, and social sciences, the management and commutation of the science, and the technical and administrative staff to run the science administration. [...] Mohtar is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut, who focuses on Civil and Biological/Agricultural Engineering, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Water Security and Climate Change.
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