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Liquid NanoClay converts sand fit for organic farming and agriculture

Liquid NanoClay converts sand fit for organic farming and agriculture

Can you actually convert dry lands into green landscapes? The UAE has made it possible by turning natural clay liquid into as thin as water. A Norwegian startup has been encouraged by the UAE by using technology that will mean spraying sand with Liquid NanoClay (LNC) and turning it into the soil in a matter of hours. 

Counted as ‘green hero’, these are also being looked at as someone who will be fighting desertification; something the UAE has been trying to achieve for decades. Invented in the early 2000s by Norwegian scientist Kristian Olesen, Liquid NanoClay is the secret behind Desert Control’s amazing achievements. When sprayed onto the sand, this amazing invention trickles down and percolates the sand, turning it into water-retaining soil where plants can germinate and thrive.

As one of the countries that have always encouraged innovation, startup culture is also taking off. The intent is to create a huge impact on food security, carbon footprint, and water consumption. As a company, their focus is set on UAE at the moment, as a prospective market that is moving closer towards sustainable practice. UAE is considered a wealthy market that currently imports around 90 percent of its food, where the economy is moving towards self-sustained own production.

As food insecurity is becoming a real thing in many countries, this kind of technology can actually solve the problem. According to the Director General of Dubai’s International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, this kind of technology could have a huge impact on food security and on the ability of many of those countries to use their own crops. 

On the flip side, a CNN report has confirmed that the cost of treatment ranges from $2 to $5 per square meter (11 square feet), not exactly cheap, considering the vast areas that need to be treated with Liquid NanoClay in order for agricultural projects to make sense. However, Desert Control plans to develop units capable of producing large amounts of Liquid NanoClay, which would bring down the price considerably.
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