Arid Lands Research Centre

An Arid Lands Research Centre was founded at Al-Ain in the interior to seek improved methods of vegetable growing. Abu Dhabi also has a number of terrestrial and marine wildlife research centres.

…the original efforts by the Arid Lands Research Center in Al-Ain, which experimented with raising crops in a desert environment. Most commercial fishing is concentrated in Umm al-Quwain, and the emirates have one of the largest fishing sectors in the Arab world.