Value of Transforming Top Three Hot Deserts Into Agricultural Zones

Abstract

Sahara, Australia and Arabian deserts are top three hyper arid zones covering 0,9 billion, 0,27 billion and 0,23 billion ha area, respectively. On maize basis, to simlify the calculations, just grain value to be produced by transforming these three deserts is annually 2,3 trillion $. Effects on CO2 capture, employment were also calculated. As a food source, other benefits will be the reduction of powery and conflicts; longer average life-spans;, input & product trade, economic stabilities; new markets and householders for conventional commercial and industrial products. The sophisticated activity invented in the fertile crescent –farming- may re-create the second shift in the globe to start the “Age of Arids” to end the accumulated problems of present-day. This paper is designed to show how ultra marginal zones may add high value to all humanity. Artificial rains which may be produced with current global knowldge, is the main requirement. A very small part of global research infrustructure and budget might fulfill the required knowledge to reach this target.