Although vertical farms produce more crops per acre of soil, they use far less land and water resources as well as their ability to produce crops throughout the year. However, according to the 2021 CEA World Census report, vertical farms consume on average 38.8 kWh more energy per kilogram of products than conventional farming, which has an average energy consumption of 5.4 kWh per kg.

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat) held a book launch event for the publication, “Shaikh Hamad bin Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain 1932-1942 News and Press Coverage”, by the late researcher Saqr bin Abdullah Al-Maawda, the book constitutes a qualitative effort in portraying the achievements of the late His Majesty Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, by analyzing the content of what was published by the local and foreign press about his rule in that era.

On Tuesday morning, March 14, 2023, the Gulf Academy for Strategic and Security Studies visited Derasat Center headed by Rear Admiral Tariq Khalfan Abdullah Al Zaabi, who was visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain, accompanied by a group a group of Academy leaders representing the Arab Gulf countries, and they were received upon their arrival at the Center’s headquarters by Dr. Hamad Ebrahim Al-Abdullah, Executive Director, Derasat Directors, and a number of its affiliates.

The “Second Bahraini-Omani Forum entitled ” Challenges of Food Security and Mechanisms of Bilateral Cooperation to Address Them” was hosted by the Bahrain Center for Strategic and International Energy Studies “Derasat”, on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Center’s headquarters in Awali.