As part of a national objective to increase food security, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has identified agri-tech is one of the priorities for investment. This is all towards Sheikh Zayed’s vision of turning the desert green #GrowWithAbuDhabi.
The Controlled Environment Agriculture conference 2019 was a sell-out event and attracted significant interest from a good mix of people – a big thank you to all our speakers.
Vertical, indoor or urban – the technologies for production of high quality, consistent crops grown in highly controlled conditions are developing rapidly, making indoor commercial production at scale a viable proposition. We’ll be exploring the new technologies, the business models and the potential for scaling, as well as considering the viability of “out of the box” modular solutions for commercial applications and farm diversification opportunities.
Is there a role for controlled environment agriculture within conventional salad production?