'GigaFarm' in the desert could produce 3M kg of food

Added on 19 March 2024

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'GigaFarm' in the desert could produce 3M kg of food

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UAE - In 2022, Dubai unveiled the world's largest vertical farm. The 31,000-square-metre indoor facility at Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, comprised of trays stacked in towers growing plants with minimal water and soil, produces more than one million kilograms of high-quality leafy greens each year.

But it's not going to hold the title for long. On the other side of the city, at the aptly named Food Tech Valley, work on an even bigger facility is underway: a 12-metre-high, 83,612-square-metre "GigaFarm."