Urban farming: green evolution
Added on 02 October 2022
UAE residents may soon pluck vegetables from their balconies or living room or any corner of the house and start cooking given the rage of urban farming catching up in the emirate. Portals have listed commonly used vegetables - cauliflower, cabbage, celery, mint and many more - used in daily cooking being grown in homes.
"A 100 square metre room can produce as much as yield of one acre farm can produce," said Ravi Shrotriya, founder and CEO Veggitech of Arabia.
The company has tied up with leading brands to test their pilot project in the emirate. "The farming technique involves installation of its self-sufficient equipment which runs on electricity and is controlled by sensors, reducing hassel of supervision of the agriculture produce."
Recently Dubai SME has also intsalled an urban farming unit at its headquarters.
A US headquartered Agritecture.com is strongly pitching for the urban farming in the UAE stressing the importance to involve the real estate companies to promote the concept of urban farming.
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Source: Khaleej Times
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