Vertical farming has a big role in sustainable agri

Added on 08 February 2022

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A big bowl of leafy greens is not what pops to mind when you think about farming in Kuwait. In a region facing extreme water scarcity, Kuwait produces only 1% of its crops using traditional agricultural practices. Thanks to modern technology, however, more and more fruit and vegetables consumed in the country come from hydroponic or indoor farms.

There has never been a more pressing time to invest in food innovation, and not just in arid regions that depend on imports to meet food requirements. With an expanding global population and increasing resource scarcity, producing, packaging and distributing food in a sustainable way has become critical to the health and well-being of people everywhere.

Hydroponic farming

According to experts like Mark Korzilius, the founder of the first indoor vertical farm in Hamburg using dryponics, a unique method of growing salad indoors, the food chain established during the last 50 years is not sustainable.

His company &ever, recently acquired by global vertical farming giant Kalera, owns a 3,000 square meter farm near Kuwait City. It grows 250 different varieties of herbs and greens in close proximity to consumers, eliminating the need for complex, long distance supply chains.