{"id":124373,"date":"2023-06-21T14:27:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T08:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=124373"},"modified":"2024-06-23T17:42:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T12:12:15","slug":"worlds-largest-vertical-farm-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/worlds-largest-vertical-farm-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Largest Vertical Farm In Dubai Will Ensure That You Eat Healthy While Traveling!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Technology has been ruling the world, and it does not come as a surprise at all that it is soon going to take over farming as well. In an initiative to promote farming despite the scarcity of water,<!--more--> the agri-tech firm of <strong>Crop One Holdings<\/strong> from Massachusetts along with <strong>Emirates Flight Catering<\/strong> will be constructing <strong>world\u2019s largest vertical farm in Dubai<\/strong> as a part of their joint venture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Are you asking how is this going to benefit the travelers? Although you\u2019re right in asking that question, this initiative will not only encourage farming but will also ensure healthy eating while traveling.<\/p>\n<p>While Crop One Holdings will be working on this <strong>$40 million facility<\/strong> at a 130,000 square ft. piece of land, Emirates Flight Catering will be supplying an estimate of <strong>225,000 meals<\/strong> on a daily basis from Dubai International Airport.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124379\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/na27-JUN-emirates-vertical-farming01.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Farm in Dubai\" width=\"700\" height=\"456\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/image\/policy:1.744381:1530009419\/na27-JUN-emirates-vertical-farming01.jpg?f=16x9&amp;w=1200&amp;$p$f$w=5c9f448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Courtesy: Impact Alpha<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/dubai-summer-surprises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dubai Summer Surprises: Be A Part Of UAE\u2019s Hottest Fiesta Before It Ends<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The CEO of Emirates Flight Catering &#8211; Mr. Saeed Mohammed says, &#8220;the move secure(s) our own supply chain of high quality and locally-sourced fresh vegetables, while significantly reducing our environmental footprint.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><em>Other Facts About Vertical Farm In Dubai<\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>UAE imports close to 85% of the food items. Hence, a small percentage of land is what the country needs to implement this technology.<\/li>\n<li>This concept of hyperproductive vertical farming will be built indoors and in a close proximity to the consumers.<\/li>\n<li>It is going to be a &#8220;season-less&#8221; agricultural process will continue to produce leafy vegetable for all 365 days of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of natural soil, a nutrient solution will be used to feed the plants.<\/li>\n<li>The humidity and temperature will be controlled tightly in modular containers to generate maximum yield.<\/li>\n<li>LED glow lights will be used via renewable energy sources as a substitute of sunlight to reduce the carbon footprints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although the construction is set to begin from November, this <strong>high on tech and low on water<\/strong> agricultural technique at world&#8217;s largest vertical farm in Dubai will use less amount of water when compared to outer fields by a margin of 99% which is huge.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124387\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/25.jpg\" alt=\"World\u2019s largest vertical farm in Dubai\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"https:\/\/savetheearth.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3fafd824b326beb29217936012f731eb4df0a6f7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Courtesy: Save The Earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Suggested Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/special-dubai-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Special Dubai Pass: Travelers Can Now Enjoy Cash-Free Access To Major Attractions &amp; Tours!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On completion, this <strong>vertical farm in Dubai<\/strong> is expected to produce 6,000 pounds of green leafy vegetables on a daily basis. You read that right. And this is exactly the produce that you will be served at the airport lounges as well as within the flights by the end of 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excited much? While one never runs out of reasons to plan a <a class=\"bookpackages-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/tour-packages\/dubai?utm_source=Blog_gn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trip to Dubai<\/a>, the vertical farm sure is a charmer that one should not miss. What do you think about it? Voice out your opinion in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"https:\/\/impactalpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VerticalFarming1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Cover Image Courtesy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology has been ruling the world, and it does not come as a surprise at all that it is soon going to take over farming as well. 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