Sultan Center And Pure Harvest To Build High-tech Smart Farm In Kuwait

Kuwait’s The Sultan Center (TSC) group made a deal with UAE based Pure Harvest Smart Farms to build a dedicated high-tech smart farm in Kuwait to produce fresh fruits and vegetables.

According to report, Pure Harvest will invest more than $35 million to build Kuwait’s first large-scale smart farm.

The partnership will enable the retailer to receive “sustainably-grown fresh produce year-round, and at a much greater value than comparable quality imports”, a statement said.

Pure Harvest designs, builds and operates high-tech, climate-controlled hybrid growing systems that use sunlight to grow fresh fruits and vegetables while using up to 90 per cent less water than traditional forms of agriculture.

The opening of the new facility in Kuwait will depend upon the “final site selection and resulting infrastructure requirements to serve the farm”, said Sky Kurtz, co-founder and CEO of Pure Harvest.

“There is significant design, engineering, procurement and construction work to be done to finalise the project. That said, it’s our expectation that TSC’s purpose-built farm will be fully operational in H2 2021.”

“The new project will supply many varieties of tomatoes, vine crops, leafy greens and berries. The farm will produce year-round, so there will be a continuous, consistent quality supply available to TSC’s customers,” he added.

The facility will also feature a visitor experience centre which will be open to TSC’s customers.

 

SOURCE : IIK

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