UAE-based Pure Food Technology unveils game-changing innovation in vertical farming to offer food security to UAE
Company secures 11 patents and 90 percent automation powered by robotics and 3-D printing technology to deliver 100 times yield with 95 percent less water usage and a fraction of the production cost – that can drastically reduce US$7.7 billion fresh fruits and vegetables import bill to make the UAE significantly more self-sufficient in plant-based food production

Date: Dubai, UAE; December 5, 2023
News Highlights
- The world’s first artificial intelligence-driven, solar energy-powered, robotics-enabled, innovation-patented and 3D-printed hydroponic vertical farm set up in the UAE, seeks investment to turn the UAE into a net plant-based food exporter from being a net food importer.
- Pure Food Technology, a UAE-based sustainable agricultural and food technology startup has successfully developed an innovative hydroponic proto-type that requires 95 percent less water compared to traditional farming, to deliver 100 times higher plant-based crop yield, that will drastically reduce the UAE’s $7.7 billion fresh vegetable food import bill and help the country attain self-sufficiency in nutrient-rich plant-based food.
- The UAE, where desert dominates its landscape, imports 90 percent of its food from other countries. As the country observes 2023 as the Year of Sustainability and prepares to host COP28 Summit it looks at innovative ways to deal with climate change and sustainability in all primary sectors – environment, business, hospitality, agriculture, food and human resource.
- The Global hydroponics market is growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 7.5 percent from US$35.2 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach of US$58.3 billion by 2030.