Dubai Will Soon be Home to the World’s Largest Hydroponic Farm

The new indoor vertical farm is a collaboration between Emirates Flight Catering and U.S.-based vertical farming and sustainable technology platform Crop One Holdings. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

The Lempert Report
Oct 31, 2018

The new indoor vertical farm is a collaboration between Emirates Flight Catering and U.S.-based vertical farming and sustainable technology platform Crop One Holdings. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

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