AI-powered vertical farms to be installed across major hotels and resorts
UAE’s Crysp Farms, the world’s only business that provides turnkey vertical farming for the hospitality industry, has announced a strategic partnership with agritech veteran Alesca Technologies to deploy 500 modular vertical farms over the next five years across the Middle East.
The partnership will significantly improve the efficiency of vertical farming, while providing more than 130 varieties of fresh produce year-round for Crysp’s corporate clients.
Crysp Farms currently grows fresh produce for some of the most prestigious hospitality groups, and this partnership will allow the company to significantly expand their unique ‘Farming-as-a-Service’ offering to more hotels and resorts.
The ‘Farming-as-a-Service’ model combines the on-site installation of a bespoke vertical farm with a multi-year operational agreement to grow a mix of fresh produce based on the customer’s daily F&B needs.
Automation systems
Alesca will also install AI-powered monitoring and automation systems into Crysp’s existing and future vertical farms to continue improving the productivity and efficiency of the farms.
“Our partnership with Alesca Technologies will provide us with access to best-in-class vertical farming technology,” noted Maan Said, Founder and CEO, Crysp Farms.
“Working together with Crysp Farms will unlock enormous synergies. We are also excited to continue improving our solutions by incorporating feedback from Crysp’s team and customer base,” remarked Stuart Oda, Founder and CEO, Alesca Technologies.
Through the regional partnership with Alesca Technologies, Crysp Farms also plans to expand across other sectors in the coming years, with a vision to bring fresh, hyperlocal farming to every community, a press statement concluded.
