Emirates’ catering arm buys out Bustanica vertical farm 

Emirates’ catering arm buys out Bustanica vertical farm 

Emirates Flight Catering, the airline’s catering arm, has bought out US-based Crop One’s interest in the Bustanica hydroponic farm in Dubai, making it a fully UAE-owned business.   The farm opened in July 2022 as a joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering and Crop One called Emirates Crop One. The airline catering company says the 330,000 […]

Bustanica provides greens for Emirates

1m kg of produce a year

Deal brings ownership within UAE

Emirates Flight Catering, the airline’s catering arm, has bought out US-based Crop One’s interest in the Bustanica hydroponic farm in Dubai, making it a fully UAE-owned business.  

The farm opened in July 2022 as a joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering and Crop One called Emirates Crop One.

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The airline catering company says the 330,000 sq ft facility, located near Al Maktoum airport at Dubai World Central, produces more than 1 million kg of leafy greens annually, equivalent to three tonnes daily, while using 95 percent less water than conventional agriculture.

The companies invested around $40 million in the project, which they have described as the world’s largest indoor vertical farm.

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