How to switch from pure biotechnology to agritech, hydroponics, and limitless opportunities to help farmers in the United Arabic Emirates and MENA region to grow better yields? How to launch your own company and thrive in business development if you work in the farming industry? Why do you need to know more about Mariam Almheiri? Agfluencers got the answers to these and other questions and warmly welcome Maria Achkar, who is the co-founder of agtech company Greener Crop, headquartered in Dubai (UEA) but providing services all around the world.


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"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 - yesterday
- US (NY): Upward Farms ceases all vertical farming operations
- US (GA): Hardee Fresh closes $56 million for new 30,000m2 vertical farm in Americus
- US: Virginia senator Mark Warner visits AeroFarms' Danville facility
- US: Bowery partners with sweetgreen to supply its new bowls
- What does ChatGPT know about co-creative urban farming and vertical farming?
Top 5 - last week
- US (NY): Upward Farms to lay off 78 employees and close Williamsburg facility
- Soil and the future of vertical farming
- Latvia: “Container farms are everything you need, modular and affordable”
- Crash course on hydroponic farming in India
- US (CA): Local farm supplies between 500-900 pounds mushrooms weekly
Top 5 - last month
- Red dwarf tomatoes are thriving in space
- India: “We’re setting up farms globally for a fraction of the costs”
- Italy: "Same productivity, but without the energy costs from artificial lighting"
- What happened with vertical farming and how can we fix it?
- Step aside, leafy greens – it’s high-value crops only in these space-bound pods
How to grow greener crop in UAE?
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