The various sustainability initiatives that are adopted by companies, organizations, brands, and startup ventures, help the Earth’s ecosystem and biodiversity. The literal habitat starts to heal and regenerate with green business strategies. Technology has left a huge positive impact on all of the industries today. Better, improved, seamless, efficient, and quick.
In the Farming and Agricultural Industry, the integration of technological tools and resources has proved to be truly beneficial and essential as smart farming techniques in continuing efficiency in operations. These AgTech Industries change farming and agricultural practices that have been followed through decades of evolution and proceed to make them environmentally sustainable, increasing crop and food production, improving working conditions and methods of data collection, as well as reducing waste production, adverse climatic changes, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental pollution.
AgriTech Hydroponic Farming Solutions for farming and agricultural practices fall under sustainable initiatives. Smart Hydroponics Systems is a technological innovation that especially helps farmers of small farms and fields more. The technique used by hydroponics is to grow plants, crops, and food products without the presence of soil in an indoor or closed space. Dissolved mineral nutrients in water replace soil and this helps indoor plants, crops, and products to grow with equal product quality and yield.
Therefore in this article, we will be talking about one such Middle Eastern company established in Dubai called – World of Farming (WoF), founded by Dr. Walid Saad. World of Farming (WoF) is an AgTech start-up business that was built to help farmers sustainably produce quality and improved yield of Fodder for livestock, helping to cut down on costs, water, and landmass.
About Co-Founder and CEO – Dr. Walid Saad at World of Farming (WoF):
The Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at World of Farming (WoF) is Dr. Walid Saad. Having received a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the Lebanese American University and a Chemical Engineering Degree from the University of Minnesota, Walid also has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University.
From being employed as a Senior Scientist and then as an Expert at LDK Consultants, Walid went on to work in leading roles and positions such as – an Expert at FAO, a Technical Expert at UN Environment Programme, a Senior Investigator at INDEVCO Group, an Advisor at The Petroleum Fund, and then finally co-founded and led the World of Farming (WoF) business in the year 2019. He’s currently also working as an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at the American University of Beirut. Having a wide knowledge and expertise in the field, Dr. Walid Saad has worked towards sustainability initiatives throughout his career.
About World of Farming (WoF):
The company -World of Farming (WoF) which was co-founded in 2019 by Dr. Walid Saad has its headquarters established in Dubai, UAE. With innovation and collaboration, Walid wanted to establish a platform and build a business that integrates technology with farming and agricultural practices to address challenges faced by farmers by providing FodderTech innovations.
The AgTech solution that was proposed to address one such food-security challenge faced by farmers in the MENA region as well as globally, was to improve fodder feed for safer and cleaner consumption by livestock. This was made successful through the use of Smart Hydroponic Systems that grow livestock fodder and feed vertically in the absence of soil. This increases the production, quality, and yield of the fodder harvested by 30% – 40% more than when compared to the traditional methods of cultivation and harvesting. Several businesses use hydroponic farming benefits to help farmers improve their crop production and yield for the livestock’s cleaner and safer consumption.
“On a mission to create a difference” – World of Farming (WoF).
The World of Farming (WoF) provides FaaS – Farming-as-a-Service, for addressing livestock’s food security challenges. With the integration and use of the smart hydroponics system, the company is offering farmers services in building their very own hydroponic systems on their lands. Providing the farmers with much-needed guidance in learning how to operate, manage, and maintain built-in-house FodderTech Systems, World of Farming (WoF) plays a very important role in sustainable agriculture.
Therefore, with the absence of chemicals, hazardous substances, unhealthy environments, increased water use, and costs incurred in maintenance, World of Farming (WoF) operates with expertise and professionalism on a mission to create a difference by – “empowering farmers to grow their fodder, produce faster and cheaper with less waste, less water, less CO2 emissions, and in the absence of agrochemicals. “