Key Takeaways:
- Grow-tec publishes a case study highlighting results from its flagship indoor vertical farming facility.
- The study demonstrates technical feasibility, crop protocols, and investor-ready economic models.
- Facility results include yields four times higher than open-field farming with over 90% water savings.
- The model is designed to be replicable across geographies and scalable for global expansion.
- The company will exhibit at GVF 2025, Stand E152, where visitors can connect with the team.
Grow-tec Case Study Released
Grow-tec has published a new case study detailing its vertical farming approach for fruiting crops. The study highlights the company’s flagship 460 m² facility, launched in 2020, which integrates patented five-tier mobile racks, advanced climate control, and recirculating hydroponics to produce tomatoes, cucumbers, and other crops year-round.
The case study outlines how the facility serves as both a proof-of-concept and a research hub, supporting Grow-tec’s international expansion model.
📖 Full case study available here: Read the case study
Key Results and Performance
The Grow-tec facility achieved measurable results across yield, resource efficiency, and sustainability:
- Tomato yields: ~790 kg/m²/year across 7 cycles.
- Cucumber yields: ~1100 kg/m²/year across 13 cycles.
- Water savings: 90–93% compared to open-field farming.
- Pesticide use: Zero sprays across 15+ cycles.
- Land efficiency: 90% less footprint per kilogram of produce.
Additional highlights include AI-based rack planning, digital twin integration, and intercropping of basil and lettuce along internal side walls.
Expansion and Future Outlook
According to the case study, Grow-tec is trialing additional crops such as seedless peppers, watermelons, melons, eggplants, and zucchini. Upcoming innovations include AI-guided harvesting tools, improved lighting systems, and insect pollination strategies.
Over the next 2–5 years, Grow-tec plans to replicate its model internationally, with projects underway in the USA and discussions ongoing in the UAE. The facility is expected to exceed 800 tons of tomato production annually once scaled.
Connect With Grow-tec at GVF
Grow-tec will be exhibiting at GVF 2025, Stand E152, where attendees can meet the team, learn more about the case study, and explore potential collaborations.
📩 Contact: nabeel@grow-tec.com
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