South Korea’s agricultural technology startup n.thing said on July 8 it has started exporting an autonomous modular indoor farming solution Planty Cube to the United Arab Emirates.

The autopilot farm system will allow farmers to grow greens in fully insulated indoor operations in areas with high aridity, the startup said.

The company said it is working with an undisclosed information technology partner in the Middle East. 

According to the current plan, the company will grow and sell Romaine lettuce in Abu Dhabi with Planty Cube. Depending on the local market response, the type of greens will be diversified while the production volume of greens will rise, n.thing said. 

Source: The Korea Herald (Son Ji-hyoung)