The Gulf investor consortium needed a reliable indoor farm to supply premium leafy greens to hospitality partners despite summer highs above 45 °C. Crop Urbanis was engaged to define the agronomy programme, coordinate equipment partners and guide operations through the first full production year.
Challenges & approach
Extreme outdoor temperatures jeopardised HVAC loads and crop stability.
Limited local expertise with vertical farm SOPs and nutrient management.
Need to prove ROI quickly to unlock further capital for scale.
Our contribution
Designed climate control curves and redundancy plans tuned to Qatar’s humidity swings.
Authored nutrient and IPM protocols covering lettuce, herbs and microgreens.
Commissioned the facility, trained operators and embedded remote monitoring dashboards.
Outcomes & proof
Metric
Result
Context
Commissioning runbook completion
Yes
4-phase checklist approved for launch
SOP set delivered
Yes
Cultivation, sanitation, IPM, safety
Handover sessions
Completed
Kickoff + readiness review
Inline FAQs
How do you maintain stable climate in desert conditions?
We pair sealed grow rooms with staged HVAC redundancy, humidity purge cycles and live environmental monitoring.
Can local teams run the SOPs after handoff?
Yes—operators received bilingual SOP manuals, nutrient calculators and remote coaching for the first six cycles.
Project gallery
High quality Iceberg lettuce without tipburn grown on a vertical farm without sunlightHigh quality Iceberg lettuce without tipburn
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