Ekthaar Agricultural L.L.C.

“ekthaar” is Bin Dasmal Group’s own newly formed Sustainable Farming Solutions in line with the execution of the latest international green building standards and regulations. This business vertical is created to address the need of the hour utilizing the Group’s strength of strong access to MEP and Civil projects to make a difference positively by addressing the challenges of regional food shortages and insecurity by implementing the 3R concept of reduce, reuse, and recycle to effectively contribute to the agricultural sector responsibly. As part of the numerous sustainable initiatives undertaken by ekthaar, a construction waste management program was put into effect which promoted the use of the various waste materials from the projects in the assembly of the green house, net house and indoor vertical farming infrastructure. This approach has helped ekthaar in providing cost effective sustainable farming solutions to its various customers across the industry. “ekthaar” has implemented its projects by effectively utilizing the unused spaces in its Group compound. For instance, the net farm was a result of converting an existing scrapyard into an area capable of producing fresh produce by harvesting it. Customers can fully make use of the extensive knowledge base which ekthaar has to offer especially since the construction industry is diversifying its interests and making a transition towards implementing sustainable agricultural endeavours as part of their services offered. The ekthaar sustainable farming solutions portfolio currently consists of three fully operational silos capable of producing fresh produce to its consumers. Harvests from the net farm include eggplant, corn, cucumber, okra and tomatoes while the indoor vertical farming unit is responsible for the production of microgreens, leafy vegetables and herbs. The green house with its dutch bucket system in place produces kale, cherry tomatoes, and jalapenos.