US-based AeroFarms will build a vertical indoor farm in Qatar, according to a company statement. In partnership with the Qatar Freezones Authority and Doha Venture Capital, the firm will harness indoor agritech to grow produce using 95% less water than traditional farming with zero pesticides.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

• Egypt’s CIB is planning to establish a sustainable financing academy, according to a statement yesterday.
• Siemens will provide KSA’s Electromin with EV chargers to develop a national and regional charging network, Zawya reports.
• Iraq’s Kurdistan region completed a water treatment project to use sewage water for irrigation, Iraqi News reported last week.