Technology

Growing where there is a need, but others can’t.  Doing so in the most environmentally sustainable and responsible fashion with abundant and renewable resources.

The Sundrop Farms Difference

Typical horticulture is highly water and energy intensive.  These inputs are finite, getting more scarce and rising in price.  In some regions energy and water costs represent up to 70% of total farm expenses.

In light of these supply constraints facing our horticultural system today and the need to grow more crops closer to where people live, Sundrop Farms has developed technologies that rely mainly on renewable inputs, namely seawater and sunlight to produce the same quantity and higher quality food.

The Sundrop Farms System™ harnesses the sun’s energy to desalinate seawater to produce freshwater for irrigation, produce electricity to power our greenhouse and provide the energy to heat and cool our greenhouse. Our seawater drenched greenhouse ventilation cleans and sterilises the air, making it possible to grow crops without chemical pesticides.  The Sundrop Farms System™ system relies mainly on renewable inputs to achieve the best possible outcomes for our planet and the best possible produce for our customers. To learn more about our greenhouse solutions for arid climates, please contact us.

Therefore, instead of extracting groundwater at unsustainable rates, we produce fresh water from seawater.  We don’t consume fossil fuels to control the climate in our greenhouse, but substitute them with the sun’s energy to do that for us.  The salt and nutrients won in our desalination process are re-used to either fertilize crops or the salt is sold on to other agricultural producers.  Moreover, we can locate Sundrop Farms on degraded land and in arid climates, which typically would not be considered suitable for agriculture, let alone horticulture, thereby conserving valuable farmlands and soil.

The Sundrop Farms technologies and farming practices are positive for the planet, our customers, and our communities and also our business.

Markets

The Sundrop Farms System™ operates at its optimum efficiency and profitability when located in arid regions with lots of sunshine, close to the sea or a saline water resource, and in proximity to consumer end-markets.  In each of these locations flat land is essential for more cost-effective greenhouse construction.  The following regions and countries are most suited to applying to the Sundrop Farm technologies.

If you are interested in the Sundrop Farms technology for any of the above markets, please contact us.

Additional applications

The Sundrop Farms Greenhouse Systems can profitably grow a wide range of fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, or biomass.