Report Overview

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market - Industry Trends & Forecast Report, 2029

The Middle East smart greenhouse market size is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.88% during the forecast period between 2023 and 2029. Major growth factors for the Middle East smart greenhouse market include the increasing adoption of IoT and AI by farmers. Growing demand for food due to the continuously rising population is a significant factor accelerating market growth, as is the number of government initiatives to promote the adoption of smart agricultural practices. The rising adoption of indoor farming in urban areas is also fueling the growth of the middle east smart greenhouse market.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – Overview

The smart greenhouse is a self-tracking and self-regulating, micro-climatically controlled environment for optimal plant growth. Even remote interpretations in those instances generate automatic actions that compare alternates and take corrective action, allowing the optimal plant increase situations to be maintained. In the agricultural field, the frame structure is covered with a transparent or green shady mesh material. There is plenty of room to cultivate plants in the shade. Sensors manage the state of the inside environment entirely or partially, based on the requirements of agriculture. The agriculture sector required the development of greenhouse technology. Temperature, carbon dioxide and oxygen levels, humidity, soil, and air pressure are all varied for each culture.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market

Growth Drivers

Increasing Adoption of IoT and AI by Farmers and Agriculturists

Vertical farming technology is efficiently gaining traction in Middle Eastern countries. It is an energy-intensive crop production method that integrates big data analysis, robots, the Internet of Things (IoT), and AI. IoT sensors enable farmers to gather a variety of data points. They offer up-to-the-minute information on vital climatic variables including temperature, humidity, light exposure, and carbon dioxide throughout the greenhouse. Using this knowledge, the HVAC and lighting settings are adjusted appropriately to ensure the best circumstances for plant growth. Continuous data monitoring aids in the development of prediction models to calculate crop disease and infection risks.

Restraints

High Investment Costs Owing to Deployment of Expensive Hardware

Although farmers may gain from the smart greenhouse design, market growth is being constrained by the significant investment needed owing to the deployment of expensive technologies. Smart greenhouses demand the installation of costly technologies like HVAC, control systems, LED grow lights, and sensors, to boost crop growth efficiency. Therefore, it is anticipated that the high initial investment and maintenance costs would restrain the growth of the Middle East and Africa smart greenhouse market.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market

The global COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the smart greenhouse market in terms of production, distribution, and demand uncertainty. Supply chain disruptions have been caused by COVID-19-related limitations on imports and exports, which also directly impacted the construction of new smart greenhouse farms in Middle East countries. Due to the market's heavy reliance on fruit and vegetable imports, it is projected that the pandemic would eventually present new growth opportunities to the Middle East smart greenhouse market. A significant gap between supply and demand for the region's staple foods was created by import and export restrictions. This is predicted to increase government spending and attention on domestic agricultural output, leading to investments in smart greenhouse farms.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market

Segmental Coverage

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – By Type

Based on type, the Middle East smart greenhouse market is split into hydroponic and non-hydroponic technology segments. The hydroponic segment accounts for a higher market share and is projected to register a higher growth rate during the forecast period as well. A hydroponic greenhouse improves water consumption while maximizing the energy generated by photosynthesis to boost crop output which proves to be suitable for a region like the Middle East with little annual rainfall. Additionally, it is more space efficient. For the same productivity, less surface area is needed to be compared with traditional growth. Additionally, this form of greenhouse shortens crop cycles, which aids plant growth.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – By Component

Based on component, the Middle East smart greenhouse market is segmented into HVAC, LED grows lights, irrigation systems, material handling, valves, and others. The LED grow light segment holds the highest market share. Although expensive, LED grows lights are a necessary part of a smart greenhouse. The devices include a variety of LED light types with varying powers and wavelengths that are needed to illuminate the various plant kinds.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – By Covering Material Type

Based on covering material type, the Middle East smart greenhouse market is segmented into polyethylene, polycarbonate, and others. The polycarbonate covering material type accounts for the highest share of the Middle East smart greenhouse market. As a building material for greenhouses, polycarbonate has several advantages, including good light transmission, thermal insulation, and impact resistance. Because it offers a combination of light transmission and thermal insulation, 2-wall polycarbonate is often used in greenhouse construction to achieve ideal growth conditions.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – By Offering

Based on the offering, the Middle East smart greenhouse market is segmented into hardware, software, and services. The hardware segment holds the highest market share owing to the increasing government and private funding for the construction of smart greenhouses in Middle Eastern countries. Smart greenhouses are heavily based on the efficiency of hardware such as sensors and LED grow lights to detect and maintain an ideal growing environment for the crops.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – By End User

Based on end users, the Middle East smart greenhouse market is segmented into commercial growers, research & educational institutes, retail garden, and others. The research & educational institutes segment accounts for the highest market share owing to the increasing research activities surrounding the application of advanced technology in the agriculture industry and boosting the smart greenhouse ecosystem in the Middle East to overcome the climatic restrictions in the country. By incorporating various plant systems and plant research equipment into their designs, they offer fully functioning smart greenhouse facilities, ensuring that these research facilities run as efficiently as possible.

Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market – By Country

The in-depth research report on the Middle East smart greenhouse market covers five major countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and the rest of Middle East. Saudi Arabia dominates the Middle East smart greenhouse market owing to rising government expenditure and foreign direct investment toward the establishment of smart greenhouses. The National Agricultural Development Company (Nadec), for instance, announced its partnership with Pure Harvest Smart Farms in December 2021 to implement a significant national initiative for food security in the Kingdom. Under the partnership, Pure Harvest will create, build, and run sophisticated hybrid food production systems that are climate-controlled and allow year-round production of high-quality, secure, sustainably grown fresh fruits and vegetables that are free of pesticides.

Competitive Landscape

Major players operating in the Middle East smart greenhouse market include Heliospectra AB, Postscapes, Certhon, Sensaphone, Cultivar Ltd., Desert Growing, Kubo, Netafim, Rough Brothers, Inc., Lumigrow, Unilever, Coty, Jahwa, and 3M. To further enhance their market share, these companies employ various strategies, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, license agreements, and new product launches.

Recent Developments

• In March 2023 - Nongshim, a South Korea-based food and beverages company, established strawberry smart farms in Saudi Arabia.

Scope of the Report

By Type

• Hydroponic

• Non-Hydroponic Technology

By Component

• HVAC

• LED Grow Light

• Irrigation System

• Material Handling

• Valves

• Others

By Covering Material Type

• Polyethylene

• Polycarbonate

• Others

By Offering

• Hardware

• Software and Services

By End User

• Commercial Growers

• Research & Educational Institutes

• Retail Garden

• Others

By Country

• Saudi Arabia

• UAE

• Qatar

• Kuwait

• Rest of Middle East

1. Research Framework
   1. Research Objective
   2. Product Overview
   3. Market Segmentation
2. Executive Summary
3. Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Insights
   1. Industry Value Chain Analysis
   2. DROC Analysis
      1. Growth Drivers
         1. Increasing adoption of IoT and AI by farmers and agriculturists
         2. Rising number of government initiatives to promote adoption of smart agriculture practices 
      2. Restraints
         1. High investment cost owing to deployment of expensive Offering in smart greenhouse
      3. Opportunities
         1. Rising adoption of vertical farming technology
      4. Challenges
         1. Absence of industry standards for managing farm data
   3. Technology Advancements/Recent Developments
   4. Regulatory Framework
   5. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
      1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
      2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
      3. Threat of New Entrants
      4. Threat of Substitutes
      5. Intensity of Rivalry
4. Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Overview
   1. Market Size & Forecast, by Value, 2019–2029
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
      1. By Type
         1. Hydroponic
         2. Non-Hydroponic Technology
      2. By Component
         1. HVAC
         2. LED Grow Light
         3. Irrigation System
         4. Material Handling
         5. Valves
         6. Others
      3. By Covering Material Type
         1. Polyethylene
         2. Polycarbonate
         3. Others
      4. By Offering
         1. Hardware
         2. Software and Services
      5. By End-User
         1. Commercial Growers
         2. Research & Educational Institutes
         3. Retail Garden
         4. Others
      6. By Country
         1. Saudi Arabia
         2. UAE
         3. Qatar
         4. Kuwait
         5. Rest of Middle East
5. Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market
   1. Market Size & Forecast, by Value, 2019–2029
      1. By Value (USD Million)
   2. Market Share & Forecast
      1. By Type
      2. By Component
      3. By Covering Material Type
      4. By Offering
      5. By End-User
      6. By Country
         1. Saudi Arabia
            1. By Type
            2. By Component
            3. By Covering Material Type
            4. By Offering
            5. By End-User
         2. UAE
            1. By Type
            2. By Component
            3. By Covering Material Type
            4. By Offering
            5. By End-User
         3. Qatar
            1. By Type
            2. By Component
            3. By Covering Material Type
            4. By Offering
            5. By End-User
         4. Kuwait
            1. By Type
            2. By Component
            3. By Covering Material Type
            4.  By Offering
            5. By End-User
         5. Rest of Middle East
            1. By Type
            2. By Component
            3. By Covering Material Type
            4. By Offering
            5. By End-User
6. Competitive Landscape
   1. List of Key Players and Their Offerings
   2. Middle East Smart Greenhouse Company Market Share Analysis, 2022
   3. Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating Parameters
   4. Key Strategic Developments (Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships)
7. Impact of Covid-19 on Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market
8. Company Profile (Company Overview, Financial Matrix, Competitive Landscape, Key Personnel, Key Competitors, Contact Address, Strategic Outlook, SWOT Analysis)
   1. Heliospectra AB
   2. Postscapes
   3. Certhon
   4. Sensaphone
   5. Cultivar Ltd.
   6. Desert Growing
   7. Kubo
   8. Netafim
   9. Rough Brothers, Inc.
   10. Lumigrow
   11. Unilever
   12. Coty
   13. Jahwa
   14. 3M
   15. Other Prominent Players
9. Key Strategic Recommendations
10. Research Methodology
    1. Qualitative Research
       1. Primary & Secondary Research
    2. Quantitative Research
    3. Market Breakdown & Data Triangulation
       1. Secondary Research
       2. Primary Research
    4. Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents, By Country
    5. Assumptions & Limitations

*Financial information of case of non-listed companies can be provided as per availability.

**The segmentation and the companies are subject to modifications based on in-depth secondary research for the final deliverable.

List of Figures

Figure 1       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Segmentation

Figure 2       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Value Chain Analysis

Figure 3       Company Market Share Analysis, 2021

Figure 4       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Figure 5       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 6       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 7       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Share, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 8       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Share, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 9       Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Share, By End Use, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 10     Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 11     Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Figure 12     Saudi Arabia Composites Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 13     Saudi Arabia Composites Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 14     Saudi Arabia Composites Market Share, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 15     Saudi Arabia Composites Market Share, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 16     Saudi Arabia Composites Market Share, By End Use, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 17     UAE Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Figure 18     UAE Composites Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 19     UAE Composites Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 20     UAE Composites Market Share, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 21     UAE Composites Market Share, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 22     UAE Composites Market Share, By End Use, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 23     Qatar Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Figure 24     Qatar Composites Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 25     Qatar Composites Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 26     Qatar Composites Market Share, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 27     Qatar Composites Market Share, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 28     Qatar Composites Market Share, By End Use, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 29     Kuwait Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Figure 30     Kuwait Composites Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 31     Kuwait Composites Market Share, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 32     Kuwait Composites Market Share, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 33     Kuwait Composites Market Share, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Figure 34     Kuwait Composites Market Share, By End Use, By Value, 2019–2029

List of Tables

Table 1        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Table 2        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 3        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 4        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 5        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 6        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By End Use, By Value, 2019-2030

Table 7        Middle East Smart Greenhouse Market Size, By Country, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 8        Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Table 9        Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 10      Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 11      Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 12      Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 13      Saudi Arabia Composites Market Size, By End Use, By Value, 2019-2030

Table 14      UAE Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Table 15      UAE Composites Market Size, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 16      UAE Composites Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 17      UAE Composites Market Size, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 18      UAE Composites Market Size, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 19      UAE Composites Market Size, By End Use, By Value, 2019-2030

Table 20      Qatar Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Table 21      Qatar Composites Market Size, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 22      Qatar Composites Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 23      Qatar Composites Market Size, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 24      Qatar Composites Market Size, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 25      Qatar Composites Market Size, By End Use, By Value, 2019-2030

Table 26      Kuwait Composites Market Size, By Value (USD Million), 2019–2029

Table 27      Kuwait Composites Market Size, By Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 28      Kuwait Composites Market Size, By Component, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 29      Kuwait Composites Market Size, By Covering Material Type, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 30      Kuwait Composites Market Size, By Offering Industry, By Value, 2019–2029

Table 31      Kuwait Composites Market Size, By End Use, By Value, 2019-2030

Table 32      Heliospectra AB Company Overview

Table 33      Heliospectra AB Financial Overview

Table 34      Postscapes Company Overview

Table 35      Postscapes Financial Overview

Table 36      Certhon Company Overview

Table 37      Certhon Financial Overview

Table 38      Sensaphone Company Overview

Table 39      Sensaphone Financial Overview

Table 40      Cultivar Ltd. Company Overview

Table 41      Cultivar Ltd. Financial Overview

Table 42      Desert Growing Company Overview

Table 43      Desert Growing Financial Overview

Table 44      Kubo Company Overview

Table 45      Kubo Financial Overview

Table 46      Netafim Company Overview

Table 47      Netafim Financial Overview

Table 48      Rough Brothers, Inc. Company Overview

Table 49      Rough Brothers, Inc. Financial Overview

Table 50      Lumigrow Company Overview

Table 51      Lumigrow Financial Overview

Table 52      Unilever Company Overview

Table 53      Unilever Financial Overview

Table 54      Coty Company Overview

Table 55      Coty Financial Overview

Table 56      Jahwa Company Overview

Table 57      Jahwa Financial Overview

Table 58      3M Company Overview

Table 59      3M Financial Overview