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What We Do
Red Sea Farms offers diverse products and services, including produce, technology, and consultancy.
Our lovingly-grown produce is not only sustainable, organic, and pesticide-free, but also healthier and
better tasting! Our patent-pending technology enables greenhouse and hydroponic farms to grow
more and better food with less water and energy - saving money and sustainably increasing profits. Our
team of experts provides world-class technical advice, design, and project management for saltwater
and desert agriculture.
Fresh Produce
tastier
more nutritious
non-GMO & pesticide-fee
Greenhouse Technology
build new saltwater greenhouse
retrofit existing greenhouses
patent-pending saltwater cooling technologies
Consulting
technical advice
saltwater agriculture
project management
Plants/Seeds
salt-tolerant plants
high quality seeds
grafted seedlings
Who We Are
Our vision is to see a world where saltwater resources are used sensibly and sustainably to produce food for global communities. By doing so, more food will be available locally so all people will have greater access to healthy, tasty, and sustainably produced food.
Prof. Mark Tester
Founder
- Professor of Plant Science at KAUST since 2013
- Honorary professor at University of Adelaide and Dundee University
- Former board member of AGT (Australia’s largest wheat breeding company)
- Founder of the Australian Plant Phenomics Facility
Dr. Ryan Lefers
Founder
- Researcher at KAUST Water Desalination and Reuse Center since 2013
- Wide experience in research, consulting, farming and entrepreneurship
- Co-founder of A&A Epiphany aquaponics
- Professional engineer