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Chaitanya GRK of Farrelly & Mitchell UAE on the prospects for the MENA agrifood sector
Farrelly & Mitchell UAE’s Regional Director Chaitanya GRK summarises the work of the consultancy, based in Dubai, in the UAE and larger MENA agrifood sector. GRK explains that although COVID-19 has been a disruptor to general food security, the need for food security has always been a consistent priority in this region, due to its climate and cultivational land limitations.
The rise of hydroponics
The Farrelly & Mitchell UAE consultants help clients to overcome its challenges through assisting in developing local production, diversifying import sources and the developing of agile supply chains.
In the MENA agrifood sector, Aquaponics and hydroponics are increasingly becoming viable solutions in the region but there are limitations at the moment to the technology.
Great investment in technology is taking place as the region as governments rise to the challenge of overcoming natural challenges. Farrelly & Mitchell’s MENA-based consultants help clients to make the right choices in terms of growth options, including technology suitability.

Chaitanya is Regional Director (MENA) and heads Farrelly & Mitchell’s Dubai office, overseeing the UAE and our wider MENA operations. He has over a decade’s worth of business advisory experience, mostly advising clients in MENA food and beverages industries, including agriculture primary processing, dairy, meat, poultry, and various consumer food sectors.
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Chaitanya GRK of Farrelly & Mitchell UAE on the prospects for the MENA agrifood sector
Farrelly & Mitchell UAE’s Regional Director Chaitanya GRK summarises the work of the consultancy, based in Dubai, in the UAE and larger MENA agrifood sector. GRK explains that although COVID-19 has been a disruptor to general food security, the need for food security has always been a consistent priority in this region, due to its climate and cultivational land limitations.
The rise of hydroponics
The Farrelly & Mitchell UAE consultants help clients to overcome its challenges through assisting in developing local production, diversifying import sources and the developing of agile supply chains.
In the MENA agrifood sector, Aquaponics and hydroponics are increasingly becoming viable solutions in the region but there are limitations at the moment to the technology.
Great investment in technology is taking place as the region as governments rise to the challenge of overcoming natural challenges. Farrelly & Mitchell’s MENA-based consultants help clients to make the right choices in terms of growth options, including technology suitability.

Chaitanya is Regional Director (MENA) and heads Farrelly & Mitchell’s Dubai office, overseeing the UAE and our wider MENA operations. He has over a decade’s worth of business advisory experience, mostly advising clients in MENA food and beverages industries, including agriculture primary processing, dairy, meat, poultry, and various consumer food sectors.
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Farrelly & Mitchell advises Al Wazeen on sale to Ornua (Irish Dairy Board)
Farrelly & Mitchell advises Al Wazeen on sale to Ornua (Irish Dairy Board)
Farrelly & Mitchell advises Al Wazeen on sale to Ornua (Irish Dairy Board)