The weather conditions, the lack of water and high temperatures mean that developing farming exploitations is complicated in desert climates.
Productive installations in the area require a high level of technicality, with adequate solutions and equipment, to respond to the weather needs of each crop. In the latest Middle East installation carried out by ULMA Agrícola, response was given to these needs with both the distribution of the proposed greenhouses as well the equipment used for the acclimatization.
The project covers nearly 2 hectares for agricultural crops, which has been divided into 2 modules. The Multi-chapel curved model of greenhouse is used for this installation, covered with cellular polycarbonate and without any type of natural or passive ventilation. The greenhouses have been equipped with a combination of cooling panels, extractors and fog system for the humidification and cooling of the internal environment.
The cooling panels are situated in a central warehouse that connects the two modules and that is the only one with zenith ventilation that allows renovating the internal air that way managing to cool the temperature inside the greenhouse by forcing the air through the humid walls. The fitting-out of both modules has been completed with the installation of overhead shading, air circulators, and irrigation system. An adequate internal climate for cultivating vegetables has been achieved by combining all these elements.