Estonia’s Vintage Foods partners with UAE’s David and Goliath Farms

Inayat-ur-Rahman, Business Editor

David and Goliath Farms, a trailblazer in innovative agricultural practices and carbon credit monetization, has unveiled a pioneering partnership with Vintage Foods. This collaboration is set to extend David and Goliath’s unique and proprietary sustainable farming model to a wider audience, propelling global environmental goals by leveraging a unique financial model that replaces traditional seed funding with carbon credit forward contracts.

Nestled within the golden dunes of Ajman, David & Goliath Farms has secured a remarkable €5 million through the avant-garde strategy of forward carbon credit monetization, owing to its innovative hydroponic and vertical farming systems that have pinned it as a success story of the future of environmental entrepreneurship.

Dr Lal Bhatia, Chairman of David and Goliath Farms, commented on the broader impact of this partnership: “This is about more than just expanding our operations; it’s about fostering a greener future. Our successful carbon credit strategy and ongoing expansion demonstrate that sustainability and profitability are mutually reinforcing, proving a robust model for the future of agriculture.”

“Our partnership with David and Goliath Farms and the employment of their innovative approach aim to achieve a multipronged strategy of environmental preservation, food security, product price stability, increased access to capital, and greater profitability. We are excited about the collaboration and foresee the establishment of a test setup by Q4 of 2024,” said Paul Kotowski, Managing Director, Vintage Trading/Vintage Foods.