Lulwa Khalid Al-Falasi

Saudi Arabia's pioneering green tech entrepreneur revolutionizing sustainable agriculture

Lulwa Khalid Al-Falasi is founder and CEO of Al-Falasi Group, a Saudi company creating innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture. Launched in 2020, her company's flagship product 'AgriGen' uses AI-driven vertical farming systems to produce 10x more crops using 90% less water. This technology has been deployed in 15 Middle Eastern countries, providing fresh produce to arid regions. In 2022, she developed the world's first solar-powered vertical farm in Riyadh, reducing energy costs by 60%.

Her work addresses critical food security challenges in desert climates. Al-Falasi's innovations received global recognition when her company won the 2023 United Nations Climate Solutions Award. She pioneered the 'Farm-in-a-Box' initiative, providing modular farming systems to rural communities, impacting over 50,000 families by 2024. Her TED Talk 'Growing Green in the Desert' (2023) has been viewed 2.3 million times.

As a UN Youth Envoy for Sustainability (2021-2024), she co-founded the Green Generation Initiative training 10,000 young entrepreneurs annually. Key projects include the 2024 partnership with NASA to develop lunar agriculture systems using her vertical farming tech. Learn more at Al-Falasi Group and UNDP Case Study.