Our Vision
We envision a world where saltwater resources are used to grow healthy food
sustainably and reduce food insecurity around the world.
Our Philosophy
We care about the planet just as much as we care about people. In turn, Red Sea Farms combines impact with innovation through saltwater-based agriculture products, systems, and services that are environmentally and economically sustainable and help support the nutritional needs of water-scarce populations.
Our Services
Red Sea Farms offers products and services designed to help farmers grow food sustainably using fewer resources in water-scarce areas.
Produce
We sell organic, pesticide-free tomatoes and other produce grown sustainably in our own saltwater greenhouses and via partner farms.
Technology
We build new saltwater greenhouses as well as retrofit existing greenhouses with our patent-pending saltwater-cooling and Coretex control system technologies.
Consulting
Meet Our team
Founded by world-renowned plant scientist Mark Tester and agriculture engineering expert Ryan Lefers, the Red Sea Farms team is committed and dedicated to solving one of today’s greatest problems—how to feed the world in the face of diminishing resources.
Co-founder and CEO
Ryan Lefers
Co-founder and CSO
Mark Tester
Director of Finance
Simon Bryant
Director of Business Development
Jana Hubbard
General Manager
Mahmoud Abduljawad
Director of Engineering
Ashley Pursglove
Director of Marketing
Stevi Zois
Director of Systems
Sam Johnson
Agronomy Manager
Kamal Msallati
Horticulture Manager
Rocio Martinez
Systems Engineer
Ahmed Almashharawi
Board of Advisors
Sylvio Petto Neto
Kirchner Group – Finance
Steve Dauphin
Kirchner Group – Business Development
Philip Davies
University of Birmingham – Research
Jouke Campen
Wageningen University Research –
Greenhouse Engineer
Interns
Oscar Tovar
Firas Fatani
Nosayba Azhari