WHY WE EXIST
Agriculture needs a new way to measure success.
Not by how much water is used, but by how much value is created from every litre.
Helping growers maximise profit per litre means producing more food while conserving the world's most precious agricultural resource. That is why Shengara exists.
Our mission
To help commercial growers maximise value from every litre of water, while improving profitability and sustainability.
ORIGINS & VALIDATION
Why Saudi Arabia
Most agricultural technology is built where water is plentiful, then adapted to harsher environments. We took the opposite approach.
Saudi Arabia is among the world's toughest environments for commercial agriculture: extreme heat, high solar radiation, and a hard water ceiling. If Shengara succeeds here, it transfers to the GCC, North Africa, South Asia, Australia and every region where water is becoming the defining constraint.
The reverse is not reliably true.
MARKET SHIFT
Why now
Three shifts have arrived together. Water is becoming agriculture's scarcest input in more regions every year. Climate volatility is making experience a less reliable guide than it was. And AI has become good enough to turn operational data into decisions a grower can act on the same morning.
Any one alone would be a trend. Together they change how farming works.
LEADERSHIP
Our story
Shengara combines three disciplines rarely found in one company: commercial agronomy, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software engineering.
Dr. Abrar Zafar
Founder
Twenty-five years leading enterprise technology and mission-critical software in regulated industries. Lead architect of Saudi Arabia's AI National Water Digital Twin and winner of the 2025 Global Prize for Innovation in Water. Founder of Numla, an ISO 27001-certified enterprise software company.
Dr. Rabih Alaraj
Chief Agricultural Officer
Thirty years leading large-scale commercial agriculture across Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Former COO of Murooj Alkhuzama. Has managed agricultural systems exceeding 490,000 date palms, established protected cultivation projects, and transformed Jordan's Royal Farms into the country's first certified organic farms. DSc Agricultural Engineering, MSc Plant Pathology.
Kevin Barry
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise software executive with a track record scaling international technology businesses. Leads Shengara's commercial execution, partnerships and international growth.
Supported by a team of ten across software, data science, agronomy and farm operations.
Dr. Abrar Zafar
Founder
Twenty-five years leading enterprise technology and mission-critical software in regulated industries. Lead architect of Saudi Arabia's AI National Water Digital Twin and winner of the 2025 Global Prize for Innovation in Water. Founder of Numla, an ISO 27001-certified enterprise software company.
Dr. Rabih Alaraj
Chief Agricultural Officer
Thirty years leading large-scale commercial agriculture across Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Former COO of Murooj Alkhuzama. Has managed agricultural systems exceeding 490,000 date palms, established protected cultivation projects, and transformed Jordan's Royal Farms into the country's first certified organic farms. DSc Agricultural Engineering, MSc Plant Pathology.
Kevin Barry
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise software executive with a track record scaling international technology businesses. Leads Shengara's commercial execution, partnerships and international growth.
COLLABORATION
Working with us
We work with growers, greenhouse operators, agronomists, technology providers and research institutions. If you are farming in water-scarce conditions — or building for those who are — we would like to hear from you.