This Vertical Farm Is Growing Food—But It’s For Cows
We use an exceptional amount of land to grow food for cows. Vertical farms could change that, if we used them to grow cow feed.
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Farms Not Arms Tackles The Refugee And Food Security Crises
Farms Not Arms is a collective of designers, farmers, strategists, & agriculturalists who have come together under the same mission to help refugees gain access to innovative techniques to tackle food security in Lebanon.
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Future of Food Production in Indoor Farming
Take a look at what’s driving food production indoors with this Montel-sponsored post.
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Vertical Farming: Hope or Hype?
Vertical farming has become a hot topic during the coronavirus pandemic, as supply chain disruptions and labor shortages feed perennial fears over global food security.
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Building Trust In CEA Food Safety
The CEA Food Safety Coalition is an independent and member-governed organization whose mission is to develop credible, strong, and appropriate food safety standards for controlled environment production of leafy greens; educate consumers and regulators; and communicate the value of CEA.
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&Ever Awarded Grant To Build Indoor Vertical Farm In Singapore
&ever Singapore Pte Ltd has been awarded funding under SFA’s ‘30x30 Express’ grant, and will now be growing and delivering nutritious, great-tasting, and pesticide-free leafy greens to consumers in Singapore with its first indoor farm in the region.
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The Role of Next Gen Education in Advancing Urban Agriculture & Food Security
In preparation for #AgritectureXchange, Henry Gordon-Smith sits down with Lauren Baker and Joe Nasr, instructors at The Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University to discuss their certificate program and what to expect at the event.
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Badia Farm Is Strengthening Food Security In The UAE
Agritecture sat down with Omar Al Jundi , Founder & CEO of Badia Farms , prior to Agritecture Xchange . Omar will be speaking on the panel, Controlled Environment Agriculture: Deep Dive .
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Vertical Harvest Pairs Innovation With An Underserved Population
Vertical Harvest is an impact-driven business that builds and runs cost-effective and profitable hydroponic farms. They’re pairing innovation with an under-served population, enabling a sea change of perception of what workers with physical or intellectual disabilities are able to do.
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Kalera To Open Newest Vertical Farming Facility In Denver
Kalera, one of the fastest-growing vertical farming companies in the United States, announced it will open its newest facility in Colorado in 2021.
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Cornucopia To Build Hydroponic Farm In Georgia
Cornucopia Farms Inc. (CFI) announces the launch of their first commercial project, a 56,000 square feet advanced hydroponic greenhouse farm in Avera (Jefferson County, Georgia) just 2 hours east from Atlanta.
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3 Ways To Maximize Yield In Indoor Farming
Montel is the manufacturing leader of vertical grow rack systems used for both cannabis and indoor agriculture. With space being a considerable limitation in indoor agriculture, Montel’s systems maximize area, incorporating lighting, irrigation, air circulation, and monitoring equipment into the rac
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NXTLVL Farms Is Leading Urban Farming In the Philippines
NXTLVL Farms has been working with Agritecture to lead the urban farming movement in the Philippines, focusing on homegrown local innovation and using proprietary design and specifications to provide top-quality produce consistently all year-round.
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CombaGroup Becomes A Certified B Corp
CombaGroup has officially become a Certified B Corporation, utilizing the power of business to address society’s greatest social and environmental challenges.
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Advancing Sustainability Through Smart Greenhouse Design
Greenhouses rely on simple design principles, like building orientation, high light-transmissive glazing material, and insulation to function at a basic level. Learn more about why Greenhouses are a strong CEA solution from Ceres Greenhouse Solutions, at AgritectureXchange!
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Driscoll's And Plenty Partner To Grow Strawberries Indoors
Driscoll’s and Plenty announced a joint development partnership to grow Driscoll’s proprietary flavorful strawberries year-round in Plenty’s vertical indoor farms. Driscoll’s 100 years of farming heritage has been furthered by Plenty’s industry-leading, sustainable, indoor farming technology.
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Trendlines Is Supporting Farmers With AgTech Developments
Agritecture sat down with Anton Wibowo, CEO of Trendlines , prior to Agritecture Xchange . Anton will be speaking on the panel, Investor Viewpoint: Most Impactful AgTech Developments of 2020!
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Iron Ox Raises $20M And Announces New Robotic Greenhouse
Iron Ox, a company active in robotics and AI-enabled farming with a mission to solve food insecurity, announced the closing of $20 million in a Series B round.
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Publix Is Helping People Connect With Their Food Through Hydroponics
Publix Super Markets has been partnering with hydroponic growers to supply their stores of hydroponically-grown lettuce. This undertaking is a response to strong consumer demand for fresh produce, and to support the communities in which they operate.
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Farm.One Reveals Vertical Farm at Whole Foods Market in Manhattan
Farm.One has partnered with Whole Foods Market to launch a vertical farm at one of their Manhattan West branches. The custom-designed on-site vertical farm supplies the in-store prepared food and beverages with freshly grown and harvested Blue Spice Basil.
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How FarmRaise Is Helping Farmers Break Financial Barriers
Agritecture sat down with Sami Tellatin, Co-Founder and COO of FarmRaise, prior to Agritecture Xchange . Sami will be speaking on the panel, Regenerative Agriculture: Deep Dive!
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Dole Supports Urban Farming In The Philippines
Dole Asia is working with the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture to promote secure food supply in urban areas, alleviate poverty, foster social integration, and protect the environment through eco-friendly and innovative gardening methods.
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Why The Gulf Region Urgently Needs AgTech
The Gulf Region’s food security concerns were heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic. This creates more need for policy changes, better food education, incentives for local buying, and more CEA.
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BeGreen Raises $3M To Open More Urban Farms In Brazil
BeGreen raised funds to open more urban farms in Brazil in order to combat the growing concern of food waste.
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4 Tips For Entrepreneurs Getting Started In AgTech
Entrepreneur, Albert Lin shares his story of how he managed to build his company, and how to have the right mindset.
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Infarm Raises $170M In Series C Round
Infarm is putting micro-vertical farms in urban locations like supermarkets, hospitals, and restaurants, all over Berlin.
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Vertical Farming: The Future Of Herb Cultivation
Van Namen Specialities is utilizing vertical farming for its numerous advantages over traditional herb cultivation, including better quality and controlled growth via LED lighting, its sustainable characteristics of using very little gas, and no pesticides, alongside the high level of energy efficie
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Engineering A Circular Food Economy
Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s GHG emissions but is often left out of the climate change conversation. Urban farming shows great potential in reducing the distance food covers in reaching consumers, thus reducing waste and increasing circularity.
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