Singapore Ramps Up Rooftop Farming As Virus Upends Supply Chains
Singapore announced new measures to accelerate local food production as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts global supply chains
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The Circular Future Of The Urban Horticulture
An Interview with Wouter Verkerke on how to transform the current systems towards circularity and redesign systems.
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How NYC Urban Farms Are Pivoting To Stay In Business During COVID-19
New York City faces the impacts and rapid spread of COVID-19, closed restaurants, disrupted food supply chains, and overwhelmed grocery stores.
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Agritecture Releases First-Ever Digital Platform For Planning Urban Farms
Agritecture has released its beta version of Agritecture Designer - the world’s first digital platform for planning urban farms.
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#EssentialFarmers Project Helping Local Farms During COVID-19
Empower local farms and non-essential workers by connecting everyday people with paid and volunteer farm opportunities so that they can literally and figuratively put food on the table.
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AI And The Future Of Food Production: Takeaways From Agritecture's Digital Conference
Key takeaways from week 2 of Agritecture’s Travel-Free Digital Conference Series
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How PlantForm Is Responding To COVID-19 Testing And Treatment Needs
PlantForm Corporation is working with Canadian and international partners on two initiatives that will use the company's plant-based biopharmaceutical platform to address the global COVID-19 crisis
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Urban Agriculture Across NYC's 5 Boroughs
Urban agriculture promotes a wide range of agricultural uses throughout the boroughs and to inform the public at large on specific ways in which they may work towards a more equitable and sustainable city.
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What We Learned In Week 1 Of Agritecture's Digital Conference Series
Key takeaways from week 1 of Agritecture’s Travel-Free Digital Conference Series
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Wafra International Investment Company Invests In Food Security With $100M To Pure Harvest Smart Farms
Wafra is leading Pure Harvest’s $20.6 million Series A financing round with an initial $10 million capital injection, the first step in a multi-phase regional expansion to deliver sustainably-grown safe, delicious & affordable fresh produce throughout the GCC
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Greenhouse Using Vertical Farming To Feed University Students
Texas A&M University’s Urban Farm United (TUFU) is using vertical farming to produce high-value/specialty crops to help feed students.
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Foodshed.io To Bring Farmers Markets To The Produce Aisle
Foodshed.io lands deal with Schnucks to bring the farmers’ market to the produce department
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The Real Values Of Urban Agriculture
Some innovative urban ag technologies such as hydroponic systems, solar greenhouses, and vertical farms aim to solve issues by increasing food production while using less natural resources to do so. What sort of technological and social changes occur when you urbanize farming?
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Food Supply Anxiety Brings Back Victory Gardens Amidst COVID-19
Americans were once urged to plant in every patch of available soil — and produced about 40 percent of the nation’s fresh vegetables.
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3 Ways Microgrids Can Meet Energy Demands Of Indoor Farming
Together with Scale Microgrid Solutions, Schneider is extending its energy-as-a-service model to indoor agriculture companies.
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4 Malaysian Engineers on Vertical Farming, Food Sustainability
Four engineers come together to establish CityFarm Malaysia, a vertical farming consultancy serving plant factories around Malaysia.
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6 Impacts Of COVID-19 On Agriculture
The rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 is raising questions throughout the U.S. As concerns continue to grow about the virus, it is not only wreaking havoc on the stock market, it is causing a significant downturn in the general economy.
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Coronavirus And The Food We Eat
Given the unique and similar history of the coronavirus, it becomes clear our food choices and local market purchases may hold critical importance especially as the world population increases to record levels.
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How Madar Farms Is Helping The UAE Face Food Security
A combination of innovative thinking and new technology make up how Madar Farms is changing agriculture in UAE. Madar Farms is using vertical farming and hydroponics to provide food using less water and never-ending growing cycles.
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Top 6 Startups Going the Extra Mile for Organic Food, Farming
With new technologies like hydroponics and vertical farming, these urban farming startups are helping people grow produce in small urban spaces around India.
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The Slow Shift Of The Countryside, What That Means for Agriculture
Renowned Architect Rem Koolhaas and AMO explore the radical change in the world’s non-urban territories in a new exhibit called “Countryside, The Future” at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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Data-Driven Controlled Environment Agriculture: Planning & Design
An exclusive interview with Alberto Lopez, Agritecture’s Systems Engineer.
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Europe's Largest Plant Factory In Turkey
The factory, Farminova, is run by Cantek Group that has operated in the food storage, processing and refrigeration technologies business at the Antalya Organized Industrial Zone for many years.
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The Rise Of Biophilic Cities
Biophilic cities try to incorporate nature into residents’ everyday lives.
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Vertical Farming Posed As Solution To Address Hunger In Philippines
Filipino agriculture and logistics firm Delgado Brothers (Delbros) Group said there is a need for the Philippines to set up more vertical farming facilities in urban cities to address hunger among poor Filipinos.
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Are Hydroponic Vegetables As Nutritious As Those Grown in Soil?
Traditionally, plants obtain nutrients from soil. With hydroponics, the plants get nutrients from a solution instead.
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Kenyan Agri-Tech Startup, Taimba, Receives $277k In Funding
Kenyan B2B agri-tech startup Taimba, which operates a mobile-based cashless platform connecting rural smallholder farmers to urban retailers, raises US$277,000 in funding.
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Teens For Food Justice Launch Latest Farm Set To Grow 10,000 Pounds Of Produce This Year
Teens for Food Justice in partnership with the Whole Kids Foundation showcased their indoor hydroponic farm that is already feeding 2,000+ students to local elected officials and industry leaders
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