This week AVF spoke with Trond Hundstuen, Technical Manager of Greenfarmer. “I want to be called a technical solution solver and try to combine different technologies to find the best solution for our clients.” Who is Greenfarmer? We are a Norwegian company with operations in Norway, Sweden and Finland. We
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AVF launches Ginseng Sprout Trials in the AVF Lab
Ginseng Sprout Trials After the success of the Saffron trials, the AVF are excited to announce that they are on a new path of discovery and are running a trial growing ginseng sprouts in the AVF Lab. In this series of blogs, over the following weeks you can follow the
AVF Announces a significant MOU between National Information Technology Development Agency and Greens&Berries Farm Limited
PRESS RELEASE By Association for Vertical Farming e.V., Munich, Germany The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) is pleased to announce a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between National Information Technology Development Agency, a public service institution under the Federal Ministry of Communications Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic
VertiFarm and AVF Summit 2024
We’re excited to invite you to a landmark event in agriculture technology and sustainability: VertiFarm & AVF Summit 2024 This year, by purchasing a ticket to VertiFarm, you will also gain access to the AVF Summit, all under one roof from October 8th to 10th at Messe Dortmund, Germany. Let’s
OrbiLoop®/OrbiPlant® – Hybrid lighting system and cultivation of large, protein-rich food crops
OrbiLoop®/OrbiPlant® – Hybrid lighting system and cultivation of large, protein-rich food crops This is the second of two blog posts with our AVF member Fraunhofer IME – you can read the first blog post «Addressing Vertical Farming Pain Points» and an introduction to the novel and innovative vertical farming platform
New high-power horticulture LED from ams OSRAM achieves industry-leading energy efficiency
The OSCONIQ® P3737 high-power LED achieves industry-leading wall plug efficiency of 83.2% in Hyper Red, enabling unique output levels and cost savings Vegetable, flower, and other growers benefit from a stable photon flux thanks to the Q90 lifetime of 102,000 hours From June 11 to 13 ams OSRAM will present
Announcing the International VF Tech & Training Center (iVTTC) in UAE/Dubai
Introducing Association for Vertical Farming e.V. Project in UAE/Dubai. Establishment of an AVF-Led International Hub for Vertical Farming Tech and Training Center in UAE/Dubai Introduction The United Arab Emirates (UAE) largely depends on food imports since open-field agricultural production is not feasible due to climatic conditions. Finding solutions for higher
Fraunhofer IME – Addressing Vertical Farming Pain Points
AVF recently caught up with Andreas Reimann, the senior patent and licensing manager of our AVF member Fraunhofer IME, to hear about the latest vertical farming news from the Institute’s New Agricultural Systems department. Who is Fraunhofer IME? The Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME in Aachen,
AVF Insights from the EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for AgriFood Industry
EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for AgriFood Industry – Enlightening the Future at DigiFoods The EPIC Technology Meeting on Photonics for AgriFood Industry took place in Oslo, Norway on the 23rd-25th April 2024. Association of Vertical Farming (AVF) Chairwoman Christine Zimmermann-Lössl was invited and gave a Keynote speech on Vertical
Strategies for Social Impact through Urban Agriculture: Insights from the Madrid Roundtable
Introduction AVF is an ecological system for Vertical Farming and is organising a series of ongoing Roundtable events looking at how the threads of the vertical farming ecosystems can weave together. In February, ISIFarmer and AVF hosted the first roundtable experience looking at “Strategies for Social Impact through Urban Agriculture