Visit to the Fraunhofer IME in Aachen: On September 4th, the AVF was invited to visit its member IME and experience their groundbreaking, innovative vertical farming technologies live on the spot. Aachen, 04. September 2019: The AVF was invited to visit its member Fraunhofer IME in Aachen, Germany, one of
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Colorado’s urban-gro Brings Cannabis Cultivation Expertise to the AVF
urban-gro’s knowledge and experience in cannabis cultivation has allowed them to push the edge of sustainability, automation and standardisation in controlled environment agriculture. urban-gro is an award-winning agricultural solutions company that has designed and developed hundreds of controlled-environment facilities across the world. With a focus on the high-value crop of
DITTEL Engineering’s Shellbe a New Standard for Modular Vertical Farms?
DITTEL Engineering joins AVF in search of partners to bring their modular clean room system Shellbe to the world of vertical farming. DITTEL Engineering is a multinational company based in Schlehdorf, Germany and Ancona, Italy. DITTEL is an award-winning service provider for companies worldwide who research and produce in clean
Better Food for More People: Notes from The World Food Summit 2019
All of us know our food system is broken, but are we all willing to do what it takes to fix it? Better Food for More People “The global food system is a major driver of challenges relating to human health, the climate change and environment. We need to think
RODI Kenya Uses Vertical Farming to Power Social Change
The AVF Welcomes Resource Oriented Development Initiatives (RODI) Kenya as its First Institutional Member from Africa RODI Kenya is one of the newest organisations to join AVF and our first company member from Africa. We met RODI’s CEO and Executive Director Eliud Ngunjiri in Nairobi this past June at the
Manila’s Urban Greens Plans to Bring the Airbnb Model to Urban Farming
Ralph Becker’s struggle to modernise agriculture in the Philippines Introducing Ralph Becker of Urban Greens Urban Greens is the brainchild of Luxembourg-born entrepreneur Ralph Becker. The man behind the plan went to university in the UK, Paris and Singapore, before taking on a corporate job with Sony Electronics. During his
Disruption in the U.S. Fast Food Sector Creates Prospects for a New (and Lucrative) Market Opening for the Vertical Farming Industry
By Joel L. Cuello, Ph.D. U.S. fast food customers’ growing expectations for healthier, ethical and more environmentally sustainable options directly correspond with the values and produce that the Vertical Farming industry provides. As the vertical farming industry in the United States grows, its market segments correspondingly diversify and widen. Aerofarms,
One Giant Leap: Space Programs Spin Off Vertical Farming
Article by AVF Vice-Chair Joel L. Cuello, Ph.D. The vertical farming industry will likely in turn ultimately enable NASA and other space programs to realize their future food production systems on the Moon, Mars and even beyond. NASA’s Apollo 11 Lunar landing and moonwalk on July 20 1962. (Photo courtesy
Giving Control to the Growers: Heliospectra’s Holistic Approach to Lighting Control in Vertical Farms
AVF is pleased to announce that Heliospectra will sponsor our event: Unlocking the Power of Indoor Farming in Cities of the Future. CEO Ali Ahmadian will join AVF at Urban Future Global Conference to provide a keynote speech on May 22. AVF’s Head of Science and Education Ramin Ebrahimnejad sat down
CropOne Holdings Joins AVF as Main Event Sponsor at Urban Future Global Conference
Crop One Holdings Leads the World in Combining Plant Science and Data Analytics Crop One is transforming the agriculture industry, using advanced hydroponic technology and proprietary data analytics to provide pure, safe, and consistent produce year-round. This is the company behind the successful container-farming group FreshBox Farms, who grow top-quality