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
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Archive for August, 2019
Meet Marvin Spence, the AVF’s New Project Manager
Introducing Marvin Spence, Horticultural Engineer and New AVF Project Manager Marvin Spence, BSc., is a recent graduate in Horticulture with a specialisation in trade and service from the University of Applied Science Weihenstephan-Triesdorf in Freising near Munich. In high school, he was interested in computers and studied computer science. But
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,