Last week we brought Joel L. Cuello, Ph.D. Professor of Biosystems Engineering at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in The University of Arizona to briefly talk about his most recent work in the Vertical Farming industry. Dr. Joel Cuello is a globally recognized expert in the engineering of sustainable biological
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Notes From The Skyberries Conference
Skyberries: The three-day conference could be best characterized by broad-scope talks, specific topics and different views on how we could upgrade our global food systems. Highly influential speakers talked in this forum and the Q&A sessions turned into elaborative discussions about ideas. The second day of the conference ended with
Letter From The Chairwoman of The AVF (2018)
A Letter from AVF Chairwoman Christine Zimmermann-Loessl Dear AVF Members, The Association for Vertical Farming is evolving from an emerging movement into an industry organization ready for the next steps. To quote Alibaba founder and philanthropist Jack Ma, “The next generation of globalization should be inclusive and create opportunities
Global G.A.P Summit 2018
Taking place every two years, the conference is the perfect setting to discuss the latest developments in food safety and sustainability as well as Good Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices and the future of the industry. Creating new markets for responsibly grown food is vital to building a sustainable future in agriculture, that
Long Way Down : Africa Under the Spotlight
I walked out to the arrivals hall, passing maybe a dozen taxi drivers. I was clearly told not to use their service. “Take Uber instead” a friend once told me. I rushed out to the exit, no longer than 2 minutes passed before the driver I ordered pulled his car
Farmers Cut: The Leader in Dryponic Growing
November 2, 2017 Author: Jason Moon Broadcast Manager at the Association for Vertical Farming OCTOBER 2017, Farmers Cut, a German based indoor farming startup, recently joined as a member of the Association for Vertical Farming. AVF’s newest member also brings the newest technology to the ‘ponics’ family, coined Dryponics,
1st Joint AgroSpace MELiSSA Workshop
Dear Members and followers, We are pleased to announce the 1st Joint AgroSpace-MELiSSA Workshop which will be held on May 16, 17, 18, 2018, in Rome, organized by the AgroSpace and MELiSSA communities. Location: Headquarter of the Italian Research Council, Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, 00185 – Roma Call for abstract and registration are included in the
The Retail Industry & Vertical Farming
NOTABLE – WORTH MENTIONING – SIGNIFICANT RIJK ZWAAN opened a “retail center” in Berlin earlier this year, the company is based in De Lier The Netherlands. RZ is the third largest seed company in the world and is paying close attention to the future of the horticulture. The company
Vertical Farming Infographics
Explore the Association for Vertical Farming infographics surrounding the topic of Urban and Vertical Farming. Association for Vertical Farming Infographics describing the Urban and Vertical Farming world and related data with pictures!
What is an AVF Workshop
An AVF workshop takes collaboration to the next level. A group of 30 motivated individuals are facilitated to design a thriving local society around vertical farming.