By 2050, there will be 10 billion people on the planet, the majority of whom in cities. Gertjan and Lianne Meeuws behind Eindhoven firm, Seven Steps To Heaven, believe indoor farming is the future. “Our traditional food system is incapable of feeding everyone responsibly.” All of Eindhoven can identify Gertjan
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Hoogendoorn: A Worldwide Innovator In Horticultural Automation
This week we welcome our newest member, Hoogendoorn Growth Management! Hoogendoorn is an innovative Dutch company with over fifty years of experience in horticultural automation. The company delivers sustainable automation solutions which coordinate all the various processes and systems governing horticultural organisations. Hoogendoorn began as a small technical installation
The road ahead for vertical farming
“In the next 10-15 years, vertical farming will rise as one of the dominant forms of agriculture.” In a recent webinar presented by the Association for Vertical Farming and Heliospectra, the opportunities and challenges facing the vertical farming industry in 2020 and beyond were highlighted, resulting in quotes like the
A Journey Through the World Supply Chain with IFCO SYSTEMS
Founded in 1992, IFCO was the first pioneer to reintroduce a reusable packaging system for the entire fresh product supply chain, from producer to retailer. They are now the clear market leader in the world, with operations in more than 50 countries across five continents and subsidiaries in 30 countries.
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Vertical Farming Reaches New Heights in Germany with Fraunhofer IME
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
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
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