AVF News

Fast Food Disruption

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,

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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

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Per Lysaa, CEO of Norway’s Intravision Group and Committed CityChanger

Per Lysaa and Intravision Group, Scandinavian leaders in CEA research Per Lysaa is CEO of Intravision Group, a photobiology and systems integration company working with new technologies for production of foods and plant-made pharmaceuticals. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, they also have offices in Toronto, Canada and Shanghai, China. In 2010,

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Horti China Itinerary

AVF @ Horti China 2018

The AVF is excited to partner and participate in Horti China 2018 Taking place in Shanghai, Horti China is the country’s premier international horticulture exhibition. Hortitech is a central focus of the event and we expect to see an array of innovative exhibits on plant factories, climatization and energy systems,

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Hydroponics

Growing Soil Free with Origin Hydroponics

Origin Hydroponics’ 2018 Guide As part of our commitment to education in the urban agriculture sector, we are always scouring the web for resources on innovative growing methods- how can we better communicate the power and potential of ‘ponics to a wider, potentially younger audience? In answer to this call,

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