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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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
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
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
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,
Neon Bloom: the Investment Company the World Needs
Setting a higher standard in AgriTech Investment Neon Bloom is a venture capital firm that focuses on acquiring innovative agriculture and ancillary technology products and services across the globe. With a suite of flagship investments in Holland and one in South Korea, Neon Bloom has made a strong start for
Grupo VESAN: A New Future for Food Production in the Caribbean
Ominous weather patterns in Puerto Rico brought droughts in 2015, followed by heavy rains and flooding in 2016. Such is the fluctuating nature of weather in Puerto Rico, where Francisco Santana has traditionally worked as an engineer. Accompanying food shortages exacerbated the situation in a country that already imports 90%
AVF Brings Vertical Farming Expertise to Horti China 2018
Announcing a panel of expert speakers At Horti China 2018, the AVF is hosting a conference entitled: “The Transformative Power of Vertical Farming: Scaling of Business.” We are pleased to announce two of our expert speakers who will provide keynote speeches and participate in the panel discussion at the end of
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,