While Governments Fail to Deliver, Cities Lead in the Mission to Address the Climate Crisis Words by Ramin Ebrahimnejad, AVF Head of Education and Science There were just a couple of days between the UN summit on climate change and the C40 World Mayors Summit but the disparity in the
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The Vertical Farming Fundamentals Course
Vertical farming is one of the most sought after terms on the internet today and a much discussed topic in the fields of technology and agriculture. It will become an important source of fresh, healthy, sustainably-produced food in the future. In our introductory course on vertical farming fundamentals, we first
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
Giving Control to the Growers: Heliospectra’s Holistic Approach to Lighting Control in Vertical Farms
AVF is pleased to announce that Heliospectra will sponsor our event: Unlocking the Power of Indoor Farming in Cities of the Future. CEO Ali Ahmadian will join AVF at Urban Future Global Conference to provide a keynote speech on May 22. AVF’s Head of Science and Education Ramin Ebrahimnejad sat down
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
AVF Announces Ÿnsect as First Sponsor at Urban Future Global Conference
We are beyond excited to announce that Ynsect will be sponsoring our event Unlock the Potential of Indoor Farming in Cities of the Future at this year’s Urban Future Global Conference. Ÿnsect (pronounced “Insect”), farms insects to make high-quality, premium natural ingredients for aquaculture and pet nutrition. As of now, Ÿnsect is composed of an
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,
Urban Agriculture: Macro Views and Micro Experience
AVF is pleased to announce Josef Schmidhuber, Deputy Director, Trade and Markets Division, FAO, as a keynote speaker at Urban Future Global Conference “There is a growing recognition that urban agriculture can make an important contribution to better diets at lower resource footprints, enhanced mirco-climates (ambient cooling) and even reduced
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,