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Introducing Professor Joel Cuello as Interim Vice Chair of AVF
Joel L. Cuello is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Director of the Global Initiative for Strategic Agriculture in Dry Lands (GISAD) at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. A globally recognized expert in the engineering of sustainable biological and agricultural systems, his technical expertise in both engineering
Introducing Peter Lane as Interim Vice Chair of AVF
Words by Peter Lane I don’t think there is a farmer’s son on the planet that hasn’t thought: there must be an easier way to make a living. I was no different- that is why, approximately 55 years ago, at the age of 10, I designed my first farm-engineering solution. And ever
Life Cycle Analysis in Vertical Farming
Students of Wageningen University (NL) develop framework and tool for Life Cycle Analysis in Vertical Farming Live webstream on Thursday, July 5, 13:30 – 14:30 CET Sustainability is at the heart of vertical farming. It is therefore crucial that we are able to validate our sustainability claims to third
International Plant Factory Symposium
The 2018 Shanghai International Indoor Plant Factory Symposium (June 12-14 2018) aims to bring together the world’s leading experts in indoor farming. The show features both attendees and exhibitors from global commercial cultivation enterprises, private research facilities, and universities in an exchange of ideas, innovations, and technologies. Shanghai Academy of
AVF Pavilion Round Table Discussions
GreenTech Amsterdam and the Association for Vertical Farming are partnering in organizing a dedicated Vertical Farming pavilion where all innovation, knowledge and technology in Vertical Farming comes together. The Vertical Farming pavilion will feature the AVF café with a superb programme of ’round table talks’ lead by international experts on
Certhon Innovation Centre
The brand new Innovation Centre of Certhon has been put into use. Two years of research preceded before the Innovation Centre, says Jeroen. “In addition to the successful indoor projects we have realized, research was done into the optimization of the technology of daylight-free cultivation. In the innovation centre, with eight
Valoya LEDs & Innovators Conference 2018
Valoya will bring the industry experts into one room on June 13th at Greentech 2018 to talk about crop science and light, vertical farming and cannabis. The Crop Science and Light section will be kicked of with Valoya’s biologist, Ms.Stefanie Linzer, presenting the groundbreaking Speed Breeding technique that enables a double
OSRAM acquires Fluence
– Osram acquires one of the world’s leading suppliers of smart grow lighting – US-based Fluence expands Osram’s portfolio of horticultural systems – Osram is pioneering the digital automation of smart farming solutions by combining intelligent lighting, sensors, and smart software Osram is taking the next step in its quest to
EU budget for Agriculture: €10 billion
The new European Commission research program is going to have a €100 billion budget from which €10 billion is for food, agriculture, rural development and bioeconomy research. The commissioner for agriculture, Phil Hogan: “All of the various agri-tech projects we couldn’t support in the past have a chance to get funding now.”