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
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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%
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AVF and PonicJobs Official Collaboration Announcement
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