AVF announces Paul Gauthier, Associate Research Scholar, Department of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University, as Keynote Speaker at Urban Future Global Conference Paul Gauthier is a globally-recognised thought leader in the world of vertical farming. In 2017, he launched the Princeton Vertical Farming Project (PVFP), a hub
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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
AgroUrbana’s Plan to Grow the Best Greens in Santiago
South America’s first vertical farm: the idea is to prove a concept When it comes to vertical farming, what are the economics? Is there a market? What is the price premium? Can we prove that the technology actually does what it says? And how do you answer all these questions
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%
Interview with Indoor Farming Industry Leader Seven Steps To Heaven
Meet Gertjan and Lianne Meeuws, Founders of Seven Steps To Heaven In the world of indoor farming, you would be hard pressed to find someone with more expertise than Gertjan and Lianne Meeuws, founders of the innovative start-up Seven Steps To Heaven. With decades of experience collecting horticultural data, consulting
This Innovative Product Line is Setting Light Engine Apart from the LED Crowd
Meet the AVF’s First Hong Kong-based Members: Light Engine Light Engine is a globally-recognised pioneer and leader in advanced LED technologies. With R&D at its heart, Light Engine has cultivated a reputation for bringing the best quality and latest innovation in LED lighting to the global market. Thankfully, they brought
THORILEX, Ltd. Want to Bring Aquaponic Innovations to the World
From fishermen to commercial scale aquaponic suppliers and beyond THORILEX is a testament to the evolution of food production. With a background in fishing and fish farming, the team came together in 2010 to bring aquaponic farming to the Czech Republic and then the world. Starting out as a consultancy
AVF Diary 2019: 15-17 January
SIVAL- Angers, France Words by Ramin Ebrahimnejad and Kyle Baldock The AVF Team travels to Angers to take part in an innovative networking platform for the future of food production. SIVAL, the world-class trade fair for plant production in Angers, France, invited the AVF to take part in their
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