Tagged as: controlled environment agriculture

New high-power horticulture LED from ams OSRAM achieves industry-leading energy efficiency

The OSCONIQ® P3737 high-power LED achieves industry-leading wall plug efficiency of 83.2% in Hyper Red, enabling unique output levels and cost savings Vegetable, flower, and other growers benefit from a stable photon flux thanks to the Q90 lifetime of 102,000 hours From June 11 to 13 ams OSRAM will present

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Announcing the International VF Tech & Training Center (iVTTC) in UAE/Dubai

Introducing Association for Vertical Farming e.V. Project in UAE/Dubai. Establishment of an AVF-Led International Hub for Vertical Farming Tech and Training Center in UAE/Dubai Introduction The United Arab Emirates (UAE) largely depends on food imports since open-field agricultural production is not feasible due to climatic conditions. Finding solutions for higher

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Strategies for Social Impact through Urban Agriculture: Insights from the Madrid Roundtable

Introduction AVF is an ecological system for Vertical Farming and is organising a series of ongoing Roundtable events looking at how the threads of the vertical farming ecosystems can weave together. In February, ISIFarmer and AVF hosted the first roundtable experience looking at “Strategies for Social Impact through Urban Agriculture

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Welcome to AVF – Q&A with ambitas

This week AVF spoke with Martin Balaz CEO & Founder of ambitas. “Our goal is to build technologically advanced, self-sufficient vertical farms that allow people to fully benefit from high quality, healthy, locally grown food in a very sustainable way.” Who is ambitas? We specialize in engineering revolutionary vertical farms, which

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Innovating Urban Agriculture: Insights from the AVF Roundtable in Vienna

Introduction In recent years, vertical farming (VF) has continued to evolve within the wider food system. It offers the possibility of year-round and locally grown produce in urban environments. Vertical farming possibilities continue to bubble up, revolutionizing how we think about food production. Promoting collaboration between experts is essential for

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FarmAnywhere Introduces New Financing Program to Bring Container Farms to All

Innovative urban agriculture company, FarmAnywhere, now makes sustainable farming more accessible  with flexible financial solutions. Container Farm Leasing and Financing Program  In a bold move to democratize urban agriculture, FarmAnywhere has announced the launch of its new  leasing and financing programs, designed to make its advanced vertical farming technology available

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NASA data and expertise helps controlled environment agriculture reach new heights

Originally published 01/29/2024 IntraVision Group is using NASA plant-growth research to take vertical farming to new heights. Twenty- and 30-foot towers of hydroponic trays include customized LED lighting, nutrients, water filtration, air flow, and C02 levels to meet crop needs.  It’ll be years before astronauts living beyond the reach of

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Q&A with our new member Agronomic IQ!

“It takes a village to raise a child is a good metaphor for this industry, as many critical elements are required to design, build, and operate a thriving vertical farm or greenhouse. We seek long-term partnerships with other like-minded businesses focusing on over-serving the customer to ensure their success. The better

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AVF Partners with GRAIN International: A Strategic Alliance in Agri-Tech

PRESS RELEASE By Association for Vertical Farming e.V., Munich, Germany The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) is pleased to announce a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GRAIN International Private Limited, a renowned Ag-Biotech company headquartered in Singapore. This partnership symbolizes a major step forward in our ongoing efforts to

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Introducing drop-N-gro – a complete turnkey indoor farm – Built by MCH, Powered by Canobi.ONE

We are excited to announce one of the most advanced modular indoor farming platforms. We have teamed up with MCH (Modulaire MCH Int.), a Montreal-based modular building company, to produce the perfect scalable solution for CEA farming. Built by MCH and powered by Canobi.ONE, drop-N-gro is a complete turnkey indoor

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