Why Green Hotels Are Integrating On-Site Farms
On-site food production is becoming a green hotel standard, not just a design trend. Here is the software and planning behind the ones that work.
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Getting DLI Wrong Is Not Just a Technical Mistake: It's a Financial One
DLI isn't just a lighting metric: it decides your yield, energy cost per kg, and whether investors fund your farm. Get it wrong and it shows.
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GreenTech North America conference taking shape with leading CEA voices
Join industry leaders at the GreenTech North America in Philadelphia on September 23-24, 2026 and explore innovations in CEA.
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When Architects Design the Farm: Why the Growing Operation Comes Before the Building in Controlled Environment Agriculture
Farm-first, not architecture-first. Why agronomy and economics must precede the building in controlled environment agriculture.
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From Ornamental Green to Productive Landscapes: How GCC Masterplans Are Rethinking Agriculture and Water
Explore how GCC masterplans are integrating agriculture, recycled water, wadis, and productive landscapes to build resilient, water-smart urban districts.
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Canada's National Food Security Strategy Allocates $750M to Controlled Environment Agriculture.
Canada's first National Food Security Strategy allocates $750M to CEA. What it means for operators, investors, and cities — and what to do now.
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Hydroponic fodder? Several times that
Can hydroponic fodder replace hay? We compare container-grown fodder with field-grown forage using dry matter economics, cost, and scale.
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FIFA Spent $5 Million Perfecting Grass for the World Cup. The Real Lesson Is About Controlled Environment Agriculture.
FIFA spent $5M engineering grass to survive under stadium roofs. The tools they used are the same ones that power indoor farms. Here's what it means for CEA.
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GreenTech 2026: What’s Next for Controlled Environment Agriculture
GreenTech Amsterdam 2026 recap: 4 signals shaping CEA's next decade - robotics, AI, energy, and growing system specialization. Read Agritecture's take.
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Understanding CEA Investment Risks After the AeroFarms Collapse
The controlled environment agriculture industry faces critical financial scrutiny following high-profile operational failures, revealing essential lessons for investors, developers, and entrepreneurs in vertical farming ventures.
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Gardin and Ridder present a new Integrated Product Offering
New Gardin + Ridder integration gives growers real-time crop photosynthesis insights directly in Hortimax Pro to boost yields and optimize climate.
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Reclaiming the Industrial Past for a Greener Future: JABHA + BioTower NAM Earns International Recognition
Discover how the JABHA + BioTower NAM project is revolutionizing urban food production by transforming an industrial relic into a beacon of sustainable innovation.
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Investing in Controlled Environment Agriculture with Confidence
There is a lot of excitement around the controlled environment agriculture space. Even with the recent high-profile vertical farm closures, Agritecture believes in the long-term success of this approach to growing. However, to get there, investors must know how to evaluate opportunities, and that’s why I am providing our 6 categories of assessment.
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The EFUA's Journey to Shape the Future of Food
EFUA, the European Forum on Agriculture, recently held its “NEXT” conference in Sofia, Bulgaria. “Unlocking the potential of Urban Agriculture” is very much at the heart of EFUA’s mission. They work tirelessly to promote better policies, better networking, better deployment, and better knowledge in
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CEA Education is Being Embraced as an Interdisciplinary Tool in Schools
Vertical farming and hydroponics are innovative and sustainable agricultural methods that can be used in schools to teach about modern food production and environmental conservation. Explore how students can benefit from these practices.
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Saltwater Farming Transforms Arid Regions into Plentiful Farms
Saltwater farming, also known as ocean farming or mariculture, is a revolutionary approach to sustainable agriculture that harnesses the power of the ocean to grow crops and produce seafood.
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Why Your City Needs an Urban Agriculture Plan & How to Start One
As policymakers and food system stakeholders alike realize the importance of localizing food systems and supporting community networks (ecological, social, and economic), it is becoming highly valuable to incorporate urban agriculture into city planning.
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How Agritecture Helps Our Clients Make More Informed Decisions As Automation Reshapes the Indoor Farming Industry
It’s no secret that automation is transforming every sector of the economy. With the cost of labor increasing dramatically in recent years, combined with meaningful improvements in technology development, cost-benefit analyses are increasingly tilting in the favor of automation.
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(Re)Introducing Agritecture Designer’s Advisor Bundle with Luc Lalire
Recently, we relaunched Agritecture Designer’s Advisor Bundle to help our users plan successful and resilient controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facilities. To learn more about how exactly this plan can benefit our users, we sat down with Luc Lalire, our Client Success Manager, to learn what m
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Agritecture Designer’s Partner Network Now Includes Service Providers
We recently added a service providers section to the Agritecture Designer Partner Network. With the addition of this new category, we have four new partners that have joined us in our journey: The Best Bees Company, Hylant Group, Greener Crop Inc., and Photosynthetic by Rift Labs.
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5 Critical Agriculture Topics to Incorporate Into Any Climate-Related Event
Across the world of ESG investing, SDG impact, and climate change mitigation, a consistent omission has been bothering us at Agritecture: few events - if any - cover the full breadth of agriculture-related solutions.
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Gaming the System: Modularity as the Key to Scalable Community Agriculture
Meet the winning team of the third annual Urban Greenhouse Challenge, hosted by Wageningen University & Research.
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Welcoming Superyachts to the Future of AgTech Vessels
Award-winning design team 3DELUXE has developed a superyacht concept that grows food on-board!
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Are Vertical Farms Truly the Answer to Food Safety Concerns?
The biological controls brought with controlled growing environments are being looked at as a potential solution to food safety problems.
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How can universities utilize Agritecture Designer’s Online Classes to incorporate CEA into their programs?
Universities looking to incorporate vertical farming into their programs can benefit from Agritecture Designer. By offering access to our courses and modeling tool, universities can provide students with an immersive and hands-on learning experience that will prepare them for a career in this emergi
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Compare Different Types of Container Farms with Agritecture Designer's New Templates
With Agritecture Designer, our data-backed farm-planning platform, you can plan the farm of your dreams and get started on your controlled environment agriculture (CEA) journey. Our software features templates from equipment providers who are a part of the Agritecture Partner Network.
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Hop to it! AI is Strengthening Climate-Resilient Beer Production
We teamed up with Microsoft and Asahi to help the Czech legacy of producing hops and beer flourish.
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From Faltering to Flourishing: Local Food Supply Chains are Making a Comeback
How does a family shop for food in the age of climate and pandemic crises? How does a city ensure that its most vulnerable have consistent access to nutritious, affordable food?
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