Seven-Eleven Japan will turn to an indoor farm to grow vegetables for salads and sandwiches sold at its convenience stores, aiming to reduce weather-related supply risks.
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In the hills between Kyoto, Osaka and Nara prefectures, surrounded by technology companies and startups, Spread Co. is preparing to open the world’s largest automated leaf-vegetable factory.
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The collapse in bee populations can be reversed if countries adopt a new farmer-friendly strategy, the architect of a new masterplan for pollinators will tell the UN biodiversity conference this week.
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Best known for their aeroponically grown strawberries, Agricool plans to use this money to greatly increase their growing capacity in Paris, Dubai and beyond.
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African cites should consider the value of vertical farming. Conventional agriculture has driven many energetic, creative and tech-savvy young people away from the rural areas.
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The new Deepwater Farms facility in southeast Calgary produces fresh, local food daily using technology that some believe could be the future of agriculture.
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From aeroponic strawberries to hydroponic leafy greens, vertical farming has made recent headlines all across the MENA Region.
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Worldwide, CO2 emissions are reaching a breaking point, and in Ireland, local leaders are devising strategies to halt the trend. Dublin recently tested a smaller intervention: an “urban curtain” that sucks in polluted air and feeds it to algae.
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From robots to hydroponics to soil, the future of food has endless possibilities.
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AR may be the latest craze for the visual entertainment industry, but it is also has a very promising future for plant cultivation.
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With the romaine being pulled out of the shops and the product receiving some very bad publicity due to the recent E.coli contamination, greenhouse growers throughout the US and Canada are opening up to show the public what solution they can bring to food safety.
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With Brexit on the horizon, can the UK’s blossoming urban farming industry help to alleviate critical food concerns?
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Urban agriculture presents a simple solution to food waste: Grow food more sustainably, closer to where it’s being consumed.
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The future of food production lies in our ability to exploit every means at our disposal, from bots to bees.
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The organic liquid fertilizer, by startup Re-Nuble, takes hydroponic farming one step closer to being fully closed-loop.
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The aim of the project is to explore artificial intelligence applications in indoor farming.
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Planted will focus on making produce for local restaurants and food delivery services. But owner Kimberly Buffington's business will also contribute food to her nonprofit distribution program and create local jobs.
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Simon Hjermind Jensen’s ‘biotope’ installation is an experiment to understand how a microcosm of plants and insects can survive when sited at an exposed and harsh urban location.
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In anticipation of Ag 4.0 (6 Days Away!), Henry reflects on his start in the agriculture industry, and the importance of sustainable profitability in farming and beyond.
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In the face of climate change we have the ability and the right to take back control of our food supply and ensure access to healthy, accessible and affordable food.
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At the Don Mills Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Canada, the Green Industries Program is preparing the next generation of urban innovators and entrepreneurs, and getting kids excited about feeding the world.
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“Hydroponic farming has a lot of plus factors especially when practiced in an arid environment, such as Bahrain. It is a prime solution for growing plants where soil nutrient quality, salinity and water availability are the limiting issues.”
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Achieving a 100-mile diet would be an amazing accomplishment. The notion of a 10-mile diet misunderstands how regions work.
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Large-scale, industrial agriculture is often held up as the solution for feeding the world’s growing population. But small farms—with about 25 acres or less—along with family-run operations produce over 70 percent of the world’s food.
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Cornell University & Agritecture Consulting have partnered together to grow the Controlled Environment Agriculture industry’s workforce.
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A journey through the indoor farming landscape of Japan, birthplace of the “Plant Factory”.
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The new partnership will position Agritecture to offer new levels of urban agriculture support services to European cities, developers, and entrepreneurs.
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How can we transform our food system? Entrepreneur Paula Daniels discusses her goal of setting new national standards for how large institutions source their food.
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