The planet is growing more food than ever , and yet millions of people continue to starve worldwide. People are hungry everywhere — in the country, in the suburbs. But increasingly, one of the front lines in the war against hunger is in cities. New technologies are changing the
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Led by ASU and Google, the study assesses the value of urban agriculture and quantifies its benefits on a global scale. While most of the benefits from these efforts seem to be limited and very local, when taken collectively the result is a significant environmental impact.
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Running a profitable farm is hard. Among many reasons, running a farm is difficult because variables are constantly changing. Soil moisture levels, nutrient and fertilizer needs, weather patterns, and the threat of pests are among a few of the variables that often fluctuate. This is why farming is r
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The hype surrounding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is fuelling speculation and a potential bubble that might burst around these decentralized digital currencies. But one of the biggest issues might not be a future crash, but the very real and immediate problem of how much electricity it t
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Autogrow , a leading global ag tech company, has announced their strategy to use trillions of available growing data points to help their growers’ crop production. Agritecture is also excited to announce that Autogrow will be a featured sponsor of AgLanta 2018 , the South's largest urban agricu
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When Michael Sorrell took over as president of Paul Quinn College in 2007, the place was nearly broke and faced a possible loss of accreditation. Sorrell wasn’t interested in following the usual playbook for running a college, so he took unusual steps right from the start. He cut the football progra
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Cherry tomatoes, purple tomatoes, red eggplants, purple potatoes, and from this week two new tomatoes – the Bon Bon Tomato, the world’s sweetest tomato and the Tipa Tomato, the world’s smallest – will hit Israeli supermarket shelves.
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Atlanta is currently a booming city , and home to the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the US. But as the population and economy grows, the city is also looking to reinvent itself from a sustainability standpoint. In 2016, Atlanta was named one of the Rockefell
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Agropark is a Mexican government-sponsored high-tech greenhouse cluster that spans more than 700 acres. Inside, companies grow specialized products for export using state-of-the-art technology.
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Agritecture is actively planning the 2018 AgLanta Conference on March 27th & 28th. Do not expect the same conference as last year (that isn't the Agritecture way)! The main topic of the gathering will center around how an urban food system can contribute to a " Smart City &
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The data mavens at Agrilyst have done it again! The 2017 State of Indoor Farming Report provides insight from 150 indoor farmers about their operations, priorities, and even their perspectives on various technologies. Be sure to read the whole report to gain insight on what's working and what's not
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All farming has a carbon footprint. While indoor agriculture uses a lot of electricity for artificial lighting and climate control, urban farmers are quick to point out all the food miles and on-farm emissions that most fresh produce is responsible for. The current line of thinking is therefore:&
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Vertical farming is an industry with enormous potential to change the way we eat. By saving resources and producing local food, vertical farming may alleviate many of the concerns facing traditional agriculture. However, to become a thriving, sustainable industry will require funding. This means ven
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TOKYO – Canon Electronics plans to open an entirely automated vegetable factory in 2019, seeking to lower costs by applying homegrown robotics technology to a burgeoning industry where stable profits remain tough to cultivate.
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Europe’s bio-economy is worth €2.2 trillion and employs 18.6 million people across the bloc, but a third of citizens are unaware it exists.
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The 12 Step Farmers have just released their 2017 season of the 12 Step Guide to becoming an urban farmer. Each step features in depth interviews and farm tours with successful pioneers from across the globe in the urban and vertical farming movement.
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The new Bedford Green House development will feature a number of unique and innovative elements including a rooftop aquaponics greenhouse, a living green façade, a community playground, and custom artwork from the Bronx community.
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“ Growing Without Dayli ght ”, a 10-module E-learning course led by instructors at Has University in the Netherlands, is for people currently involved or looking to get into plant production all over the world and who wish to learn more about growing in a controlled environment. The course is fle
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2017 marked another year where several of vertical farming's big names raised millions of dollars for their future development. Aerofarms closed on its 40 million USD series D, Bowery Farming secured 27.5 million USD for its series A, and of course Plenty locked in a whopping 200 million USD as well
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La Caverne is a unique urban farm that grows mushrooms, herbs and greens beneath the streets of Paris. Located in La Chapelle neighborhood in north-central Paris, La Caverne is owned and operated by Cycloponics, a Paris-based indoor farming start-up that has focused on growing sustainable
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams provided his plan for over $7 million in his capital budget investment for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) to add seven new schools to his “ Growing Brooklyn’s Future ” initiative, which has brought cutting-edge technology to cultivate urban farming education in cl
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In the basement of a loft-style building in TriBeCa that houses a vet, a dog swimming pool, an eye-and-ear infirmary, and a two-Michelin-starred restaurant, there is a working farm: Farm.One .
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Sfera , an active startup in the agritech sector, is creating a hydroponic greenhouse in Tuscany for the production of vegetables under the banner of environmental sustainability.
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I founded Just Grow to start somewhere; to raise awareness about the global threat that is conventional agriculture. Our first product is part form, part function, and is powered by aquaponics. It is named Malawi, to pay homage to one of the oldest and largest freshwater lakes in the Great Rift
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A young British engineer has developed a system that cuts the land and water required in traditional horticulture by 90 per cent.
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Amazon has a new frontier it’s looking to tackle: your garden. The tech company recently received a patent for a new service that would let users upload photos of their vegetable gardens and get recommendations ranging from recipes to gardening tools.
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An apartment, retail, and office complex with an abundance of greenery is going up in Cairo, Egypt. Designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures, the complex will feature nine cylindrical structures covered in plants, which the designers call “mega-trees.”
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This past week, Agritecture Founder and Managing Director, Henry Gordon-Smith, traveled to New Zealand to share his expertise and learn from innovators at the MPI Food and Fibre Innovation Conference. You can watch his full interview with RadioLIVE here .
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