With the average age of a farmer in Japan at 67 and few candidates to replace those dying out, the country has been forced to become a pioneer in so-called vertical farming
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Needing no soil or sun, an underground farm in Liverpool challenges traditional methods
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Havecon Horticultural Projects is nearing completion on the construction of Mastronardi Produce Ltd.’s new Green Empire Farms (GEF), a high-tech greenhouse located in Oneida, NY.
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Bangkok's Thammasat University, one of the oldest in Thailand, has a new claim to fame: Asia's largest urban rooftop farm.
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Singapore Agritech Startup Sustenir Now Serving Hong Kong With Locally Grown, Low Emissions Kale
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Autogrow and Agritecture Release First-Ever Global CEA Census Report.
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An exclusive interview with Agritecture: D.C. Set to Become 3rd Major US City to Hire a Director of Urban Agriculture.
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The Sustainable City neighborhood is now home to a vertical farm that is already sowing the seeds of success
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Recapping NYC AgTech Week 2019! What we learned and how NYC AgTech Week is creating a global movement.
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AgFunder News interviewed Chris Taylor and Michael Rose to find out more about how they created the agtech landscape and things for readers to look out for.
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In this interview, Agritecture speaks with David Melton of Fresh Harvest, a company redefining Atlanta’s local food community.
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Policy is critical to help farmers at a time of crisis, a fact reflected in a strong bipartisan 2018 farm bill that improved the safety net for dairy producers and created new mental health assistance programs for farmers.
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Jeffrey Landau, director of business development at Agritecture Consulting estimates the global value of the vertical farming market will rise to about $6.4bn by 2023, from $403m in 2013, with almost half that attributed to growth in the US.
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Federal, State, and City Officials Join Project Renewal to Break Ground on Bronx Supportive and Affordable Housing Development Featuring Rooftop Fish and Produce Garden and Living Green Façade
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Greenhouse gases from food production create a vicious cycle: As Earth gets hotter, farming gets more difficult in many places, which forces farmers to clear more land to grow food.
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As days of extreme heat get more common, there are a few simple solutions that cities around the world are implementing to keep people a little more comfortable.
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Millennials make farming sexy in Africa, where tilling the soil once meant shame.
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This Houston-based startup builds agricultural amenities that connect people with their food and to each other.
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This spot in the Jordanian desert, just a kilometre from the Israeli border and 15km inland of the Red Sea, may be one of the most surprising places on Earth to start a farm. It’s also one that, in some ways, makes perfect sense.
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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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Follow these simple steps for your greenery, and you should be on your way to maintaining a healthy garden in no time!
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With an app that connects tractor owners to farmers in need, Hello Tractor is hoping to make farming more attractive and lucrative for the next generation of Africa’s farmers.
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Despite the continuing need for horticulturalists across skill levels, positions go unfilled as younger generations are increasingly detached from plants and their value.
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Introducing Part 1 of Islands of Agricultural Innovation , a new series on Agritecture.com that will share Jacob Eisenberg’s recent agricultural journey through Japan, Singapore and Taiwan with Agritecture readers far and wide.
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Global aquifer levels are becoming dangerously low, creating serious trouble for the people, farmers and countries that depend on these fresh water sources. Sustainable farming methods that are less water intensive, such as hydroponics, are becoming increasingly necessary to preserve these essential
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There are many issues with our traditional agriculture system, particularly as it relates to environmental impact. Controlled environment farming methods have the potential to significantly reduce these and many other negative impacts by using less resources and growing food closer to consumers.
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Officials hope the project can help address the UAE’s current reliance on food imports and bolster local production.
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Plants need carbon dioxide to live, but its effects on them are complicated. Recent research is showing that as CO2 levels increase in the atmosphere, crops are becoming nutritionally less dense.
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