Agritecture Exclusive: D.C. Set to Become 3rd Major US City to Hire a Director of Urban Agriculture
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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Posts about: agriculture (5)
Meet The Container Farm Helping To Feed A Dubai Community
The Sustainable City neighborhood is now home to a vertical farm that is already sowing the seeds of success
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Growing a Global Movement at NYC AgTech Week 2019
Recapping NYC AgTech Week 2019! What we learned and how NYC AgTech Week is creating a global movement.
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Inside The Indoor AgTech Landscape
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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Why Our Lives Depend On Regenerative Farming And Soil Health
In this interview, Agritecture speaks with David Melton of Fresh Harvest, a company redefining Atlanta’s local food community.
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America's Farmers Are Struggling, Policy Can Help Them
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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The Future of Food: Why Farming is Moving Indoors
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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Affordable Housing Development In The Bronx Will Feature Agriculture To Feed Residents
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 Gas Emissions From Food Production Create A Vicious Cycle
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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Here's How We Can Redesign Our Cities To Have Cooler Temperatures
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 Are Making Farming Sexy Again in Africa
Millennials make farming sexy in Africa, where tilling the soil once meant shame.
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Agmenity: Feeding Communities with Innovative Agriculture Amenities
This Houston-based startup builds agricultural amenities that connect people with their food and to each other.
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How To Use Seawater To Grow Food In The Desert
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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Cities in Africa can be Turned into Agricultural Hubs to Alleviate Poverty
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 6 Common Reasons Your Garden May Be Dying
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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Meet The Social Entrepreneur Behind Africa's "Uber For The Farm"
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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The Horticulture Industry’s Age Problem Is Bigger Than You Think
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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Islands of Agricultural Innovation: Indoor Farming in Asia
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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How will we feed the world, if we can't even water our crops?
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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CEA: A Solution to Traditional Agricultural Problems
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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Abu Dhabi Partners with Chinese Firm to Convert Desert into Farmland
Officials hope the project can help address the UAE’s current reliance on food imports and bolster local production.
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As Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise, Major Crops Are Losing Nutrients
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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Study Shows the Potential for Local Food Across U.S.
Consumers are increasingly demanding local food, but just how much of our food needs can actually be met by nearby farms? According to recently published findings, as much as 90 percent of Americans could eat food grown within 100 miles of their home.
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‘Extreme bacteria’ could be game-changer for organic vegetable production
A Clemson University research scientist has obtained a patent for a way to make organic fertilizer that could revolutionize the organic produce industry and put it on a level playing field with conventionally grown crops.
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Innovative Greenhouses in India Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
In India, a simple greenhouse is transforming lives—creating jobs for women and arming growers against the hot temperatures, long droughts, and torrential downpours caused by climate change.
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Enter Sensei: a new approach to hydroponics and health
A multi-trillion dollar opportunity is emerging at the convergence of food, technology and rapidly evolving consumer behaviour. While many companies are hoping to capitalize on this new market potential, Sensei , a brand new approach to marketing a hydroponic food production company, are p
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Thanks to C-LED we'll now have Italian tomatoes in winter, too
We'll soon be enjoying Italian tomatoes grown in winter--something that, until only very recently, would have been unthinkable in our latitudes. What's made it possible is the advanced technology developed by C-LED , now being supplied (for the very first time) to Fri-El GreenHouse, one of the most
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Seeds Only a Plant Breeder Could Love, Until Now
Row 7 Seed Company, a new business co-founded by Dan Barber, the executive chef at Blue Hill in Manhattan and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., is working to develop, promote and sell seeds for new vegetable and grain varieties that might otherwise never find an audience.
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