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Posts about: smart cities (2)
Smart Cities Are Forgetting About Something: Food
Agritecture Founder Henry Gordon-Smith reflects on his experiences in the urban agriculture industry, and on strategies for Smart Cities to achieve sustainable food systems.
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An Accountant, A Farmer and A Teacher
For a city to be 'smart', it must include agriculture. This is exactly why the recent AgLanta Conference brought together professionals from far and wide to discuss the future of urban agriculture, 'smart cities', and the important integration that must take place between the two. Our s
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exploring the smart city revolution
A ‘Smart City’ revolution is underway that applies technology driven solutions to urban problems. But urban food systems, and urban agriculture in particular--despite its unique advantages in making cities more resilient and sustainable--are often left out of the Smart City discussion. To explore th
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Big Data Suggests Big Potential for Urban Farming
A global analysis finds that urban agriculture could yield up to 10 percent of many food crops, plus a host of positive side benefits.
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Atlanta meal kit service puts Southern farmers & food first
PeachDish , a national meal kit service based in Atlanta, exists to enrich and nourish people's lives through good food experiences. Their recipes are a reflection of the local foods grown in and around Georgia, and the people who call that area home.
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Dreyfus Teams With Banks for First Agriculture Blockchain Trade
Louis Dreyfus Co. , one of the world’s biggest foodstuffs traders, teamed up with Dutch and French banks in December for what it says is the first agricultural commodity trade to use the ledger-based digital technology known as blockchain.
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Making Cities Food Secure
Last month, the city of Gurgaon, India hosted a two day workshop for farmers to promote urban farming. The workshop discussed many interesting topics, including urban and peri-urban farming techniques that consist of farming in vacant plots and small areas, such as balconies. As India is building 10
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Ideas for Urban Agriculture and Smart Cities
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 City of Atlanta’s Annual Aglanta Conference Announces New Theme & 2018 Dates
Agritecture is absolutely ecstatic to announce that the Aglanta Conference is officially returning to the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot for a second year. Slated for March 26 - 28, Aglanta 2018 is sure to repeat the success of the inaugural year and solidify itself among the most compelling a
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