Kalera’s New R&D Director Bets On Sensing Technology To Push Vertical Farming Forward
Kalera is pushing forward their commitment to innovation with the recent hire of a Global R&D Director. Here’s an exclusive interview!
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Posts about: smart technology
The Largest Vertical Farm In The World In One Of The Smallest Countries
Transforming an abandoned quarry in Switzerland into the world’s largest vertical farm, whilst pioneering circularity by reusing cities’ waste.
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The Smart Agriculture System Making Commercial And Home Farming Easier
Seeing the growing food shortages and food safety concerns, agriculture technology (agritech) firm Plant Cartridge Sdn Bhd has developed a growing kit to enable sustainable urban farming at home.
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How Hydroponics Can Help Feed the World While Saving Water
On a traditional farm, it takes more than 15 times that amount of water to grow a head of lettuce. If hydroponics systems were adopted just across the lettuce industry, they could save billions of gallons of water each year in the United States alone.
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A Trade Association To Advocate For Vertical Farming Industry
The vertical farming industry is about to get its first trade group, the American Association for Urban and Vertical Farming.
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Babylon Micro Farms: A New Approach To Urban Food Production
Babylon Micro-Farms, a startup, sells 32” x 66” x 96” tall machines that use controlled environment hydroponics to grow leafy greens, herbs and edible flowers.
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UAE Prepares To Build A Greenhouse On Mars
The Mars Science City project falls within the UAE’s objectives to lead the global scientific race to take people to Mars, and is part of the Mars 2117 Strategy.
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The Second Generation Of Vertical Farming
The second generation of vertical farming is approaching. Here’s why it’s important.
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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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How 3D Printing, Vertical Farming, and Materials Science Are Overhauling Food
3D printing has already had a profound impact on the manufacturing sector. We are finally seeing the emergence of 3D printers that can print food itself.
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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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The Hidden Potential Of Augmented Reality In Farming
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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Osram acquires Fluence, one of the world’s leading suppliers of smart grow lighting
OSRAM , a global high-tech lighting company based in Munich, is acquiring U.S. horticulture lighting company Fluence Bioengineering , based in Austin, TX. In our exclusive interview with OSRAM Innovation Manager Timo Bongartz, Timo explains this recent move and how it will help both companies be
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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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