Tag: controlled environment agriculture

Vertical farming startup Fifth Season shuts down

November 2, 2022

The trough of disillusionment for vertical farming startups is upon us; now comes the time for depression and correction.

BREAKING: Soli Organic secures $125m to expand soil-based vertical farming across the US

October 12, 2022

The company says it can grow leafy greens and herbs indoors via its soil-based vertical farming system for 30% less than it costs to grow outdoors.

EXCLUSIVE: Rural indoor agriculture is a ‘critical’ part of our food systems, says new report from EIT Food

September 29, 2022

As rural producers in North-West Europe look to add controlled environment agriculture to their farms, there’s a compelling case for more greenhouses.

Brief: Gotham Greens raises $310m to build greenhouses across the US

September 13, 2022

The indoor farming company aims to make its greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs available to 90% of US consumers in the near future.

The power of genetics and environment in indoor agriculture

August 31, 2022

How can a crop’s biology be manipulated through breeding for higher profits in the fast-growing indoor agriculture market? Vonnie Estes digs in.

Data Snapshot: Novel farming leads sustainable farming investments in Europe in 2021

July 27, 2022

Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.

Data snapshot: Europe’s agrifood sector is building a pipeline of climate tech startups

July 20, 2022

Investors should view the current tech industry downturn as an opportunity to funnel more patient capital one area holding strong: climate tech.

Why indoor farming needs to seize the energy efficiency opportunity

July 12, 2022

There is one area where indoor farming lags behind traditional agriculture: energy consumption. A few simple measures could change the game.

Billionaire Olayan family backs UAE’s Pure Harvest in $181m fundraise

June 30, 2022

The Abu Dhabi-based startup said it will use the funding to expand its presence in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.

EXCLUSIVE: Leafood raises $6.75m to develop a vertical farming network for the Baltics

June 13, 2022

The Lithuania-based startup is partnering with YesHealth Group to build and operate a network of farms across its home country and the wider Baltic region.

Meet the founder: Future Crops CEO Gary Grinspan makes the case for soil-based vertical ag

April 25, 2022

Future Crops vertically farms its produce in a soil-based substrate which “sticks with what Mother Nature tells us,” Grinspan tells AFN. Plus it’s kosher.

Lessons learned: weighing the costs and benefits of vertical farms

April 15, 2022

Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.

Q&A: Scaling CEA’s future farms with IUNU’s Allison Kopf

March 29, 2022

The chief marketing officer discusses the risks of CEA, the crops we’ll grow indoors in the future, and how indoor agtech will change.

Brief: Square Roots taps URB-E’s last-mile fleet to deliver CEA grown greens

March 28, 2022

Square Roots will leverage URB-E’s fleet of last-mile, small electric vehicles to deliver vertically-grown greens faster and cheaper than traditional vans.

IUNU raises $24m Series B funding to bring ‘true autonomy’ to CEA

March 16, 2022

Seattle-based IUNU will use the new funds to expand its platform, which provides computer vision and data analytics to CEA growers.

Bowery, Plenty announce strawberry plans on same day as competition heats up

March 15, 2022

Bowery has started selling strawberries, while Plenty and Driscoll’s plan to commence production of the fruit for the Northeastern US.

Chinese tech giant Tencent leads funding for Future Crops’ soil-based vertical farms

March 14, 2022

Future Crops stands to benefit from Tencent’s deep domain expertise in AI and automation – as well as its massive footprint in the Asian tech ecosystem.