No farmers. No food. No future. That is the saying that reminds us to value not just where our food comes from, but the farmers that grow it for us, writes Henry Gordon-Smith as an introduction to deep research his team has done into labor shortage in the Middle East.
From space bakeries to bioreactors, here’s what excites Urban Crop Solutions’ founder Maarten Vandecruys about controlled environment agriculture.
War and supply chain issues make indoor wheat an attractive concept. Can the vertical farming industry manage to grow that crop at scale?
Employees say every part of the indoor farm robotics company was impacted, from engineering to learning and talent to the robotics team itself.
As rural producers in North-West Europe look to add controlled environment agriculture to their farms, there’s a compelling case for more greenhouses.
Neruva Technologies is a Kenyan-based startup that’s leveraging indoor farming to simplify agriculture and bring food production to urban markets.
The indoor farming company aims to make its greenhouse-grown leafy greens and herbs available to 90% of US consumers in the near future.
When news hit about Oman’s central investment agency Oman Investment Authority partnering with a foodtech company – MycoTechnology – on protein supply, it was worth taking a closer look.
Sustainable Farming is both under-funded and a major opportunity for investors wishing to get involved with climate tech.
Re-Nuble, a New York-based agtech company that indoor farming nutrients from food waste, has partnered with California’s CruzFoam to source waste from seafood producers.
There is one area where indoor farming lags behind traditional agriculture: energy consumption. A few simple measures could change the game.
The Abu Dhabi-based startup said it will use the funding to expand its presence in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.
Moleaer will use its Series C funding to increase the availability of its proprietary nanobubble equipment and address water shortages.
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.
The Swiss startup will use the proceeds to “deploy pilot units with our prospective clients” in the commercial greenhouse space, CEO Henri Lalande tells AFN.
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.
Peter Tasgal of Farmbook Project delves into the costs, benefits and other considerations for pursuing vertical farming in light of Agricool’s receivership.
The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.
Bowery announced its acquisition of robotics startup Traptic last week. Here, AFN analyzes the deal and what it means for the wider indoor ag space.
A strategic partnership with Walmart includes putting Plenty’s vertically-grown greens on Californian store shelves this year.
