Tag: indoor farming

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.

Infrascreen nets $1.5m for its efficiency-boosting greenhouse nanomaterial

May 3, 2022

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.

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.

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.

Why 3 top greenhouse growers are backing Source Ag’s bid to democratize Dutch CEA nous

March 14, 2022

The startup recently raised $10 million in a seed round led by Acre Venture Partners.

Bowery’s strawberry bot buyout

February 24, 2022

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.

Brief: USDA appoints first-ever federal committee for urban agriculture

February 3, 2022

The Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture includes several entrepreneurs and experts from the world of agrifoodtech.

Vertical farming operator Kalera pursues SPAC listing at $375m valuation

February 1, 2022

The deal with Nasdaq-listed SPAC Agrico Acquisition Corp is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.

Meet the founder: Dream Harvest’s Zain Shauk thinks vertically farmed crops ‘make business sense’

December 28, 2021

Focusing on higher yields instead of novel technologies will make vertical farming more productive, he tells AFN.

Data Snapshot: H1 investment trend suggests CEA scene may be losing steam

December 8, 2021

Novel Farming Systems ventures – which include tech-enabled vertical farms and greenhouses – may be losing their luster for investors.

Better tracking of water, energy use needed to avoid greenwashing – CEA census

December 2, 2021

Better tracking around waste, water, and energy usage could help the CEA industry more accurately measure the sustainability of their operations.

Brief: Local Bounti completes $1.1bn SPAC merger to become latest listed CEA company

November 23, 2021

The Hamilton, Montana-based company claims its produce reaches shelves “in record time post-harvest” due to its facility’s proximity to retail partners.