As vertical farming moves into its next phase where operating expenses are dropping, Boaz Toledano writes that it will be able to compete with the industry organic industry.
People are recognizing the potential opportunity for indoor growing to address many of the challenges in food and ag. Since the Plenty funding in late 2017, we have seen a surge of funding for both sunless and greenhouse approaches, says The Mixing Bowl releasing its first Indoor AgTech Landscape.
Vertical farm tech Intelligent Growth Solutions sealed a £7m Series A, after a second close of the round backed by Ospraie Ag Science and AgFunder.
The Pittsburgh-based startup has developed 40 different robots to shave labor costs so that it can offer produce at a competitive cost.
AeroFarms has now raised over $230 million in total but has been slow to expand, particularly overseas despite plans to do so.
Canadian vertical farming systems developer Inno-3B has completed its first seed round of financing at nearly C$6 million ($4.45m). Located in Quebec and Ontario, the company
Patrick Flynn, founder of Urbanvine.co, asks Jeff Mastin, director of R&D at Total Grow LED Lighting, to discuss what the future of LED grow light technology for agriculture looks like.
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Chris Powers, an entrepreneur, writer, and urban agriculture evangelist, offers his four key takeaways from the Association for Vertical Farming’s Summit in Amsterdam two weeks ago.
AVF has initiated a project to create a sustainability certification scheme for vertical farming.
The vertical farming sector is more than just a movement; it’s evolved into an industry and the conversation needs to move on, according to the Association for Vertical Farming.
AeroFarms has plans to build 25 farms over the next five years and expand its reach across four continents, David Rosenberg, CEO, tells AgFunderNews.
Growing food was not the initial motivation for vertical farming company TruLeaf. It was a desire to find solutions to chronic disease through clean, nutritious food, Gregg Curwin, chief executive tells AgFunderNews.
As US urban city populations grow, vertical farms are cropping up across the nation. According to the World Health Organization, city growth is exploding, and
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