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Temasek, Bayer Form Joint Vertical Farming Venture In California
Temasek Holdings is partnering with German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer AG to create a new vertical farming venture headquartered in California, as part of Singapore’s plans to boost the city-state’s supply of sustainable, locally grown produce
US: WISCONSIN - City of Ripon Receives $190,000 State Grant To Support Redevelopment of a Vacant Grocery Store
Ripon is home to one of the largest vertical farms in the state since Ernessi Farms moved its operation to Wisconsin in 2015
Indoor Vertical Farming: The New Era of Agriculture
Indoor vertical farming can increase crop yields, overcome limited land area, and even reduce farming’s impact on the environment by cutting down distance traveled in the supply chain
Vertical Farming: How Plant Factories Stack Up Against Field Agriculture
With the world's population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, estimations project that food production must increase by 70 percent to keep up with worldwide demand. This means farmers will be required to grow more foodstuff in the next 35 to 40 years than the last 10,000 years combined
Cultivate '19 is a wrap
The ninetieth edition of the trade show was one of the biggest ones in the last years and expectations are this is not to change for the next edition
US (WV): Good Hot, Dry Weather Helpful in Aquaponics Facility's Construction
The recent hot, dry summer weather has been good as the project moves forward.
Farming On The Roofs of Shopping Malls In Singapore
Agriculture, takes up only about 1% of its land area.
Urban Farms Could be Incredibly Efficient—But Aren’t Yet
Casual farmers overwork, buy fertilizer, and use municipal water.
With Farms Atop Malls, Singapore Gets Serious About Food Security
The farm's small size belies its big ambition: to help improve the city's food security.
Urban Farmer Turns to Crowdfunding to Support Growing Business
A loan would take too long to help, and when someone suggested crowdfunding, the urban farmer saw how much further that small business support could go.
Local Grown Salads Launches Indoor Vertical Farms In Opportunity Zones
Local Grown Salads launches Indoor Vertical Farms in Opportunity Zones in Washington DC, Baltimore, and Nashville. Farms produce organic Ready-To-Eat Salads.
Bulgaria is the Largest Producer of Herbs in the European Union
According to Eurostat, in the year 2017, a total of 81,000 tons of aromatic and medicinal plants and spices were grown in the country.
Republic Polytechnic Launches Course to Groom High-Tech Farmers
A new course here aims to train the next generation of high-tech farmers so that Singapore can produce more of its own food.
Hacking Photosynthesis
Artificial photosynthesis: can we harness the energy of the sun as well as plants?
Use of Coco Coir To Grow Substantially Over The Next Decades
Since its introduction, over 20 years ago, coir has gained ground rapidly in North, Central and South America, as well as Asia.
Republic Polytechnic Invests in Urban Farming With New Diploma, Lab
Republic Polytechnic (RP) is paving the way for the future of Singapore's high-tech urban farming.
Technology Will Make The UAE One of The World's Most Food-Secure Countries By 2021
From vertical farms to artificial intelligence, the nation is embracing cutting-edge innovations to achieve this ambitious goal, says the UAE Minister of State for Food Security
Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? We’ll Have To, A New Study Finds
If the world hopes to make meaningful progress on climate change, it won’t be enough for cars and factories to get cleaner. Our cows and wheat fields will have to become radically more efficient, too.