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VIDEO: Is the Future of Agriculture Micro-Farms?
Is the future of agriculture micro-farms? When the pandemic hit, the retail food landscape changed dramatically. With “big food” supplying most restaurants and grocery stores, they faced numerous challenges— from labor shortages, redistribution challenges to distribution sites with long travel times— causing many individuals to turn to smaller, local farms.
Affordable, Image-Based Crop Monitoring Using Smartphones and Microcontrollers
Dr. Krishna Nemali and his research group at Purdue University are tackling crop-monitoring challenges facing hydroponic and flower growers. Of the group’s many research foci, image-based crop monitoring using smartphones and microcontrollers has been at the forefront of Purdue’s technological advancements for the CEA industry.
Meet The Woman Reconnecting African Communities With Locally-Grown Food
Whilst small in scale (only 10 meters in diameter), La Ferme Urbaine Okoume’s hydroponic microfarm produces an astonishing 300 lettuces and herbs per week. Claudia S. Ondo comments that the farm produces “mostly lettuces, romaine and iceberg, alongside parsley, coriander, basil, oregano, and arugula.”
No Dirt? No Farm? No Problem. The Potential For Soil-Less Agriculture Is Huge
It’s a growing industry — $9.5 billion in sales is expected to nearly double in the next five years — that stems, in part, from concerns about growing enough food to feed a worldwide population expected to hit 10 billion in the next 30 years.
US - INDIANIA - Vertical Farm Is On The Way Up In Nappanee
No matter what the weather is outside, the inside of Micro Farms' futuristic, squared-off, Venlo Dutch greenhouse is as balmy as a pleasant summer evening. The facility covers just one-quarter of an acre of land, but the output of produce sustains the cash-and-carry business managed by Dion Graber
