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Sprout AI Inc. Vertical Farming Aims To Provide Sustainable Solutions To Global Food Production
Sprout AI is committed to both environmental and social sustainability
Bringing Energy Management And Automation Opportunities To Indoor Farming
“We can’t be the most sustainable company in the world if we don’t work on the world’s biggest sustainability challenges,” says Travis Graham, international account manager at Schneider Electric. Schneider provides a vast array of digital technologies to multiple sectors, including horticulture
Drought Signals Need For Sustainable Agriculture
As Winnipeggers funnel into air-conditioned buildings to stave off record-breaking heatwaves, Manitoba’s farmers are facing a much deeper crisis.
RMA Authorizes Emergency Procedures To Help Drought-Impacted Producers
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency is working with crop insurance companies to streamline and accelerate the adjustment of losses and issuance of indemnity payments to crop insurance policyholders in impacted areas, according to a news release
PinDuoDuo: Building A More Resilient Food System With Technology - July 14 -15
Join us virtually for our inaugural Food Systems Forum, which will convene experts from around the world to share their insights and spark further connections and potential collaborations
VB Ready To Double Capacity For Little Leaf Farms Again
Little Leaf Farms asked VB again to build the most modern and innovative greenhouse to date to grow leafy greens. A system that provides the smallest possible chance of disease, an optimal growing climate, and no need for human hands to be involved in the cultivation process.
Vertical Farms Hold Promise For Local, Sustainable Produce
Vertical farming uses controlled environmental agriculture techniques, like hydroponics or aquaponics, to grow crops in vertically stacked rows with 90% less water than traditional soil-based farming
USA: NEW JERSEY - Livingston Considers Resident's Sustainable Hydroponic Pilot Project Proposal
As the Township of Livingston continues to brainstorm ways to make the best use of its open spaces, Keith Hines and sustainable agriculture expert Tom Erickson recently proposed a hydroponic pilot project that would use a nutrient solution and water in lieu of soil for a community garden
Green Skyscrapers That Add A Touch of Nature + Sustainability To Modern Architecture!
Polish designers Pawel Lipiński and Mateusz Frankowsk created The Mashambas Skyscraper, a vertical farm tower, that is in fact modular!
PinDuoDuo: Building A More Resilient Food System With Technology - July 14 -15
Join us virtually for our inaugural Food Systems Forum, which will convene experts from around the world to share their insights and spark further connections and potential collaborations
The Vertical Farms of ZERO Democratize Access to Sustainable Agro-Food
“Vertical farms are a frontier of agriculture in terms of production quality and reduced environmental impact: all our work is concentrated on making them sustainable also on an industrial level”
USA: Vertical Harvest Maine And Sodexo
In a partnership announced last week, Sodexo, also one of Maine's largest employers, committed to serving our produce on collegiate campuses from Canadian border-hugging Fort Kent to South Portland
Vertical Farming: Sustainable Food Never Tasted So Good
Vertical farming enables the ability to grow food closer to large population centers and also reduces the “food miles” associated with distribution thus reducing the carbon footprint
How Do We Build Sustainable Local Food Systems?
Food Tank, in partnership with the Danone Institute North America, is hosting a very special virtual event, "One Planet. One Health," to discuss solutions to build more sustainable local food systems on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 12 p.m. ET
How Can 'Aquaponics' Farming Help Create Sustainable Food Systems?
Millions of people around the world go hungry every year, due to lack of access to healthy food and the effects of climate change on agricultural development
Nature Fresh Farms Introduces New Program For Their Imperfect Produce
The Waste Me Nots program was recently created to leverage Nature Fresh Farms Tomatoes, Peppers, and Cucumbers that do not meet the criteria of their Quality Control team
How Sustenir Group Makes Sustainable Farming Possible In The Island Nation
Undertaking large-scale farming is near to impossible in a country like Singapore with a land area of just 724.2 square kilometers (279.6 square meters)
A Greenhouse In A Box For Small Farmers
Hyderabad-based startup Kheyti’s focus on small farmers has attracted the interest of US-based impact investment firm Acumen
A New FEZ "Karakalpak-Agro" Established In Uzbekistan
“….increasing the production of agricultural products, expanding its deep processing and increasing exports, effectively using the production potential of the region…”