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Feeding The Future of Agriculture With Vertical Farming

Hunger and malnutrition issues persist, especially in developing countries. Food scarcity problems have also been linked to political unrest and violence. According to the United Nations World Food Programme, record-high food prices in 2008 prompted riots in 48 countries, including fragile states like Somalia and Yemen.

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UW Architectural Engineering Graduate Embarks on Exciting Career Path

Her hard work led to a chance to work for an up-and-coming company in California shortly after she graduated in May. Thomas now is an energy systems engineer in San Francisco with Plenty, after she was recruited by the company’s co-founder and Chief Science Officer Nate Storey, a UW graduate. Plenty is a leading field-scale vertical farming company.

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Which Hydroponic System Should You Use? 4 Best Options

Hydroponics is an outstanding approach l. of growing microgreens, baby greens and lettuce 365 days a year. It's an extremely popular horticulture technique, however, new indoor growers should know that it requires a certain amount of maintenance and skil

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3 Cities That Are Reinventing The Urban Farm

As global food insecurity rises, companies and cities are looking for ways to transform the urban farm into something more than a yuppie pastime.

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How 3D Printing is Transforming Urban Farming

Farmshelf is a company based in Brooklyn, New York, that makes a living by setting up compact shelving units for plants. Installed in restaurants, homes and residential communities, each Farmshelf is realized by custom parts made on a desktop FDM 3D printer.

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Growing In A “Perfect” Greenhouse Climate

“Greenhouse growers are trying to control temperature, humidity, light level, carbon dioxide, and in some instances, airflow and air distribution,” said mechanical and agricultural engineer Dr. Nadia Sabeh, founder of Dr. Greenhouse.

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Before ‘Plantscrapers’ Can Grow Food in The City, They’ll Need to Grow Money

When Hans Hassle imagines the future, he sees urban farms and office spaces growing side-by-side. He sees half-green high rises providing Stockholm with lettuce, spinach, and swiss chard.

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Why Engineer Ajay Naik Sold His Successful Startup To Become A Hi-Tech Farmer

Letcetra Agritech is a hydroponics farm that occupies just 150 square metres of space but grows three tonnes of lettuce a month.

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How This Startup Produces 700 Tonnes of Fruits and Vegetables Without Soil

Triton Foodworks started as an experiment in urban farming in September of 2014 by four friends — Deepak Kukreja, Dhruv Khanna, Ullas Samrat, and Devanshu Shivnani.

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Tokyo Rail Operator Explores 'Train To Table' Urban Farming

As urban farming becomes increasingly popular across the globe, Tokyo's most-used rapid transit system, Tokyo Metro, is dabbling in hydroponic farming in an unused warehouse space below the system’s elevated transit lines.

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Urban Farms Can Help Plant Seeds For Cities’ Growth Around Them

Since 2011, Gotham Greens has operated a 15,000- enclosed rooftop greenhouse in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, N.Y., that produces over 100,000 lbs of leafy greens annually.

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High-Tech Shipping Crates, Precision Technology Poised To Revolutionize Urban Ag

The 40-foot containers can be installed just about anywhere — schools, corporate campuses, restaurants, hospitals, retail stores, etc. — and are capable of growing between two to four tons of produce a year (as much as a 1.7-acre farm).

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Regina Food Bank Greenhouse Fills Shelves With Garden-Fresh Goods

The greenhouse launched its Four Seasons Urban Agriculture Project earlier this year, using garden towers. The technology is ultra-efficient, featuring multiple towers that are similar to barrels, each with 72 pockets from which food can be grown.