1mn sqm of Land For Indoor Farming To Boost Qatar’s Agri Sector

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1mn sqm of Land For Indoor Farming To Boost Qatar’s Agri Sector

Al-Khalaf said the 1mn sqm project will involve more than four local farms, and could operate by the end of 2019 or early 2020 if plans pushed through as scheduled.

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Food Safety & Clean Water Technologies

Foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli are a constant concern among food producers and distributors.

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Billionaire Larry Ellison to Launch Hydroponic Farm Business on His Private Hawaiian Island

Software giant Larry Ellison leaped into the health/sustainability arena with the launch last week of a new company, Sensei, a network of hydroponic farms in Lanai, Hawaii.

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Canada: ‘Seed Voyage’ App Connects The Home Grower With The Urban Consumer

Our platform is designed with one thing in mind – to connect growers and eaters so that they can buy and sell their locally grown produce.

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Growth Industry

Mission Chinese grows its own mushrooms in its New York, Lower East Side restaurant—without doing any work.

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Organic Farming Must Be Promoted Akin To Green Revolution, States Singh

He added that the country should progress to be an organic and chemical-free nation. The prime minister also urged farmers to cut the use of heavily-used fertilizers like urea by half to improve soil health.

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Urban Farming Campuses To Bring Food Closer To Consumers

A FIRST-generation Melbourne farmer wants to share his knowledge on urban farming by building a university-like campus in every major Australian city.

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NatureFresh™ Farms Kicks Off 2018 Growing Season With Wide Variety

It is an exciting time of year at NatureFresh™ Farms – the company’s Leamington, ON greenhouses have started full production for the 2018 growing season!

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"Radiant Heat SON-T Reaches Deeper Than Convection Heat LED"

Dutch grower Lans Zeeland has the first large greenhouse where tomatoes are cultivated under full LED. The ClimaLED3 system from QWestland provides white light and is equipped with a small fan that aids the lamp in reducing heat.

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Could Urban Farms Be The Preschools of The Future?

Under the distant gaze of a city skyline, cows and chickens wander through rows of sprouting vegetables; clear glass greenhouses dot the periphery. It sounds like an ordinary urban farm, but on this particular site, the wardens are toddlers.

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Paris To Turn A Third Of It's Green Space Into Urban Farms

France's famously beautiful capital is not a place you'd expect to find chickens, beehives, and rows of neatly planted cabbages -- but urban farming is flourishing in Paris.

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Crop Enhancement Company BioLumic To Invest $7 Million In Business

Palmerston North-based company BioLumic, which has developed a world first system of using ultraviolet (UV) light on crops, will invest $7 million to grow the business.

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What Would Make Urban Agriculture in New York City More Equitable?

Last year, City Council Member Rafael Espinal introduced a bill that would have set up a comprehensive plan, calling for an in-depth analysis of potential spaces, zoning laws, and building codes, as well as the expansion of the availability of healthy food in low-income neighborhoods.

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Pure Flavor® - IFCO Partnership Ensures Year-Round Delivery of Quality Fresh Produce Across North America

Pure Flavor® is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers who share a commitment to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere.

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Water Uncertainty: What Innovations Can Help Smallholder Farmers?

Smallholder farmers are arguably the most susceptible group of people to climate change and, in particular, unpredictable rainfall patterns.

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An Overview of Aquaponic Systems: Hydroponic Components

Aquaponics is the union of hydroponics and aquaculture for a fast, efficient method of producing both plant and fish crops.

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US (AR): Students Develop Hydroponic System For Non-Profit Farm

Laura Gray and Sarah Gould, both pursuing their bachelor's degrees in biological engineering at the University of Arkansas, did not anticipate that their participation in the 2017 Social Innovation Challenge would turn into a year-long thesis project.

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BrightFarms To Invest Up To 17 Million In Texas Green

BrightFarms has selected Abilene as the site of its first hydroponic greenhouse farm in Texas. Construction is slated to begin this summer, and shoppers will find their greens and herbs in area grocery stores by early 2019.

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What Does The New Regenerative Organic Certification Mean For The Future of Good Food?

Organic is not enough. Or that’s the thinking behind the new Regenerative Organic Certification(ROC) that was officially launched at the Natural Products Expo West trade show last week.

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IndoorFarming Company Bringing News Jobs To Breathitt County, Kentucky

Governor Matt Bevin announced Thursday that startup indoor farming company Hydroponic Farms USA will invest more than $44.5 million in Eastern Kentucky's Breathitt County and create 121 jobs with the construction of a new facility on a reclaimed mine in Jackson.