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Westfield Unveils High Tech Future With AI Walkways And Sensory Gardens

Walkways fused with artificial intelligence, an on-site farm for picking vegetables, and smart lavatories that offer a health diagnosis.

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Rob Baan Looking For Help: Urban Greenhouse Should Become Health Centre

Two years after its founding, the urban greenhouse in The Hague went bankrupt last week. Rob Baan thinks it’s no surprise, he never understood the project. “Why would you commercially grow vegetables on a surface of not even 1,000 square metres,

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US (MO): Aquaponics Facility To Alleviate Food Desert

Nonprofit Nile Valley Aquaponics is raising fish in a Kansas City food desert—and they’re creating jobs, providing healthy food and promoting sustainable urban farming in the process

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Dubai Government Agrees On Deal To Start Up 12 Vertical Farms In The City

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has agreed a deal to establish 12 vertical farms in the city. The ministry will allocate 7,600 square metres of its land in the city to encouraging the growth of the thriving industry after reaching an agreement with Shalimar Biotech Industries.

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How The Answer To The World's Food Issues Is Driving Some Companies Up The Wall!

The number of people on earth is rapidly expanding. It’s been estimated that by 2050, the world’s population will rise to about 10 billion people, of which 80 per cent will live in cities.

IGrow PreOwned 7/9/18 IGrow PreOwned 7/9/18

Milano, A Melting Pot At The Heart Of Food Innovation

During the 13th and 14th centuries, you’d know you were at a dinner party of some level of esteem if, at the conclusion of your meal, you were given a piece of fur to clean off your hands.

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How To Grow Farm-To-Table Food And Where To Find It Ready-Made In Toronto

The Food Dudes creative director Brent McClenahan wanted to install a Modular Farm to supply their restaurants because they saw Modular Farms Co. as a “manifestation of forward-looking companies actively trying to tackle the challenges facing our society.”

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Despite Growing Demand For Better Food, China Isn't Quite Ready For Indoor Farming

One of the biggest costs of running indoor farms, Lim said, is electricity, which will add to the overall cost of the vegetables. Electricity makes up 60 to 70% of the overall production costs and it’s not cheap in China or other places around the world.

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Urban Agriculture Starting To Grow In London, Ontario

After about a year of discussing it, London is finally implementing its urban agriculture strategy which, by the looks of it, is flourishing. Urban agriculture, as defined by the city, is “the process of growing, processing, sharing and distributing food within the city.”

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An Agricultural Revolution

The uptake of GreenTech among agricultural pioneers is helping to modernize the industry and streamline farming, as well as aiding the Caribbean in achieving its goal of food security.

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Locally Grown Strawberries A First For Singapore's Farming Industry

It was once an unthinkable feat - growing non-native temperate produce on Singapore soil. But a local urban farm has managed to do just that - growing strawberries, with the help of technology in a controlled hydroponics environment.

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African Smallholder Farmers Embrace GPS-Based Digital Solution

Smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, with rain-fed agriculture accounting for more than 90% of farmed land in sub-Saharan Africa. These farmers face many risks, including drought, disease and pest epidemics.

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A Farm Just Opened In Front of City Hall For The Summer

The PHS Farm for the City is an interactive farm at City Hall that will offer free workshops and informational panels all summer.

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China: "Hydroponic Lettuce New Favorite of Restaurants"

"We grow lettuce throughout the year without interruption. The process from seedling until mature plant takes roughly four weeks. Our weekly production volume is 13-15 thousand heads of lettuce. Our annual production volume is estimated at 700 thousand heads of lettuce.