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Exemplary Approaches to Hybridizing Agriculture

Agritecture Blog

Let’s take a look at what this means for agriculture. The increased globalization of the food system over the past 50 years has spread the false narrative to many governments and businesses that a one-size-fits-all conventional approach to agriculture is the solution to food insecurity. Let’s look at some examples.

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Agritecture’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2022

Agritecture Blog

A worker replants lettuce in a vertical farm. Two workers inspect plants in a vertical farm. Cold plasma technology has established uses in traditional outdoor agriculture, but its uses have not been explored in indoor agriculture until recently. Two people look at the crops in a vertical farm.

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Challenges and Innovations Driving the CEA Sector in GCC and MENA

Agritecture Blog

Credit: World Resources Institute According to Strategy and PWC , GCC countries import about 85% of their food and approximately 56% of vegetables, largely due to the highly limited arable land in the region, averaging 4.25%. Herbs grown by Mojan Farms. As stated by Ryan M. Lefers, Mark Tester and Kyle J. Greener Crop Inc.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

Mateo, who also farms leafy vegetables such as basil, kale and arugula hydroponically, was surprised to find high demand for his produce—especially given his Central Valley location. Yet with California’s agricultural hub dominated by large-scale farms and commodity crops, he’s found a comfortable niche at his local farmers market.

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Early-Stage Agrifood Investment in Africa is Taking Off. What Could This Mean for CEA?

Agritecture Blog

Credit: Vertical Farming Planet. For millions of Africans, decades of reliance on traditional farming techniques and poor policymaking have created vulnerabilities that are only worsened by the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. One of Africa's most prominent and perhaps persistent challenges is food security.