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Growing Upwards: Unveiling the Best Vertical Farms in Australia and New Zealand

Agritecture Blog

Urban Greens is a vertical farming facility located in Sydney, Australia. With this urban surge, the importance of locally sourced produce becomes paramount, prompting a shift towards innovative and efficient solutions such as vertical farming. So, what are the foremost farms currently growing in this region?

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Urban Agriculture isn’t as Climate-Friendly as It Seems. These Best Practices Can Help.

Modern Farmer

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with few other options. But is urban agriculture really as climate-friendly as many people think? Our study, published Jan.

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How can universities utilize Agritecture Designer’s Online Classes to incorporate CEA into their programs?

Agritecture Blog

Editor’s Note: Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is one of the various solutions available to deal with the harmful effects of climate change and ensure food security for future generations. Contact david@agritecture.com for more information on how you can get a hold of our farm-planning software for your students.

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These Vertical Farms in Puerto Rico Offer 5 Lessons for Surviving Extreme Weather

Agritecture Blog

As conventional agricultural practices become increasingly untenable for a number of reasons (including its well-established contribution to climate change ), controlled environment agriculture is often cited as a reliable solution for extreme weather regions as it offers a level of protection and control that open-air, soil-based farms do not.

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10 Key Takeaways from the AeroFarms Abu Dhabi R&D Farm Opening & AgTech Innovation Summit

Agritecture Blog

Written by: Henry Gordon-Smith March 14, 2023 In February, I visited the new AeroFarms R&D facility, intended to bring the latest in vertical farming and indoor farming research and development to the UAE. Urban agriculture is often a successful solution to addressing issues of food insecurity. Credit: AeroFarms. #2:

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To Certify or to Not Certify? Navigating Food Certifications

Agritecture Blog

Much like investors and policy stakeholders want to see the ROI or money flows for a business, policy or program, consumers want to be ensured that agricultural products they are buying are “clean”, “fresh” and of “quality”. Furthermore, a certification specifically for indoor farms does not exist.

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Beyond Microgrids: Holistic CEA Energy Solutions

Agritecture Blog

Anyone familiar with the CEA industry is aware of the critical importance of energy in running an indoor vertical farm. Without consistent and reliable power, these farms can endure lower yields or even suffer a loss of crops, which translates to a loss of revenue. Could Microgrids be the Solution?