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Can vertical farming survive the downturn?

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Editor’s Note: With the threat of a recession looming, vertical farmers are analyzing their business practices to stay afloat in a turbulent economy. This article discusses Infarm’s response to the recession and offers hope for the survival of vertical farming businesses around the globe.

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Investing in Controlled Environment Agriculture with Confidence

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Written by: Djavid Amidi-Abraham September 13, 2023 Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is a rapidly growing segment of the farming industry. Many investments come from venture capitalists who want to treat vertical farming like a tech investment. Additionally, scalability potential is important to consider.

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Are Vertical Farms Truly the Answer to Food Safety Concerns?

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With over 20 years of experience working in all facets of agriculture, Agritecture’s Lead Agronomist, David Ceaser , adds that “many people think that vertical farms are inherently safer than conventional farms regarding food safety - but this is not automatically the case. Here, technology plays a key role.

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

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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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Rural indoor agriculture is a ‘critical’ part of our food systems, says new report from EIT Food

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Editor’s Note: One main draw of Controlled Environment Agriculture, or CEA, is the ability to grow produce closer to urban centers where it will be consumed, thus shortening the supply chain for inhabitants of cities globally. Rural greenhouses can produce a wider selection of local fresh vegetables than urban vertical farms.

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

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As storms increase in intensity and cause greater damage and disruption, farmers not only face threats to their livelihoods, but food supply chains risk shortages, which can exacerbate social and health inequities.

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To Certify or to Not Certify? Navigating Food Certifications

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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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