Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

With over 20 years of experience, Biernacki has a wealth of knowledge on growing and vertical farming. Now, Kevin uses his expertise to help other growers in his new role with vertical farming solutions provider Montel. The Grove focuses on providing natural, vertically farmed cannabis products. Why Montel?

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Agritecture Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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. Is it worth building or is it worth looking at off-the-shelf options?”

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Editor’s Note: Agritecture (AGR) spoke with Emiliano Gutierrez (EG), Founder & CEO of Raiz , a vertical farm located in Lisbon, Portugal. An early adopter of Agritecture Designer , Gutierrez successfully opened his farm after using the resources provided to him through the platform. EG: For sure. And then the awareness bit.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

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 Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

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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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Written by: Niko Simos April 13, 2023 As concerns about food security, sustainability, and urbanization continue to grow, more and more architects are exploring ways to integrate agriculture into their projects. In addition to promoting food security, agricultural integration can also improve air and water quality.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A Bigger Conversation’s Director, Pat Thomas, shares insights from the ‘Agroecological Intelligence’ project, which spoke with agroecological farmers and growers to establish a criteria for adopting new technologies. This complexity makes defining criteria for agroecologically appropriate technologies challenging.

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Singapore Food Agency reveals that over 90% of the nation's food is imported, making it highly dependent on external sources, and only approximately 1% of Singapore's land is dedicated to agriculture. However, in the face of these limitations, Singapore has and will embrace more urban and vertical farming.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

A worker replants lettuce in a vertical farm. Discussions around labor development, technology innovation, and industry movement appear to be the most engaging. Is Cold Plasma the Next Big Technology Breakthrough in Indoor Ag? Two workers inspect plants in a vertical farm. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Vertical farming and hydroponics are innovative and sustainable agricultural methods that can be used in schools to teach about modern food production and environmental conservation. Credit: amNewYork. Written by: Sarah Jordan and Dorothy Braun February 15, 2023 Credit: FarmBox Foods. Credit: Teens for Food Justice.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

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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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Each farm model comes with its own set of pros and cons, especially concerning startup costs, operation costs, and climate control. On Agritecture Designer , you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2022

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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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Written by: Sarah Jordan , Isabelle Dom , and Ricky Stephens December 12, 2022 If you pay attention to what’s happening in the indoor farming sector, you may have seen the USDA’s recent investments in urban and controlled environment agriculture through its new CEA Center of Excellence. Credit: AmplifiedAg. Credit: AmplifiedAg.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Third-party validation of the system or underlying technology is also factored in. Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. iFarm iFarm creates solutions for city farming. Credit: iFarm. ZipGrow Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

LED lighting is an important aspect of indoor farming operations, but it consumes energy, contributing to a farm’s overall costs. The 2021 Global CEA Census Report revealed that at least 38% of greenhouses and vertical farms don't track their energy use. CubicFarms CubicFarms growing technology with LED lighting.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2022

For many, the answer is an increased focus on emerging agricultural technologies, such as controlled-environment agriculture. As agriculture moves towards automation, what technologies and best practices will lead the way? He also mentioned vertical farming as a trend to watch in ag tech.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A worker inspects plants in one of Plenty’s vertical farms. In the years that have followed, venture capital money has poured into the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) space at a dizzying pace. raised to date Vertical farms require significant capital to operate, especially when they’re just starting out.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

s groundbreaking lightning-based fertiliser technology that posesses immense potential to support farmers, climate and soil health The system works by stimulating lightning's ability to capture nitrogen in the form of nitrates when it strikes water. The Agri-Tech Centres are working with innovative start-up Debye Ltd.'s

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I spent a lot of time in India and became very familiar with the agriculture crisis that was going on there as well as the larger global climate crisis. In 2015, I started exploring different types of indoor farming, and it just clicked. AmplifiedAg CEO Don Taylor in an indoor farm growing butter lettuce.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Written by: Isabelle Dom Across the world of ESG investing, SDG impact, and climate change mitigation, a consistent omission has been bothering us at Agritecture: few events - if any - cover the full breadth of agriculture-related solutions. Controlled Environment Agriculture A CEA farm growing tomatoes.

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Agritecture Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Written by: Sarah Jordan June 15, 2023 Renewable energy has the potential to significantly improve indoor agriculture by providing climate-smart power sources to farmers. Various successful farms in the industry rely on renewable energy to lower their carbon footprint, have a predictable source of energy, and embrace circularity.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Credit: Farm One. “I I thought, wouldn’t it be great to use this new technology of vertical farming to bring these kinds of interesting products to the market and grow them locally? Vertical farming allows you to grow right next to where people consume the product, and allows you to grow very fresh crops year round.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Written by: Henry Gordon-Smith , Isabelle Dom , & Dorothy Braun April 4, 2023 The vertical farming sector is relatively new, with just over ten years of innovation. Montel provided the Grove with an electrically powered, mobile vertical rack system, the first of its kind in a vertical farm in North America.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

Their main focus lies in the production of leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens using indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) methods. What sets KRISPR apart is their commitment to incorporating innovative technologies in their operations. Herbs grown by Mojan Farms. Lefers, Mark Tester and Kyle J. Greener Crop Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

We spoke to Urban Crop Solutions about the key considerations in the industry when investing in an indoor vertical farm, and they offered some guidance on how to approach these situations. Is an indoor vertical farm right for you?

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

January 4, 2023 Agritecture is announcing the upcoming launch of Agritecture Designer, a first-of-its-kind online platform focused on controlled environment agriculture (CEA). But with proper planning led by experts, controlled environment agriculture can still generate strong returns, both financially and environmentally.”

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Rather than taking a top-down design approach that fails to account for community needs and cultural knowledge, agricultural leaders argue that “focusing on creating food sovereignty through community-driven solutions and systemic change” is the path forward. Ward 7’s income and poverty statistics. Graphic sourced from LettUs Design.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Controlled environment agriculture has unboxed our imaginations, creating limitless possibilities for food production in urban environments. The project had to be a prime example of rethinking spaces with sustainable building technologies,” shares Asmussen. Farming is one part of this equation.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

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. Get in touch with Schneider Electric for your CEA needs today!

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Editor’s Note: The following list details some of the many automation companies involved in the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector. Written by: Sarah Jordan and Justin Hyunjae Chung December 14, 2022 In vertical farming, efficiency is key for those looking to increase their profit margins. Credit: Avisomo.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Editor’s Note: Urban agriculture is very important to us at Agritecture, as it makes cities more green while also providing food to the local community. According to Henry, the single biggest misconception about urban farming is that it can’t be commercial or profitable. But then we started to separate agriculture from cities.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 10, 2023

Written by: Sarah Jordan May 10, 2023 Recently, we relaunched Agritecture Designer ’s Advisor Bundle to help our users plan successful and resilient controlled environment agriculture (CEA) facilities. From there, Shokair and the team began building models of potential farm designs.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Mark Brooks, FMC VENTURES Mark Brooks, Managing Director, FMC VENTURES: “My supervillain is ScorchedFarm, who exposes the vulnerabilities of modern agriculture in the face of climate change. The last 10 years have also shown that, despite being a 15,000 year-old industry, agriculture is still vulnerable to fads and fashion.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

In 2021, Djavid wrote the original article, “How to Caluclate Your Farm’s Carbon Footprint.” Since then, technology in the field continues to advance and reimagine our food systems. Editor’s Note: This blog post is a continuation of a previous article authored by Djavid , our Director of Consulting here at Agritecture.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Written by: Nadim Atalla January 6, 2023 After two years of beta-testing with nearly 5,000 users from more than 100 countries, Agritecture is excited to expand our offerings with the official launch of Agritecture Designer, a data-driven solution to the economic uncertainty of the controlled environment agriculture industry.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Nikita is a co-founder of his own business, AMMG Architects , which focuses on architecture, interior design and agricultural production. He comments, “2017 and 2018 were really the boom period for designers and architects looking at the intersection of technology, agriculture and design.

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