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The World is Farming More Seafood Than it Catches. Is That a Good Thing?

Modern Farmer

Last week, the FAO released its annual report on the state of aquaculture — which refers to the farming of both seafood and aquatic plants — and fisheries around the world. The organization found that global production from both aquaculture and fisheries reached a new high — 223.3 million metric tons of animals and plants — in 2022.

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Shaping the Future of Food with NEOM’s Juan Carlos Motamayor

Agritecture Blog

NEOM Food will provide the nourishment needed to drive progress by nurturing innovation in five specialized areas: Climate-proof Agriculture; Regenerative Aquaculture; Novel Foods; Personalized Nutrition; and Sustainable Food Supply & ESG.”

Food 52
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The Influx of CEA Investment: Where Has the Money Gone?

Agritecture Blog

It’s noteworthy that this leaves out several other types of companies, including cannabis-only growers and technology providers, indoor aquaculture startups, and controlled environment insect rearing. Conversations on the controlled environment agriculture space usually lead to comparisons between vertical farms (VFs) and greenhouses (GHs).

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

Modern Farmer

The next step is to get a greenhouse going in the fall and eventually scale up into a series of shipping containers. Over time, the administrators hope to expand with aquaculture, waste management, raised-bed gardening and more.

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Welcoming Superyachts to the Future of AgTech Vessels

Agritecture Blog

Today, we have farms beyond the imaginable : Rotterdam’s floating dairy farm that houses 40 cows, Peconic Escargot’s greenhouse that raises snails, GreenWave’s 3D ocean farm for regenerative aquaculture, and the first-ever underwater cultivation of terrestrial plants by Nemo’s Garden.

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Striking a Balance: Are You a Technology Company or a Farming Company?

Agritecture Blog

” The accelerating trend of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA), particularly vertical farming and hydroponic greenhouses, has captivated investors, entrepreneurs, and journalists worldwide. I can think of some examples in aquaculture, but I am curious if you have any other examples of this in other areas of agriculture.