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

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As I pondered the topic for this round, I felt drawn to delve into a significant hurdle frequently encountered by vertical farming companies. However, in light of the recent and rather alarming trend of vertical farming ventures failing almost weekly, I believe it's a topic worthy of revisiting.

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5 Organizations Trying To Solve CEA's Energy Problems

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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. Can plants get optimal light if they are moving within a farm?

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Agritecture's Partner Network Expands to 20 Members; Seeks to Set a New Standard for Data Transparency

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Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. is a Canadian based international leader in indoor, vertical farming technology. Credit: HRVST Limited. ZipGrow ZipGrow Inc. ZipGrow Inc.

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Onward and Upward: Montel Transforms the VF Sector with Mobile Vertical Racking

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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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Exemplary Approaches to Hybridizing Agriculture

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Various technologies and methodologies have begun to crop up over the last decade, presenting themselves as “silver bullets” to this food system problem. Vertical farms too could cost upwards of $350 per square foot, and require even more energy. Jack’s Solar Farm – Photo by Werner Slocum: NREL Why do they do this?

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Challenges and Innovations Driving the CEA Sector in GCC and MENA

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Through their culinary experiences and the pursuit of quality ingredients, they made a startling realization—there was a scarcity of locally grown produce beyond the realm of traditional crops. Today, Mojan Farms proudly supplies a fresh blend of products to over 100 supermarket branches across Saudi Arabia. Credit: Greener Crop Inc.

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Babylon Micro-Farms Builds Community and Embraces Hyperlocal Food Production

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Nearly six years later, they have successfully helped to feed and reduce food miles to their own local community as well as in 30 other states that use the micro-farms for corporate dining, student dining, senior living communities, and event and hospitality venues.

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