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Vertical Farming: Unearthing the Promise and Challenges of Agricultural Innovation

Agritecture Blog

Over the past decade, vertical farming has been touted as just such a disruptor in agriculture. More crops, longer shelf life, no pesticides, fewer bacteria, less land, 99% less water, climate independent. The Emergence of Vertical Farming Top News Headlines About Vertical Farms 01.01.11 to 01.01.22.

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Are Vertical Farms Truly the Answer to Food Safety Concerns?

Agritecture Blog

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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Investing in Controlled Environment Agriculture with Confidence

Agritecture Blog

Vertical farms and greenhouses are seeing much more capital investment than they had in the past, and CEA businesses are improving their unit economics through new technologies which attract investment, as well. Many investments come from venture capitalists who want to treat vertical farming like a tech investment.

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Could a Container Farm be the Right Choice for Your CEA Facility?

Agritecture Blog

There are many benefits to container farming that make it an attractive alternative to vertical or greenhouse farming. While vertical farms require less space than traditional farms, container farms require even less space. A worker tends to plants in a container farm at Vertical Roots farm.

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The Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Farms are Bridging Agriculture Systems

Agritecture Blog

The term is meant to capture the nuance between different agricultural methods that are often promoted as competing against each other, [such as vertical farms and greenhouses,] when in fact, they overlap, and various combinations of them can reap greater environmental, economic, and social benefits than any one solution alone.

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Cultivating Profits in a Compact Crop

Modern Farmer

After finishing college seven years ago, the “video gam- playing, beer-drinking kid” dusted off a section of his parents’ Long Island cellar to launch his micro farm. Yet with California’s agricultural hub dominated by large-scale farms and commodity crops, he’s found a comfortable niche at his local farmers market.

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Early-Stage Agrifood Investment in Africa is Taking Off. What Could This Mean for CEA?

Agritecture Blog

Credit: Vertical Farming Planet. For millions of Africans, decades of reliance on traditional farming techniques and poor policymaking have created vulnerabilities that are only worsened by the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. This startup funding could be valuable in creating a viable CEA market in the region.