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Why Vertical Farms are Producing More Nutritious Crops

Agritecture Blog

Vertical farming has taken cities by storm, enabling urbanites to grow produce within their own homes and entrepreneurs to meet the growing demand for fresher and higher quantities of locally-grown produce. But, how is this soilless farming technique impacting human health?

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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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Bringing ‘agroecological intelligence’ to on-farm technology choices

Sustainable Food Trust

A diverse landscape For this project, A Bigger Conversation has used the term ‘agroecology’ to encompass a diverse landscape of different yet related farming approaches. Additionally, there was a strong sense that technologies needed to be adaptable to their existing farming methods, rather than requiring them to overhaul their approaches.

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Investors Rewind 10 Years of AgTech: Supervillains, Heroes and Unexpected Truths

World Agri-Tech

He manipulates weather patterns to bring on drought and extreme temperatures, summons pests that are resistant to pesticides, and degrades the soil. His nemesis is HarvestHero, who’s abilities include advanced biologicals and futuristic farming. Policy support has also been crucial, as have creative financing mechanisms.