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Can vertical farming survive the downturn?

Agritecture Blog

Editor’s Note: With the threat of a recession looming, vertical farmers are analyzing their business practices to stay afloat in a turbulent economy. This article discusses Infarm’s response to the recession and offers hope for the survival of vertical farming businesses around the globe.

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Are Vertical Farms Truly the Answer to Food Safety Concerns?

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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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Growing Upwards: Unveiling the Best Vertical Farms in Australia and New Zealand

Agritecture Blog

Urban Greens is a vertical farming facility located in Sydney, Australia. With this urban surge, the importance of locally sourced produce becomes paramount, prompting a shift towards innovative and efficient solutions such as vertical farming. So, what are the foremost farms currently growing in this region?

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From Faltering to Flourishing: Local Food Supply Chains are Making a Comeback 

Agritecture Blog

With painful disruptions caused by fluctuating demand, shipping bottlenecks, and labor shortages, supply chains are becoming a new topic of conversation at dinner tables across the country. How does a family shop for food in the age of climate and pandemic crises? Expanding the reach of a more competitive, resilient food system.

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These Vertical Farms in Puerto Rico Offer 5 Lessons for Surviving Extreme Weather

Agritecture Blog

As storms increase in intensity and cause greater damage and disruption, farmers not only face threats to their livelihoods, but food supply chains risk shortages, which can exacerbate social and health inequities.

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To Certify or to Not Certify? Navigating Food Certifications

Agritecture Blog

It offers valuable insights into complex supply chains and fosters transparency, making it a scalable and impactful system. Business certifications empower consumers to support CEA companies that prioritize sustainability, ethical supply chains, and positive social impact.

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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.