Agritecture Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Each farm model comes with its own set of pros and cons, especially concerning startup costs, operation costs, and climate control. On Agritecture Designer , you can compare CapEx, OpEx, and yields from vertical farms, greenhouses, or container farms to discover which would be best for your idea and local market.

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Far Eastern Agriculture

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

s groundbreaking lightning-based fertiliser technology that posesses immense potential to support farmers, climate and soil health The system works by stimulating lightning's ability to capture nitrogen in the form of nitrates when it strikes water. The Agri-Tech Centres are working with innovative start-up Debye Ltd.'s

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Third-party validation of the system or underlying technology is also factored in. Greener Crop , INNO-3B , LettUs Grow , Montel , New Growing System , Priva , Urban Crop Solutions , Tower Farms , FarmRaise , Harvest Returns , Mainvest , and Perl Street. iFarm iFarm creates solutions for city farming. Credit: iFarm. ZipGrow Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Vertical farming for indoor architecture projects Vertical farming is an innovative approach to indoor agriculture using hydroponics and LEDs. Architects can consider incorporating vertical farming systems into their projects, either as standalone structures or as part of a larger building.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

In other words, bigger is better and yield is king. 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.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

In 2021, Djavid wrote the original article, “How to Caluclate Your Farm’s Carbon Footprint.” Since then, technology in the field continues to advance and reimagine our food systems. MTCO2e per year is generated through a combination of biogeochemical changes and farming processes. When we add another 0.31

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Agritecture Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

However, in the face of these limitations, Singapore has and will embrace more urban and vertical farming. By maximizing its limited land resources and leveraging cutting-edge technology, Singapore is harnessing the potential of controlled environment agriculture to cultivate a sustainable and self-sufficient future.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Anyone familiar with the CEA industry is aware of the critical importance of energy in running an indoor vertical farm. Without consistent and reliable power, these farms can endure lower yields or even suffer a loss of crops, which translates to a loss of revenue.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As there are numerous suppliers around the world that specialize in automation for indoor farms, this list is not exhaustive but rather meant to illustrate the variety of ways in which suppliers are creatively meeting the needs of their customers. Automation is one way to cut costs and increase efficiency in a vertical farm.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 26, 2023

What sets KRISPR apart is their commitment to incorporating innovative technologies in their operations. has established and continues to launch farms in these regions, operating across a total area of 29,000 square meters, predominantly under greenhouses but also encompassing two indoor vertical farms. Greener Crop Inc.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Topics include sustainability best practices, ESG reporting, yield predictions, and HVAC design considerations. 3: Get farm model results faster with our new “basic” modeling input form Want to model an indoor farm but not quite sure how to fill out certain inputs?

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Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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. One of Africa's most prominent and perhaps persistent challenges is food security.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 3, 2024

Vipula Shukla, GATES FOUNDATION Vipula Shukla, Senior Program Officer, Agriculture R&D, THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION : “The hero is always the progressive, technology-driven farmer/producer who understands what does and does not add value to their operation. HarvestHero is winning, barely. anyone who eats!)

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Growing Microgreens Now that we’ve covered the differences between microgreens and sprouts, let’s explore how microgreens can be a lucrative addition to your farm income and the innovative methods for producing them. This high margin makes microgreens a lucrative crop, especially when grown efficiently. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Including both greenhouses and indoor vertical farms, these types of operations can maximize yield using drastically less water, less land, and no pesticides, all while creating good-paying, year-round farming jobs.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 23, 2023

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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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Studies consistently show an economic multiplier effect of SNAP investments, yielding between 1 and 2:1 in terms of GDP returns, indicating adequate nutrition is an actively limiting factor to human and economic development, even in “developed” countries like the US.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The greenhouses use hydroponic technology—using water and no soil to cultivate plants—and the recycling of water throughout its facilities, including capturing rainwater and snow melt. We know it can be done—farms that have diversified (crops), soil has improved, less fossil fuel used, less fertilizer used.

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