2021-04-11

Social distancing brings longer life to strawberries

"With our social distancing production and packaging methods, the shelf life of our strawberries is much longer," says Erust Tarim. The Turkish grower started harvesting strawberries from his hydroponic gutters recently. Read more…

2021-03-20

Could space greenhouses solve Earth's food crisis?

Could food grown in space greenhouses save us here on Earth? Read more…

2021-02-06

Vertical Farming’s Success Depends on the Cheapest Lightbulb

Vertically farmed produce is far more expensive than conventionally farmed goods and even most organic produce. One option to cut costs is solar power, which has become the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world.  Read more…

2021-01-04

"The shift from the old way of farming is going to be a big feature in 2021"

Henry Gordon Smith, CEO of consultancy firm Agritecture and Darryn Keiller, CEO of technology company Autogrow are positive for 2021. “The energy and the enthusiasm for CEA has not slowed down whatsoever – on the contrary. It feels like 2021 is going to be huge. We’re on track for the big boom of CEA.” Read more…