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Controlled Environment Agriculture

Explore the latest in Controlled Environment Agriculture news, with updates on advancements in indoor farming, vertical farming, greenhouse technologies, and climate-controlled systems. This section offers insights for CEA professionals, researchers, and investors, covering trends in automation, energy efficiency, crop yield optimization, and sustainable practices that are transforming the future of food production.

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics’ Role In Tomorrow’s Agriculture

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics’ Role In Tomorrow’s Agriculture

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  • 16th February 2023

Artechno Grow Systems is an automated vertical farm supplier engaged in developing vertical hydroponic cultivation systems. Art van Rijn founded Artechno Grow Systems in the late 80s to innovate how […]

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Kansas Veteran

Leafy Green Farms Nominated To Board of Farmer Veteran Coalition of Kansas

Brad Fourby, the founder of Leafy Green Farms, has been nominated to the Board of Directors for the Farmer Veteran Coalition of Kansas. The Farmer Veteran Coalition is a non-profit […]

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Spread Co. achieves 1st Sustainability Loan in Japan

Japan’s first vertical farming sustainability-linked loan signed

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  • 15th February 2023

Spread Co., Ltd. has secured a sustainability-linked loan for $4.6 million, becoming the first vertical farming company in Japan to do so. The loan incentivizes improvement in sustainability performance by […]

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AgTech company, Futura Gaïa raises 11M euros

Futura Gaïa Nets An 11M Euro Funding Round

Futura Gaïa is a company that specializes in designing and selling turnkey vertical farms. They have developed a unique solution called rotary geoponics, which involves growing plants in soil. The […]

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Robotics & AI in AgTech

The Increasing Influence Of Robotics & AI in CEA

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been transforming the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) sector, significantly improving efficiency, productivity, and cost-effectiveness. The integration of these technologies has resulted in a new […]

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Exploring the Benefits of Concentrated Solar Power

Exploring the Benefits of Concentrated Solar Power

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  • 13th February 2023

At Agrihub, their mission is to help farming partners build and live their visions and dreams. Agrihub provides tailored concept-through-production solutions for all sectors of agriculture. At Agrihub, regenerative agriculture […]

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REGACE Project Aims Cost-Effective Agrivoltaic Technology

REGACE Partners is a consortium of 12 organizations from 5 countries dedicated to developing cost-effective agrivoltaic technology. The consortium gathered recently at the greenhouses of Trisolar to kick off the […]

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Making the Switch: Agtech The Benefits of Replacing HPS Lighting with LED Grow Lights

Making the Switch: The Benefits of Replacing HPS Lighting with LED Grow Lights

Light Science Technologies (LST) encourages glasshouse growers to switch from high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting to LED lighting to save energy costs and improve the environment. But what are the benefits […]

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African Agriculture and the Future of Food Systems: The Promise of Vertical Farming

African agriculture is facing significant challenges as it strives to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population to overcome these challenges and support the development of future food systems […]

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Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund Backs AgTech company, Hippo Harvests

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund Backs Climate-Tech Startup to Reduce Food Waste and Land Use

Amazon is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and make its operations more sustainable. For example, the company’s Climate Pledge Fund has invested in Hippo Harvest. This climate-tech startup […]

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