Is it agriculture or a tech venture? AeroFarms is blurring the lines between the two with its vertical farm. Crops are grown inside, under lights, one on top of the other. The advantages are numerous: higher productivity in a much smaller area; shorter growing times; lower water use; fresh produce grown much closer to where it’s …
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At AeroFarms, everything we do aligns with our core mission – to grow the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity. Yet we grow much more than food alone — we grow the hard-working, dedicated, visionary people that are on this mission with us, and nourish communities with fresh opportunities to thrive in a
BY THE GLOBAL SDG AWARDS The Global SDG Awards is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural competition. The Awards are designed to celebrate private-sector leadership in the advancement of United Nations 2030 Agenda, also known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The winners from this year’s competition are breaking barriers, challenging convention, investing for
BY ALEX FITZPATRICK MARCH 21, 2019 In-flight meals that are actually enjoyable are few and far between. In part, that’s because ingredients often need to be shipped hundreds or thousands of miles from farms to airports, meaning sometimes they’re not exactly fresh. Singapore Airlines is aiming to change that with a “farm-to-plane” partnership announced Thursday with AeroFarms,
Par France 2 – France Télévisions Mis à jour le 23/02/2019 | 16:22 – publié le 21/02/2019 | 10:10 Alors que la production alimentaire occupe aujourd’hui 40% des terres cultivables et accapare 70% de l’eau potable, comment nourrir la population mondiale en 2050, quand la Terre comptera entre 9 et 10 milliards d’habitants ? L’équation semble insoluble. Et pourtant… Comment nourrir la population mondiale en 2050,
We are thrilled to share that we have been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the World in the Data Science category! We are honored to have been selected for the second year in a row and proud to be recognized among a group of trailblazing companies working to change the world for the
In the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), I had the honor of hearing firsthand one of the biggest voices in Davos this year — 15-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg struck everyone to the core when she poignantly stated during her speech that “our house is on fire.” Understandably, the major focus at Davos this
Jun 17, 2018, 07:24pm Maiko Schaffrath 1. Viome: Eliminating Disease Through Personalized Diets Naveen Jain, founder of Moon Express and Viome, speaks at a panel on ‘Space won’t be the final frontier,’ at main stage in MEO Arena during 2016 Web Summit on November 9, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos – Corbis/Getty Images)
By: Shaun Dreisbach, Nutrition & Features Editor | EatingWell 2018 American Food Heroes Our annual American Food Heroes list honors 12 people doing extraordinary things to make food better in our country—whether it’s through food policy, sustainability initiatives or life-saving nutrition research. Welcome to our second annual American Food Heroes list, honoring 12 people doing extraordinary things to
Oliver Cox July 23, 2018 In order to prove they have a winning formula of sustainability + quality, NJ-based AgTech pioneer AeroFarms is partnering for high-end market access and niche branding. At Davos on the Delta earlier this year, iSelect’s annual AgTech conference held in Memphis, speaker after speaker emphasized how technology is facilitating a synthesis
