The Global food system is at a critical stage and made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. As many as 265 million people are threatened by famine, up 50% from last year. 700 million suffer from chronic hunger and 2 billion more from malnutrition, with obesity and associated diet-related diseases increasing in all regions. During the […]
VERTICAL FARMING WORLD TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER With the theme of ‘Raising Expectations’, the 2nd Vertical Farming World Congress will host industry members , from global leaders to new start ups, on 20 22 September at a hybrid event online as well as in person. “This will be the most substantial dedicated event of the […]
SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2021 Produced by the NYC Ag Collective: a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and sharing the opportunities and benefits of AgTech. NYC AGTECH WEEK is the only AgTech conference on the East coast run by the leaders of the industry themselves. Our 3 day hybrid virtual + in-person conference features farm tours, […]
Benefit from joining three action-packed days of knowledge sharing, presentations of innovative products and virtual matchmaking. Challenge your competition, improve efficiency and commercialise future solutions for your business.
Vertical Farming – ‘Beyond the Hype’ Opening of the Vertical Farm facilities built by Wageningen University & Research and Delphy in combination with the Vertical Farming Conference There are great opportunities for Vertical Farming as part of the global food system of the future. The potential yields are high, the quality can be optimally controlled, […]
The continually-growing world populations, the global trend to urbanisation, climate change and pressure on natural resources are key drivers for policies on global food security. Vertical farming is an innovative methodology for vertical cultivation of agricultural products in a small footprint, which can also realize true zero-mile city food supply. Vertical farms can be built […]
After mechanisation, the introduction of mineral fertiliser and the industrialisation of production processes, connectivity and data management are now set to unleash the next revolution in the history of farming: Smart Farming / Precision agriculture. It has now reached a point where it is not only possible to collect vast quantities of data but also […]