The budding area of vertical farming
Indoor farming and the prospects for profitability
Growing fresh produce in a controlled indoor environment using technology inputs has, in some cases, been around for almost two…
Pure Harvest’s indoor-farming ambitions in import-dependent Middle East – the bitesize interview
Pure Harvest in Abu Dhabi has ambitious plans to become a regional powerhouse across the Middle East of fruits and vegetables…
What are the prospects for vertical farming in Europe?
In early December, reporters descended on a vertical farm outside Denmark's capital of Copenhagen, paused to snap pictures of 14-storey-high…
Plenty Unlimited on mission to resolve land crisis through vertical farming – interview with co-founder Nate Storey
Plenty Unlimited is building its third vertical farm, six years after the company was founded in California. But the business…
Vertical-farm operator Infarm gets more funding
Infarm, the Germany-based vertical-farm operator, has attracted more funding to fuel its bid to "make a truly global impact". The…
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US vertical-farming business Freight Farms in funding win
Freight Farms, a vertical-farming business based in the US, has raised US$15m in a funding round. The Series B funding…
US vertical-farming business Freight Farms strikes Sodexo deal
Freight Farms, the US vertical-farming company, has landed a deal in the country's foodservice channel. Sodexo, the global foodservice giant,…
Can vertical farming ever become mainstream?
Amid the growing concerns about climate change and feeding the world's increasing population, especially in urban conurbations in developing countries,…
Kroger links up with vertical-farming platform for in-store fresh produce
Kroger, the largest US grocer, has linked up with Germany-based vertical-farming business Infarm to offer fresh produce in-store. New York-listed…
Infarm gets $100m investor funding to expand vertical-farming business
Infarm, a Germany-based vertical farming business, has received US$100m in funding from a consortium of investors. Berlin-based Infarm is a start-up…