AirGrowcery

With global food production being one of the key societal challenges of the 21st century, researchers at Neumayer III are growing plants in hostile conditions using aeroponics, with the intention of using this knowledge to supply astronauts with fresh produce in space.

Aeroponics in Antarctica It may sound far-fetched, but earlier this month scientists at the German Aerospace Centre’s (DLR) Neumayer III polar station in Antarctica just harvested their first crop of vegetables, without soil, sun or pesticides, using vertical farming and aeroponics techniques.

These are the trends that Agri Venture Capital Investors are watching closely in 2018:

Ag venture capital: Here’s what investors are watching in 2018 | AGDAILY The technological changes that are shaking up the agriculture market are going to change lives over the next decade.

Vertical farming could be the solution to urbanisation...

Vertical farming solution to urbanisation Farming in cities could help attract more young people to the primary sector, according to a international expert in sustainability.

With less and less workers driving their cars to work, basement parking lots could become the ideal spot for an urban farm.

Future office trends: wellness, urban farms and no cars Only 16 per cent of workers expect they’ll be driving themselves to work in 2030, according to new research by real estate services firm JLL, opening the door to widespread adaptive reuse of basement car …

City of Gold's rooftops are going Green!

Johannesburg’s new ‘agripreneurs’ dig for green gold on skyscraper rooftops Johannesburg Inner City Partnership helps create urban gardening businesses on vacant roofs.

"...making agriculture modern, profitable, and appealing to young Africans could be the key to lifting millions out of poverty" and we believe that aeroponics can do just that!

Growing Urban Agriculture (SSIR) To feed the world’s growing population, we must do more to promote the success of urban farms through better tracking, financial incentives, land use, and support systems.

Mock-up of our new vertical garden... Looking forward to see how this one grows.

New aeroponics system up in the office. Let's see how these grow...

Can urban farming feed the world?

Vertical Farming: Can Urban Agriculture Feed a Hungry World? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International Agricultural researchers believe that building indoor farms in the middle of cities could help solve the world's hunger problem. Experts say that vertical farming could feed up to 10 billion people and make agriculture independent of the weather and the need for land. There's only one snag: The urba...

The growth of vertical farming:

The global vertical farming market was valued at $1.5 billion in 2016, and is projected to reach $6.4billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 23.6% illuminated by new report Vertical farming is a nontraditional method to grow crops, which enables ease of harvesting, no effect of climate, high yield, minimal usage of pesticides, less area requirement, and less water consumption. For instance, one hectare of vertical farming is equivalent to nine hectares of traditional o...