On Tuesday, November 9th, Bloomberg hosted a virtual roundtable to discuss how decision-makers in the AgTech industry are utilizing technology to give businesses and society new tools to tackle the world’s most perplexing issues. Through the lens of emerging technologies, they will examine how local economies can utilize technology to become more self-sufficient in agriculture, strengthen the global food supply, and combat world hunger.
Announcements
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 -yesterday
- “We can handle every product in any shape, size, and weight from automotive parts to salad and insects"
- Abu Dhabi to gain two farms worth $71 mln
- High-density vertical farm will supply enough leafy greens for all of British Columbia come fall
- US Foods partners with Kalera to expand its local and sustainable fresh produce portfolio
- Researchers develop new plant wearable device to monitor water stress in crops
Top 5 -last week
- What does the vertical farming industry need to be more successful?
- “We are building a technology that allows the grower to quickly see the return on their investment"
- What areas to address when scaling your vertical farm
- “Vertically farmed strawberries aren’t easy, but automation is set to solve the economics issue”
- "One container can get a yield of 324 kg of lettuce on the first round"
Top 5 -last month
- Cultivating coveted morel mushrooms year-round and indoors
- Learn from the icons of indoor farming
- “Vertically farmed strawberries aren’t easy, but automation is set to solve the economics issue”
- "By 2030 we want to have a turnover of 1 billion and we are fully working towards that"
- Japan: Seasonality gap of strawberries offers huge market potential for vertical farmers
The role of agtech in a greener world
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Other news in this sector:
- 2022-05-18 “We can handle every product in any shape, size, and weight from automotive parts to salad and insects"
- 2022-05-16 “Italy has been our test field, the rest of the planet is our playground”
- 2022-04-07 Automating movements of plants to maximize product volume density
- 2022-04-06 “The people here are enthusiastic and motivated, that's a very inspiring mentality"
- 2022-04-01 Presentation of new TraySpacer at the Fruit Logistica
- 2022-03-31 Paper-based growing concept introduced to Benelux
- 2022-03-29 "Nanobubble tech improves root health, for better quality peppers"
- 2022-03-28 Fruit picking robot developer uses Lincolnshire as R&D base
- 2022-03-23 "We constantly work to increase our yields while using less energy"
- 2022-03-17 "Demand for silo covers has never been higher"
- 2022-03-15 Singapore: “There is value in referencing other industries in vertical farming”
- 2022-03-14 Ozone in nurseries is a success
- 2022-03-11 A look behind the scenes at Bosman Van Zaal's production process
- 2022-03-04 Singapore start-up taps grant to develop robotic system for vertical farming operations
- 2022-02-25 “For us it doesn’t really matter whether farmers grow vertically- or horizontally layered”
- 2022-02-22 Video: The first fully automated farms
- 2022-02-09 "The first step to obtaining potato seeds is to produce in vitro plants and microtubers"
- 2022-02-03 Can artificial intelligence grow a lettuce crop completely autonomously?
- 2022-01-31 “We have to involve the crop itself in the automation and the control”
- 2021-12-23 "Sensors and data-driven farming are part of a smart farming trend"
