
Sector | Grower in the Spotlight


India: Leaving a job to chase a dream

CAN: "Food Champions" honored for efforts in Ontario

Using growbags to make the most of hydroponically grown tomatoes

US: Vertical farming startup selected for 2025 Compute for Climate Fellowship

South African entrepreneur plans massive vertical farming venture in Oman

US (MS): Using aquaponics to grow fresh produce for a farmers market

Growcer acquires Freight Farms’ assets, pledges to support growers worldwide

Inside the world of Japan’s obsessively perfect luxury fruit

Libya: Battling conditions with organic growing

Iowa grower chooses hydroponics over soil to reduce waste

How heat-struck nations are growing their way out of food insecurity

Two first-generation entrepreneurs are redefining farm-to-table dining

"This is a showcase of the strong and strategic partnership between Malaysia and Singapore"

CAN: Changing the lettuce game from a shipping container

US: Selling 1,000 pounds of mushrooms to restaurants every week

US (MO): School horticulture program helping fight food insecurity

Inside an arctic greenhouse

CAN: Homemade hydroponics system helps grower recover after crop loss

US (NJ): Community College STEM team places top in nation

Modular vertical farms for restaurants and private clients in Tbilisi and beyond

Malaysia: Using aeroponics to grow in the late 1990s

20,000 pounds of fresh greens annually for Ottawa's most vulnerable

US (WA): Foundation helps youth through growing training

UK: Hydroponic ginger grower requests government aid

UK: North Wales mushroom grower receives support as part of government program

Singapore: How a childhood love for greens led to a career as a grower

Swedish start-up to spice up indoor saffron farming

US (NC): Non-profit faces uncertainty over greenhouse contract

Trinidad and Tobago: Overcoming the odds with hydroponics

India: Leaving a government job to teach hydroponics

Nigerian entrepreneur develops hydroponics systems to aid climate-resilient agriculture

Singapore turns to indoor farming and Dutch technology to boost food security

Eeki raises $7 million to expand aeroponic production in India

US (NC): Growers still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Helene

US (CA): Bringing freshness to table with Sproul Landing aeroponics

Alaska: Growing lettuce in temperatures that reach -60°F

“We want to enable others to succeed with a ready-to-deploy model”

Bhutan: Berpa's only mushroom grower fights through adversity

Nigerian entrepreneur launches indoor farm in Canada to cultivate indigenous vegetables

CAN: Guelph-based vertical farm reaches new heights

UK: £20m loss looms for vertical farming investor

US (WV): Co-founding partners hoping to reinvent aquaponics facility

South Korea: N.Thing begins work on $73M vertical farming project

Tailoring vertical farming for Michelin-starred restaurants

Thailand: Rooftop garden delivers organic produce and savings

“The funding round came together through strong relationships with our existing investor base"

Jamaica: From aspiring pilot to hydroponic grower

Albania: Cultivating mushrooms using agricultural waste as a substrate

US: Finding a market for unusual mushroom varieties

US (MA): Feeding students' appetite for learning with hydroponics program

Australia: Planting, harvesting and bagging herbs and microgreens with no human intervention

North American growers visit Dutch greenhouse industry

"Our persistence kept us moving forward"

US (AK): Carving out a niche in the market through microgreens

"We've now achieved over 1,200 daughter plants per square meter in a compact indoor system"

US (MA): End in sight for "poorly thought-out" hydroponic farm

Tanzania: Using Chinese mushrooms to earn a livelihood

UAE: Setting a standard for sustainability based dining

Indian high school prepares meals using hydroponics

Vietnam: Going green with urban rooftop gardens in Da Nang

US: Vertical growers honored at 2025 NJ STEM Month Award Winners

CAN: GoodLeaf Farms on track to become first vertical farm worldwide with all facilities profitable

How UC Merced’s Smart Farm shaped California’s first F3 AgTEC certificate graduate

Pitfalls, profits, and the next phase of vertical farming

Rwanda: Smart solutions for growers affected by climate crisis

“My identity informs my commitment to inclusivity and representation in agriculture"

UK: On a mission to make microgreens mainstream in Witham

US (CO): Aiding adults of all abilities to find work

US (NY): Vertical grower supplies restaurants across Brooklyn

US (MA): Vertical Veggies project yields green, growing crop in HS cafeteria

“Many of my patients faced chronic conditions that could've been prevented with better nutrition”

US (AL): From chicken farmer to hydroponic greenhouses

US (FL): Le Roots Urban Farm co-founder shares smart grocery strategies on Bloom

UAE: Keeping crops fresh and clean through vertical growing

Ghana: The community impact of aquaponic growing

US (CA): "We grow anything we can get our hands on"

Philippines: A growing bonanza for vertical strawberries

UK: Using microgreens to flourish in life

US (GA): Finding a niche growing mushrooms in a post-COVID world

Hong Kong students win award for "Farming in a Building" project

UAE: Growing over 100,000 kilograms of produce on just 50 square meters of land

Looking at the global impact of Babylon Micro-Farms

India: The move from pharmaceuticals to organic microgreens

Mali: Using hydroponics to reduce conflict

US (MO): University City High School installs smart farm container

Floriculture breeder Anthura focuses on daylight-free cultivation

"We don't just want to install systems; we want to create entrepreneurs"

US (GA): New indoor farm has big plans to fight hunger

US (UT): Conserving water through modular farms

US (WI): Hydroponic using school nutritionist wins award

Fijian grower focuses on mushrooms after leaving librarian job

“You can’t put the seed pod before the system”

"We wanted to address challenges related to food waste and climate change"

US (IL): Growing greens in offices abandoned during the pandemic

"Our systems eliminate the risk of chemical exposure"

US (MO): Inside the one-stop-shop for all things fungi

Meet the former NFL star turned mushroom grower

US (CO): Teacher receives award for hydroponics education

Turning fungus into a fortune in Ethiopia

Singapore: Grower innovating as an answer to profitability struggles

US (PA): Using lettuce and microgreens to make a statement

India: Using mushrooms to drive rural empowerment

Jamaican student wins innovation award for aquaponic system

US (FL): Bardmoor Greens founder uplifts community through sustainable agriculture

US (GA): A healthier Augusta, one micro-farm and rooftop garden at a time

CAN: The journey to becoming the Maritimes’ largest indoor vertical hydroponic farm

US (WA): Hanging Gardens supplies top restaurants with global herb varieties

Philippines: Retired professor steps into the world of mushroom growing

India: Former banker grows 42 crop varieties in hydroponic facilities

Bringing fresh food - and competition - to Dubai agriculture

Philippines: Encouraging Gen Z to get into soilless growing

“Kids and families learn a lot about empathy when they grow fresh food”

Philippines: Using aquaponics to grow change

US (WA): Inside the facility where food justice meets hip-hop

Malaysia: Local grower runs profitable mushroom farm

US (NY): Growing vegetables 365 days a year for the community

US: Bringing fresh produce year round in frozen Alaska

Saudi Arabia: Finding new ways to build a climate-resilient food infrastructure

Singapore: Driving sustainable change through green innovation

"‘Buy local for good’ is a call for regional self-sufficiency"

Giving growers greater adaptability in technology

US (NC): Southern farmer turns to hydroponics after leaving industrial poultry industry

US (AZ): Residents tour vertical farm with over 300 aeroponic towers

Singapore: Reconnecting citizens with nature through vertical farming

"Produce it where you consume it. That’s our mantra”

Zimbabwe: Fighting for a greener future
