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Initial pilot projects include converting a 15,000-square foot retail space and a 50,000-square foot building in Los Angeles

Nature’s Miracle Holdings  has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Urban Farm Organisation (UFO) to open indoor farms with stores in urban areas of America that serve farm-to-fork fresh vegetables to local populations.  Under the MOU, Nature’s Miracle will provide technical expertise to design and build vertical farms as well as offer hardware and software to complete the construction within an urban setting. The UFO organisation is identifying urban locations suitable for indoor farms and advising on obtaining private and public financing to build such facilities. Initial pilot projects include converting a 15,000-square foot retail space and a 50,000-square foot building in Los Angeles into UFO branded vertical farms and stores. In addition, both sides are working on a pilot project with USC/Keck Hospital at Verdugo Hills as the first vertical farm at a hospital.

“We are excited to partner with UFO in introducing vertical farming solutions to urban America.” said Tie “James” Li, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nature’s Miracle. “A vertical farm located in America’s cities and population centres will bring fresh and affordable and vegetables to local markets. These facilities are intended to reduce transportation costs for America’s food supplies to urban areas and reduce carbon emissions.”

“By partnering with Nature’s Miracle, a leading Controlled Environment Agriculture company, we feel we will be better able to turn our vision into reality.” said George Goldstein, CEO and founder of UFO Urban Farm Organisation. “By bringing the vertical farm to under-utilised commercial real estate, we hope to increase the value of the commercial properties in addition to offering sustainable food supplies to urban populations.” 

SOURCE Nature’s Miracle, Inc.

Initial pilot projects include converting a 15,000-square

Agrotech, India, Interaction, Organic

Event will bring together the entire vertical farming and urban agriculture value chain under one roof – for two power-packed networking days.

Adopting tech-driven urban agriculture and vertical farming is critical where the world requires transition specially to deal with two major issues: climate change and food insecurity. India, although a developing country, is pacing fast with the incorporation of the modern style of agriculture.

The third edition of the Global Vertical Farming Show – GVF 2022, will be held on 29th and 30th November 2022 at Welcome hotel by ITC, New Delhi. After the successful conclusion of its previous edition in the UAE region, Global Vertical Farming Show – GVF 2022 is a trailblazing event which will bring together the entire vertical farming and urban agriculture value chain under one roof – for two power-packed networking days. It is an extremely exclusive event that aims to bring change and development to the region by bringing stakeholders from all over the world.

Vertical Farming service providers, Urban Agriculture firms, LED light providers, Government Bodies, Consultants, Ag-Tech, Agribusiness, Food, Logistics, Project Developers, Investors, Financial Institutions, and other essential industry stakeholders will be present at the show. AgroSpectrum is the media partner of Global Vertical Farming Show – GVF 2022.

To know more about the event and registration click on: https://verticalfarmingshow.com/registration.html

Event will bring together the entire vertical

Interaction, Sustainability

Vertical farming has emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture says Dr Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, Federation of Seed Industry of India and Alliance for Agri Innovation

Globally responsible companies and multilateral organisations are intensely pushing for sustainable means of agriculture as it can help humans to meet their needs without harming the environment. With the unpredictable weather conditions posed by climate change, the pre-existing issues such as pollution, crop failure and depleting natural resources have aggravated. In such a scenario, vertical farming has emerged as a sustainable alternative to conventional agriculture as vertical farming is usually done indoors, it is soil less farming, hence, the risk of contamination through pests is negligible.

Vertical farming is considered the future of farming as it needs less space and the growing system is hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaponics. The major advantage of this farming is that it requires very less land in comparison to conventional agriculture, consumption of water is 80 per cent less, moreover, the water is recycled and saved and most importantly its productivity does not depend on weather conditions.

Vertical farming allows consumers to access fresh vegetables or fruits soon after they are harvested. Moreover, any farm commodity can be grown around the year since vertical farming allows control of environmental conditions. Even exotic farm items can be produced easily. Food traceability is an important factor associated with vertical farming as food safety starts with traceability. Consumers, food processors, and regulators can easily find the source of vegetables and other farm produce. They can even check on the quality of seeds, and crop inputs that are used to grow these vegetables as it will bring transparency to the supply chain.

Another major benefit is that local production especially in the urban setting will help to reduce carbon emissions that are released during transportation as trucks are laced with cooling facilities and more fuel is used for longer distances. Also due to the less distance between farm to table, it reduces agricultural wastage by a big margin.

Major companies like Walmart, McDonald’s are investing in vertical farming to achieve sustainability targets. It allows them to provide fresh and quality products to customers as well as achieve sustainability in the business.

The newest model of farming is bringing a revolution in the agriculture sector and transforming the ways of farm operations and our food habits. Vertical farming holds huge potential for entrepreneurs to bring innovations and create employment opportunities.

Now advanced technology such as smart cameras, artificial intelligence, and sensors are being used in vertical farming. Entrepreneurs must exploit this opportunity since indoor farming will be a major trend due to the demand for safe, fresh and local food.

The government too is encouraging vertical farming and has extended subsidies for setting up vertical farms. Vertical farming ensures a fairly stable crop yield. It is easier to make long term agreements with grocery stores as vertical gardening will stabilise crop income and revenue streams. All this makes vertical farming an ideal start-up platform for scalable growth. This will help create employment opportunities in urban agriculture as well as help protect the environment.

Vertical farming has emerged as a sustainable