As the 5th edition of the Vertical Farming World Congress has come to an end, attendees packed their bags and went back to where they've come from. While others have put on a lederhosen or dirndl to experience the famous German Oktoberfest.
Camille Hannah of Skytree and Simon Meijer of CE-Line
During the event, emphasis was mainly laid on, 'What has happened the past years, what can we do to prevent it, and where are we going'. The organizers critically dived into the specifics during panels that caused interesting and vivid discussions.
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Bart 't Hoen with Hoogendoorn Growth Management and Ruxin Hu with Innogreens
The potential of breeding
Breeding, a topic that's become more of a buzzword it seems than before in vertical farming. Let's not forget that this is a very common practice done in various industries like horticulture, floriculture and such. Yet, vertical farming is able to boost this breeding process even more rapidly than deploying traditional breeding processes.
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Daniel Podmirseg of the Vertical Farm Institute and Marcel Werle of i2M GmbH
From entirely closed off production to hybrid
Is hybrid the new vertical? With various suppliers pitching their reasoning behind going vertical in a hybrid setup, various business cases were introduced. Running a hybrid farming operation is not new to many, yet, an increasingly appealing business model as it appears to have lower operating cost. But is it? Depending on the geography, climate, domestic market, and more, it could definitely be a profitable business model.
Veronica Tornbom and Carlo Forattini with Swiss Life Asset Management pictured with Alberto López with Agritecture
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