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Best read articles from 2024

After spending some quality time with friends, family, and, most importantly, ourselves, —away from emails—we're back! As we gear up for another exciting year of delivering all the relevant news from the horticultural industry, let's take one final look back at 2024 by revisiting the year's most-read articles.

Growing without LEDs
The top article of 2024 spotlighted a CEA startup aiming to remove artificial lighting from commercial vertical farming systems. Supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this innovative program sought to demonstrate that growing crops without LEDs is possible, and sustainable.

Although the top articles are characterized by quite some unfortunate news - the Planet Farms fire, several bankruptcies, or ceasing operations, we also find many interesting articles, novelties and positive stories in our top 50. A special shout-out to articles about India, always a hit, and mushrooms. We're delighted to see your enthusiasm for articles on innovations, trade shows, and of course the growers stories.

2025, here we come!

"More and more farmers are turning to indoor farming and hydroponics, not necessarily out of choice, but out of necessity"
Indian brothers earn fair salary on mushroom farming
India: Hydroponic saffron farming earns grower Forbes honor
S.A.: From fleeing Zimbabwe to owning one of Cape Town's best known vegan spots
Italy: Planet Farms' Milan facility catches fire
South Korea: Hybrid farm preferred over traditional greenhouse given appealing annual revenue
Bowery Farming closes its doors
'The time to invest in vertical farming is now'
Turning your phone into a farmer's market with app-controlled hydroponic system
Is indoor farming entering a new era? Growing without LEDs
Indoor saffron farming offers hope amidst declining saffron production
'Indoor farming on track for profitability in 2024'
South Africa: A six-month initiative to empower small-scale farmers
South Korea: Passionate farmer grows wasabi at home using DIY-system
We started with eight towers, before you know it, we got up to 80"
India: Woman led startup finding success in hydroponics
"We don't need sophisticated greenhouses, but a good product that doesn't ruin the farmer"
Singapore: I.F.F.I closes vertical farm and Sky Greens Singapore downsizes
US (MT): Mushroom farm is looking to expand into region
Can we grow morel mushrooms for fun and profit?
UK: GrowUp Farms bags £38M investment
India: Manipur farmer aims to sell his saffron for $5948 per KG
Abandoning big agriculture to grow mushrooms and herbs
China: Vertical farm exports berries throughout Southeast Asia
Looking at how vertical farming fits in with more traditional agriculture methods
Chinese innovation boosting mushroom farming in Rwanda
Vertical farms uses Canobi to grow leafy greens with aeroponics
Microgreens: Turning a hobby into profit
Alaskan growers provide year round food in a state where that is nearly impossible
UAE: "We've invented our technology from the ground up"
The advantages and challenges of vertical farming
Microgreens and big dreams: The rise of just for fun farms
Swedish company builds vertical farms inside supermarkets
How a grower grows maize in his cupboards
India: Balasore scientist inspire pupils to jump into mushroom farming
What's going 'down' in the Singapore vertical farming scene?
Europe's vertical farming industry bounces back
"Compared to last year, we now yield 1050kg of cucumbers and 626kg of tomatoes per m2 annually"
A propagation and plant-growing device in one
Smallhold Inc. files for bankruptcy
"In an industry with little investment, we have chosen to focus on modular farming systems"
US (CA): Plenty further reduces California presence
Cutting through the noise of indoor strawberry farming
India: Demand on the rise for organic, medicinal plants
Vertical aeroponic crop on the outskirts of Forlì
Making wood a sustainable material for vertical farming
India: Jithu Thomas started growing mushrooms as a hobby
Grower grows with aquaponics in soil
Hydroponics gaining traction in South Africa
Cubans find fortune in aquaponics