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COLLAB Food Futurists: Trailblazing vertical farming with David Farquhar


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Today we bring you our evokeAG. x Food Futurists collaboration series with Professor Andy Lowe,  exploring solutions today that will help drive sustainable food systems tomorrow. 

Buckle up for Andy’s conversation with David Farquhar, a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Scottish agritech company, Intelligent Growth Solutions – a trailblazer of vertical farming, in a class of its own.

Imagine a precision-controlled indoor environment where plants can thrive all year round without soil, with an energy system that mimics real sunlight and seasonality.

These one-of-a-kind fully-automated modular Growth Towers are being used by food producers, businesses, and farmers all over the world, and soon the first solar-powered commercial-scale farm in Perth, Australia will house the tech solution at Eden Towers.

Learn more about this ground-breaking solution and the opportunities for farmers and re-localising supply chains with Andy Lowe and David Farquhar.
 
Show note: Watch the 'Blood Sweat and Dreams' film David refers to and go to 11.53mins to see IGS feature > https://bloodsweatanddreams.economist.com/film1/


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