Success Factors for Vertical Farming

Is vertical farming viable? Current energy prices have changed business models dramatically. What are the primary success factors? In this presentation Theo Tekstra will go back to basics and discuss the critical success factors for vertical farming. He will also discuss a not so often discussed vertical farming application which is already viable and profitable: Vertical Propagation.

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Using robotics to save cost and prepare for a data driven future in vertical farming

We will cover the automation journey for vertical farms with a perspective on the historic development in the warehouse industry as well. We will look into benefits of robotics and how they not only can help save cost but also gather data, beneficial for both traceability and production optimization as well as increasing yields.

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Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Hamamatsu Photonics as Bronze Partner

Hamamatsu Photonics

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Hamamatsu Photonics as Bronze Partner. The event takes place on June 26-27 2019 at the Brightlands Campus Venlo, The Netherlands.

About Hamamatsu Photonics
Hamamatsu Photonics is a worldwide leading manufacturer of opto-electronic components and systems.
Among others we offer sensors and systems for spectroscopy (including ultra fast), scientific-grade cameras, beam monitoring solutions, photon counting detectors and systems, photomultipliers, photodiodes, IR detectors. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Hamamatsu Photonics as Bronze Partner”

Agri-Food Innovation event welcomes LIOF as Partner

LIOF

Agri-Food Innovation event welcomes LIOF as Partner

About LIOF
LIOF—the Limburg Development and Investment Company—is the regional development and investment company responsible for the Dutch province of Limburg.

LIOF was established in 1975 and is headquartered in Maastricht. Our purpose is to develop this province’s economy and its business climate.

Our Core Activities:

  • We provide venture capital to innovative and potentially viable small to midsized companies
  • We stimulate knowledge-driven and innovative projects created by small to midsized companies
  • We acquire foreign investors and perform investor development for established companies.

LIOF is the executive body for the Dutch Province of Limburg and its communities to attract new companies to Limburg. In close partnership, it coordinates Limburg’s lead generation in industry and logistics through the NFIA and HIDC networks and other lead generation through LIOF’s public and commercial networks. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation event welcomes LIOF as Partner”

3D Food Printing, Healthy Nutrition, Smart & Vertical Farming – Conferences, Expo, Masterclass, demo corners, lab tours & more, at Agri-Food Innovation Event 2018

Agri-Food Innovation Event

3D Food Printing, Healthy Nutrition, Smart & Vertical Farming – Conferences, Expo, demo corners, lab tours & more, June 27- June 29, during Agri-Food Innovation Event 2018 in Venlo.

June 27:

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Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Verstegen as Bronze Partner

verstegen

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Verstegen as Bronze Partner. The event takes place on 27-28 June 2018 at the Brightlands Campus , Venlo, The Netherlands.

About Verstegen 
Verstegen Spices & Sauces since 1886 is a family-owned business;today, the fourth generation is leading the way. Verstegen stands for creative and surprising innovations in the food sector. For sustainability, quality and limitless service. Our customers play a key role in everything we do: they come first. Verstegen high-quality standards start at origin, where the finest ingredients are found. Using the very best quality is the only way to create the most amazing flavours, the most delicious products and the most remarkable concepts.

This is the way in which we work on our mission every day:Verstegen wants to make everyone enjoy responsible and healthy – but above all, tasty – foods. All around the world. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Verstegen as Bronze Partner”

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Carezzo as Exhibition Partner

carezzo

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Carezzo as Exhibition Partner. The event takes place on 27-28 June 2018 at the Brightlands Campus , Venlo, The Netherlands.

About Carezzo 
Carezzo Nutrition develops protein enriched food & drinks for people with (a risk of) malnutrition in cure and care. Basic familiar food based on fruit, vegetables and grains, to substitute regular food. Carezzo is developed with Wageningen University and evidence based: You can eat 1,5 x more protein per day, without eating more. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Carezzo as Exhibition Partner”

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Monsanto as Bronze Partner

monsanto

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Monsanto as Bronze Partner.  The event takes place on 27-28 June 2018 at the Brightlands Campus , Venlo, The Netherlands.

About Monsanto
Monsanto is a global modern agriculture company. We develop products and tools to help farmers around the world grow crops while using energy, water, and land more efficiently. We believe innovation has the potential to bring humanity’s needs in balance with the resources of our planet. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Monsanto as Bronze Partner”

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Wageningen University & Research as Silver Partner

Wageningen University

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Wageningen University & Research as Silver Partner. The event takes place on 27-28 June 2018 at the Brightlands Campus , Venlo, The Netherlands.

About Wageningen University & Research
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is ‘To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life’. We combine fundamental and applied knowledge in order to contribute to resolving important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.

With approximately 6,500 members of staff and 10,000 students, Wageningen University & Research is a world leader in its domain.

An integral way of working, and cooperation between the exact sciences and the technological and social disciplines are key to its approach. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes Wageningen University & Research as Silver Partner”

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes TNO as Silver Partner

TNO

Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes TNO as Silver Partne. The event takes place on 27-28 June 2018 at the Brightlands Campus , Venlo, The Netherlands.

About TNO
TNO connects people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the competitive strength of industry and the well-being of society in a sustainable way.

This is our mission and it is what drives us, the over 2,600 professionals at TNO, in our work every day.

We work in collaboration with partners and focus on transitions or changes in nine social themes:

  • Buildings, Infrastructure & Maritime : ‘Robust constructions, sustainable use’
  • The Circular Economy and the Environment: ‘Directing and accelerating sustainability’
  • Defence, Safety and Security: ‘We’re putting our knowledge and technology to work for safety and security’
  • Energy: ‘Faster towards a sustainable energy supply’
  • Healthy living: ‘Focussing on participation, not on the disease’
  • Industry: ‘Innovating for employment, welfare and well-being’
  • Information & Communication Technology: ‘Interpreting and accelerating digital transformation’
  • Strategic Analysis & Policy: ‘Turning complex issues into concrete innovations’
  • Traffic and Transport: ‘Helping to create liveable, sustainable cities’. Continue reading “Agri-Food Innovation Event welcomes TNO as Silver Partner”