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"We're not just jumping into building a vertical farm," he explains. "We take a structured approach, assessing everything from market conditions to local infrastructure and regulatory requirements. The better assessments we do now, the better we get at reducing risks for our customers," says Endre Harnes, Chief Commercial Officer at Avisomo as he highlights the importance of in-depth feasibility studies before committing to full-scale projects.

"We're profitable, but success in our field requires much more than just growing the greens. Many growers fail because they don't maintain proper service levels, quality, or consistency. It's about delivering the same high-quality product every Monday, week after week," says Anders Lunden Gydesen, co-founder of Nordic Hydro, a Danish startup focusing on microgreens production.

"For a smaller farm, spending $100,000 on one process doesn't make sense when there are 10 other processes that need to be done. The high cost of automation systems in vertical farming and hydroponic greenhouse growing has long been a barrier for small to medium-sized producers. While large-scale operations can afford advanced equipment, smaller farms often struggle to justify the hefty price tags. We wanted to push the industry forward by lowering the barrier to entry for automation," says Max Knight, Co-founder of Rooted Robotics.

"We've been working on creating a more commercially resilient and sustainable urban farming system that benefits farmers, our environment and our health," says James Yin, CEO of V+ Agritech, a Singapore-based startup combining agrivoltaics and aquaponic systems.

"For a smaller farm, spending $100,000 on one process doesn't make sense when there are 10 other processes that need to be done. The high cost of automation systems in vertical farming and…

"Deploying an aeroponic system to grow willow cuttings for biomass production is reducing massively the crop cycles in comparison to deploying open field for producing cutting. Within this project we're able to produce higher quality propagation material, using less land and accelerating the survival rates when these planted in the field for main biomass production stage." says Katia Zacharaki, Founder of Innophyte UK and key member of TAEDA Tech project.

"We combine the best of both worlds, deploying indoor farming techniques in a greenhouse setting. The result is a method that maximizes yield while maintaining sustainability, producing pesticide-free crops year-round," says Thomas Baars, co-founder and CEO of SemperVere, a new horti producer based in Venlo, the Netherlands.

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"We combine the best of both worlds, deploying indoor farming techniques in a greenhouse setting. The result is a method that maximizes yield while maintaining sustainability, producing…

"Deploying an aeroponic system to grow willow cuttings for biomass production is massively reducing the crop cycles in comparison to deploying in open fields for producing cuttings. With this…