Controlled Environment Agriculture is a vibrant sector that is attracting significant investment. Our event on 25th February is an opportunity to explore its feasibility for different sectors, review the latest technology and be inspired by some of the pioneers. To get you up to speed we have created an overview of CEA with comments from across the ecosystem.
Michael Ruggier Airponix discusses how a nutrient spray reduces the water requirement for CEA in arid areas.
Hydroponics company Phytoponics has just completed a £500,000 equity financing round. The company specialises in Deep Water Culture systems, where plant growing modules are kept oxygenated by built in aerators and serviced by a computerised nutrient control system. A major produce grower, Edward Baarda Limited, has become the first commercial grower in the UK to deploy Phytoponics technology at scale.
In his latest blog, Russell Sharp, Founder of Plater Bio writes: am often told that there is no significant market for hydroponic fertilizers in China.
Phytoponics, developer of hydroponic deep-water culture technology for sustainable agriculture has secured £300,000 in new funding