Start-up leverages power of AI to enable more cost-effective acceleration of greenhouse agriculture

The country, which is a bit bigger than Maryland, not only accomplished this feat but also has become the world’s second largest exporter of agricultural products by value behind the United States. Perhaps even more significant in the face of a warming planet: It is among the largest exporters of agricultural and food technology. The Dutch have pio

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Without a significant infusion of capital, vertical farms won't be cropping up in every city anytime soon. They're expensive both to get up and running and to operate, with high energy costs in order to power thousands of LED lights and sophisticated ventilation systems.

Agroecology is a way of understanding how to grow things, but also understanding that agriculture doesn't just happen in fields. Agriculture is the product of a range of operations of social power, and that's really hard for people to get their heads around.