from home vertical farm to commercial scale 2015
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Vertical Farming Technology from Home Farming to Industrial Scale By Maximilian Loessl 09.05.2015 Beijing
Can We?
Provide a sustainable, safe
and abundant food and water
supply for 10 billion people?
Repair Earth’s damaged ecosystems?
AND
Population Growth & Urbanization ! !!
Challenges: Growing cities
80% urban population by 2050 Increasing demand for food in cities
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Billion
Developing Regions
Industrialized Regions
World Population Growth
1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050
Sources: United Nations Population Division and Population References Bureau, 1993
By the year 2050 the human population will increase by another 3 billion individuals
3Billion People
7 Billion People
Forecasting Agriculturally Driven Global Environmental Change
David Tilman, et al. SCIENCE Vol 292—April, 2001
Agricultural Footprint
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Negative Effects of Agriculture ! !!
Challenges: Pesticide use
Agricultural runoff Ocean Acidification
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Can We?
Provide a sustainable, safe
and abundant food and water
supply for 10 billion people?
Repair Earth’s damaged ecosystems?
AND
• year-round production independent of:
– climate
– region
– pesticide use
– season
• less food waste
• less land use
• less food miles
• faster to consumer (=fresher)
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Vertical Farming Benefits I
Vertical Farming Benefits II
• guaranteed food safety
• no heavy metals/pesticides
• up to 60% less fertilizer
• up to 98% less water
• 2-3x faster growth-rates
• higher vitamin & mineral content
• uniform & intense taste
• uniform yield
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What can be grown?
Plant-based Food�
Functional foods�
Vegetables�
Herbs�
Fruit/Berries�
Edible Flowers�
Medicinal Plants�
Staple foods�
Rice�
Wheat�
Corn�
Potato�
Suitable for Vertical Farming�
Collaborative Demo Farm Project in Beijing area 2015
“100% software controlled optimal plant environment for fresh, natural and clean foods
personalized for people’s specific needs”
!Contact:
Maximilian Loessl CEO & Co-Founder
+49 176 856 557 88 [email protected]
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