Tag: hydroponics

EU’s CAP reform continues trend of supporting small farmers in hour of need

Despite mounting political opposition, growing scientific criticism and even the retreat of many former industrial supporters like Nestlé and Danone, certain member-states and supermarket chains continue to prop up Nutri-Score. The Commission must therefore remain vigilant to ensure these attempts do not undermine farmers, distort fair competition or compromise the integrity of the single market – particularly as other pressing threats loom on the horizon.

New advances on making aquaponics a valid business

Researchers from a desert country, where food growing is limited due to lack of water, offer a new proof of concept for a new closed loop system called aquaponics that produces more fish and vegetables while using less energy than conventional systems.

Make moss graffiti

Express your green views for all to see - right on the walls of your house, restaurant or office. Moss grafitti is the hottest trend in urban agriculture, after hydroponics and vertical farming.

Saudi greenhouses to feed desert people

With its resilient hybrid tomato rootstocks already available in the market, iyris has proven the commercial viability of their technology in open-field trials.

DoTERRA Plants 500,000 Trees, Sowing Positive Seeds of Change in Hawaii

The KMR initiative is not simply about planting trees. DoTERRA has developed a comprehensive management plan in partnership with the Hawaii State Division of Forestry and Wildlife. This plan aims to reestablish a healthy native forest, ensuring that the reforestation efforts have long-lasting effects.

Food gardens on the roofs of medical centers and hospitals

A green roof on a Boston-based medical center.

Greenhouse agriculture in Kazakhstan

A story of greenhouse agriculture in Kazakhstan

Innovating Sustainability: Bitcoin Mining Waste Heat and its Green Potential with Akbar Shamji

Bitcoin mining—the process by which new bitcoins are entered into circulation—is notoriously energy-intensive. It requires powerful, specialized computers known...

Hydroponics in Bhutan

It developed out of the cannabis and medical marijuana industry, but now hydroponics is a good source of food in Bhutan.

Scientists design ‘Dune’-inspired spacesuit to recycle urine

Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University have developed a new spacesuit, inspired by Frank Herbert’s Dune, that recycles urine via a filtration backpack to extend spacewalks and improve hygiene.

Uzbek greenhouses go digital

New “smart” farming techniques and technologies, like drip irrigation and pest traps, are helping farmers in Uzbekistan revolutionize their greenhouses, save water and increase their crop yields and incomes. 

Masdar City shows off smart farms and hydroponics by Rivulis for COP28

Dana signed an MoU with Masdar City, the zero-waste city of Abu Dhabi, to build its first beta site there. The beta site tests and showcases leading desert tech solutions for arid environments, water scarcity, greenhouse cooling, soil cultivation and regeneration, carbon sequestration, and resilient seed varieties.