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The successful production of crops in greenhouses depends on many different inputs, with the most important of these being the growing media used. Most greenhouse containers are relatively shallow and have a limited volume, meaning the type of growing media used has to be chosen carefully based on the appropriate chemical and physical properties it provides for plant growth. Soil is the least likely successful growing media when it comes to growing plants in containers,...
With the increased focus on sustainability and the environment in recent years, vertical farming has increasingly been cited as the answer to challenges such as food shortages and resource depletion caused by overpopulation. So, what is vertical farming? How does it work? In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to know about vertical farming., including: What vertical farming is and why it is important How vertical farming works The benefits of vertical farming Read...
GelPonics led by AEH Innovative Hydrogel will receive over £1 million from Innovate UK to develop a sustainable growing material for indoor farming. Partners are Labman Automation, Crop Health and Protection Limited (CHAP), Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, and Grobotic Systems. It is 1 of 9 projects benefitting from a £24 million package from the UK Government, which is applying big data, artificial intelligence and robotics to UK farming, aiming to establish a more efficient food production system that cuts...
We’re excited to be one of the 40 businesses selected for #pitchatpalace 12.0 at St James’s Palace! Pitch@Palace was founded in 2014 by The Duke of York as he is "passionate about supporting young entrepreneurs build their businesses" and wanted to give them a platform to be able to do that. At the final, we will have 3 minutes to pitch our business to an influential audience from the world of entrepreneurship.
AEH Innovative Hydrogel (GelPonics) was announced as the August Shell LiveWIRE 2019 winner. We are thankful to everyone at Shell. The award will positively impact the growth of our business as an endorsement from Shell LiveWIRE will help us effectively put our case in front of different entities and increase trust in our product. The funding will primarily help us run our first set of trials in countries facing problems with infertile soil.