urban agriculture

How 16 initiatives are changing urban agriculture through tech and innovation

January 2, 2020

From high-tech indoor farms in France and Singapore to mobile apps connecting urban growers and eaters in India and the United States, here are more than a dozen initiatives using tech, entrepreneurship, and social innovation to change urban agriculture.

Food security is a huge threat to Singapore — is urban farming the answer?

May 31, 2019

By Darren Tan

The island-state imports most of its food, but is threatened by crop yields and policy changes around the world.

How urban agriculture could improve food security in U.S. cities

February 22, 2019

By Miguel Altieri

Cuba offers interesting lessons for how to develop urban agriculture, including government-allocated land and agroecological methods that deliver high yields and diverse crops in small spaces.

8 types of ag-tech startups with the right ingredients for sustainability

January 9, 2019

By Meg Wilcox

Here are some of the promising ventures being backed by the likes of Tyson, Campbell Soups and Danone.

Vertical farming climbs in Cleveland, Chicago, New York

November 22, 2017

By Mark Perelman

LED-powered vertical farms will generate $6 billion by 2023 — and change the way Americans eat for the first time since WWII.

Spider webs and succulents inspire this water-collection startup

November 8, 2017

By Heather Clancy

To harvest water from the air, NexLoop seeks to pilot its AquaWeb prototypes with urban farms and greenhouses.

Marijuana meets Big Food: Why green weed isn't easy to grow

April 20, 2017

By Lauren Hepler

Cannabis companies are hiring agriculture experts to grow newly legal businesses, but pitfalls such as organic labeling and big energy bills loom large.

A D.C. urban farm takes on urban problems

March 6, 2017

By Whitney Pipkin

Dreaming Out Loud's new farm hopes to provide jobs, business incubation and more in a city ward that has often been overlooked.

Verdant Detroit: Can 'agrihoods' revitalize urban centers?

February 28, 2017

By Julia Travers

A two-acre farm in Detroit’s North End neighborhood offers free food, green space, and hope to the community.

Tech to table: Lessons from Google's foodservice strategy

February 17, 2017

WithHelene York

Increasingly, a variety of technologies are transforming the world of food, from robotics in restaurant kitchens, to e-labeling for food storage, to wearable technologies for food inspectors. These technologies are helping us reduce food waste and lower impacts at every step of the food chain.