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New Zealand’s vertical farm outfit 26 Seasons just inked a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Strawberry & Fruit Cooperative Society, swapping know-how and strawberries in equal measure. It’s not just about berries – it’s a signal that New Zealand’s premium food tech is sliding quietly into the Gulf’s Vision 2030 supermarket basket.

Edinburgh-based Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) and Aberdeen’s Modutec signed a deal to build what they’re calling the world’s first “GigaFarm” in Dubai’s Food Tech Valley. The first 20 towers are shipping now, with a full build-out of 200 growth towers projected to crank out more than 3,000 tonnes of fresh produce a year. What's interesting is that volume replaces just one per cent of the UAE’s fruit and veg imports, a glimpse of how much reliance on overseas supply chain

In a bold move worthy of a chef’s kiss, Kiwi-based, MG Group is putting its weight and five hectares of glasshouse real estate behind the humble yet heroic tomato. Up in Warkworth, North of Auckland, the co-op’s sprawling SPL site, best known for pumping out capsicums by the crate-load, is about to get a makeover. And not just any makeover, think of it as a long-term love letter to local tomato lovers, with seedlings expected in the soil before the end of the year.

Sustainable plant-based food production is heading to space, with Australian scientists preparing to trial next-gen tech that could one day

Hemp microgreens. You’ve probably never heard of them, but that’s about to change. These tiny, tender shoots are creeping their way onto the

New Zealand's vegetable producers are poised to embrace geothermal energy to transform greenhouse and vertical farming operations, moving aw

Greenleaf Fresh Ltd, the operator of Hamilton-based vertical farm brand Greengrower, which has entered voluntary administration, raising cri

In a potentially far-reaching development, AEssense LLC has launched the world's first vertical farm powered by a small modular nuclear reac

Did you know scientists are working on what's known as “electro-agriculture". This is the idea according to cell.com of growing genetically

San Francisco based , Plenty Unlimited has opened of the world’s first indoor, vertical berry farm delivering commercial volumes of fruit.

In a Spanish study, scientists have developed a new variety of supercharged lettuce containing beta-carotene levels up to 30 times higher t

In a quirky twist on supermarket shopping, Lidl Sweden is orchestrating a new way to win over customers, literally. The German grocery chain