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Controlled Environmental Agriculture

Future Tense

with Antony Funnell

Vertical farming is a bit of a buzz term. Despite the hype, it’s an important part of a growing approach to food production known as Controlled Environmental Agriculture.

Controlled Environmental Agriculture promises to be cleaner and greener. It’s focussed on technology and it’s essentially about bringing food production closer to the point of consumption.

We examine the potential and the pitfalls.

Original broadcast on November 3, 2019

Duration: 29min 38sec

Broadcast: Sun 13 Sep 2020, 10:30am

Guests

Dr. Asaf Tzachor – Lead Researcher for Food Security, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Cambridge University

Viraj Puri – CEO and co-founder, Gotham Greens

Jeffrey Landau – Director of Business Development, Agritecture

Dr. Paul Gauthier – Senior Agricultural Scientist, Bowery Farming

Dr. Pasi Vainikka – CEO, Solar Foods

Credits

Presenter Antony Funnell

Producer Karin Zsivanovits

Further Information

external link Asaf Tzachor - profile

external link Gotham Greens

external link Agritecture

external link Bowery Farming

external linkSolar Foods