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PODCAST: 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
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