Client news: joining an international campaign to promote vertical farming prompted a press release for our client, Gonvarri MH
Gonvarri Material Handling has signed up to a global campaign promoting the uptake of vertical farming as a solution to feeding an ever-growing worldwide population, in the face of finite space and resources.
Its become a member of the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF), a leading global, non-profit organisation enabling international exchange and cooperation with the aim of accelerating the development of the indoor/vertical farming industry.
With the world’s population expected to exceed 9.7 billion people by 2050, the Association has a vital role to play in promoting science and research into vertical farming. It also runs education and charitable programmes to encourage more widespread adoption.
As a member of AVF, Gonvarri MH will be part of the drive to encourage the take-up of vertical farming methods, such as a hydroponics and aquaponics, which use indoor spaces – like warehousing – to grow crops on a vertical shelving system, without soil.
Vertical farming offers environmental and economic benefits. It maximises use of small areas, requires fewer resources to operate (such as water) and is not weather-dependent, therefore providing crops all year round.
Gonvarri Material Handling is the world-leader in the manufacture and supply of storage products and solutions, and is ideally suited to supporting growth of the vertical farming industry.
With manufacturing facilities strategically located in the key markets of Russia, Romania, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and Germany, and salesforces across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and North and South America, it has a worldwide presence, so can work with AVF in its projects globally.
“We are delighted to have joined the Association for Vertical Farming and to be able to work alongside them in the important work they do. Vertical farming is one clear solution to the problem of how to feed the world’s growing population with finite space and resources,” said Gonvarri Material Handling’s CEO.
“Our ethos is all about making optimum use of warehousing space through our innovation storage solutions. Therefore we believe we can add real value to the work AVF does and are looking forward to collaborating on our first projects together.”
Currently, there are around 74 acres of operational vertical farming in the world, so it contributes just a tiny proportion to the world’s agricultural sector, but there is enormous scope to expand this.
Partnerships such as Gonvarri MH’s with AVF will help raise the profile of vertical farming and encourage its adoption, as well as support research into new and innovative methods.
More information about the Association for Vertical Farming here.