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Horticulture offers sustainable agriculture through Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), growing diverse crops in high-tech greenhouses. Explore innovative technologies and practices in commercial greenhouse projects.
Grodan and G-STAR unveil Homegrown Denim on May 29, 2024, a sustainable fashion milestone in collaboration with Wageningen University, Dutch Cotton, and Inno Growers.
It wasn’t that long ago, in the early 2000s, that greenhouse growers were working without climate screens or even lighting crops over winter. Andrew Lee, Knowledge Manager at Grodan, says that energy efficiency was nowhere near where it has come today.
There is mounting evidence that stone wool offers clear benefits for strawberry cultivation growers in high-tech greenhouse environments. But how easy is it to achieve those benefits in practice? And what are the biggest challenges? We asked Vera Theelen, Researcher Soft Fruit at the Delphy Innovative Soft Fruit Centre (ISFC), to share details of her own experiences.
Grodan and Signify collaborate on a 3-year trial to optimize year-round tomato cultivation for 40% lower heat input amid rising energy costs and sustainability efforts. Partnering with BASF, Ridder, Normec, and Wireless value, they organize knowledge transfer activities.
Grodan recently became the first company from the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)sector to join the Gender Alliance for Innovation in Agriculture (GAIA). This organisation is dedicated to supporting the fourth agricultural revolution in Europe through inclusive and sustainable solutions. In this blog, Gonneke Gerkema, Marketing Director at Grodan, explains how Grodan’s participation in GAIA will help to address the gender inequalities in the industry.
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