The 2023 Vertical Farming World Congress takes place in London in just two weeks (9-11 October 2023) and we are excited to be media partners. Vertical Farming Today publisher Matt Peskett will be in attendance throughout the event. With programme sessions such as ‘efficient food production systems‘, ‘growing plants in space‘ and ‘strawberries all year round‘ to name but a few, there’s a lot of topic breadth to keep attendees focused.
As part of the congress, on Tuesday 10th October the winners of the 2023 Vertical Farming World Awards will be announced during a dedicated awards ceremony and dinner. Show organisers Zenith Global have announced the finalists across a range of categories:
Best Crop Innovation
- Planet Farms – Pestooh
- Soli Organic – Soli Organic Spinach
- UrbanKisaan – Bred Okra seeds to be grown in vertical hydroponics, other plants include tomato, chilli and brinjal
- Vertical Future – High Protein Amaranth Leaf
Best Crop Enhancement
- Philips Horticulture LED Solutions – Boosting young plants for a better start
- Spread – Techno Fresh
- Vertical Future – Ameliorating Tip Burn
Best Yield Improvement
- Artechno Growsystems – AVF+ Automated Vertical Farming – Artechno Growsystems
- Freight Farms – The Greenery™ S
- Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – Game-changing yields: Doubling harvests while reducing the carbon footprint
- Vertical Future – 24% increase in energy conversion efficiency for whole head lettuce production
Best Technology Development
- ELLEPOT A/S – Ellepot Sleeve System
- Nippon Koi Farm Pte Ltd– Singapore SG Aquaponic
- TTA – bHarvest: high tech harvester for indoor-grown crops
- Vertical Future – ChronoTherm Technology for Real Time Plant Monitoring
Best AI/Automation Development
- KETOS – KETOS SHIELD
- SMARTKAS – SMARTKAS
Best Farm Design Innovation
- Agritecture Designer – The world’s only CEA design software
- Artechno Growsystems – AVF+ Automated Vertical Farming – Artechno Growsystems
- Nippon Koi Farm Pte Ltd– Singapore SG Aquaponic
- Vertical Future – INFT
Best New Vertical Farming Facility
- 80 Acres Farms – 80 Acres Farms’ 200,000 square foot next generation facility in Florence, Kentucky – increasing total production by more than 300% and bringing the company’s produce to consumers across the American Southeast
- Bowery – Bowery Bethlehem
- Nippon Koi Farm Pte Ltd – Singapore SG Aquaponic
- Soli Organic – Soli Organic’s Anderson Facility, one of the largest indoor organic farms in the world, producing millions of fresh, 100% USDA certified organic produce annually.
Best Product Marketing
- AeroFarms – Everything Tastes Better with AeroFarms Microgreens
- Bowery – The New Bowery
- Innovation Agritech Group – The GrowFrame360™ by Innovation Agritech Group
- Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – A completely normal salad grown in a Supernormal way.
Best Business Diversification/Development
- Bowery – Bowery Salad Kits
- CEA Advisors – Hydrofarm Strategic Alliance
Best Sustainability Initiative
- ELLEPOT A/S – 18.4 Tons Plastic Reduction with Ellepot System for Hydroponic Farm
- Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – Proven – 50% CO2e reduction in an independent LCA
- Spread – Techno Fresh
- Vertical Future – Energy Efficient Light Diets
We will be sure to provide coverage of the congress and the awards winners here at Vertical Farming Today.
