From Home Vertical Farm to Commercial Scale 2015

Vertical Farming Technology from Home Farming to Industrial Scale By Maximilian Loessl 09.05.2015 Beijing

Can We?

Provide a sustainable, safe

and abundant food and water

supply for 10 billion people?

Repair Earth’s damaged ecosystems?

AND

global challenges

Depleting Fresh-water Sources ! !!!

Challenge: 80% of all freshwater is used in agriculture

Population Growth & Urbanization ! !!

Challenges: Growing cities

80% urban population by 2050 Increasing demand for food in cities

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Billion People

Not including grazing lands

Agricultural Footprint

7

0

2

4

6

8

10

Billion

Developing Regions

Industrialized Regions

World Population Growth

1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050

Sources: United Nations Population Division and Population References Bureau, 1993

By the year 2050 the human population will increase by another 3 billion individuals

3Billion People

7 Billion People

Forecasting Agriculturally Driven Global Environmental Change

David Tilman, et al. SCIENCE Vol 292—April, 2001

Agricultural Footprint

+

Negative Effects of Agriculture ! !!

Challenges: Pesticide use

Agricultural runoff Ocean Acidification

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Food Transport ! !!!

Challenges: Food Waste (1/3)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions !!

Can We?

Provide a sustainable, safe

and abundant food and water

supply for 10 billion people?

Repair Earth’s damaged ecosystems?

AND

we can and we must.

•  year-round production independent of:

–  climate

–  region

–  pesticide use

–  season

•  less food waste

•  less land use

•  less food miles

•  faster to consumer (=fresher)

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Vertical Farming Benefits I

Vertical Farming Benefits II

•  guaranteed food safety

•  no heavy metals/pesticides

•  up to 60% less fertilizer

•  up to 98% less water

•  2-3x faster growth-rates

•  higher vitamin & mineral content

•  uniform & intense taste

•  uniform yield

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Vertical Farming Benefits III

solving different needs for different locations

What can be grown?

Plant-based Food�

Functional foods�

Vegetables�

Herbs�

Fruit/Berries�

Edible Flowers�

Medicinal Plants�

Staple foods�

Rice�

Wheat�

Corn�

Potato�

Suitable for Vertical Farming�

Vertical Farming Technology

plant cube consultancy

Plant Cube !  A device that lets you grow your own food

!  Smart, fully automated and connected

What can you grow?

leafy greens berries herbs

3x 60% 98%

What's next ?

Vertical Farming Technology

plant cube commercial

farm JVs

consultancy

Tianjin – Beijing 100-120 Mio. Einwohner

Collaborative Demo Farm Project in Beijing area 2015

Collaborative Demo Farm Project in Beijing area 2015

“100% software controlled optimal plant environment for fresh, natural and clean foods

personalized for people’s specific needs”

!Contact:

Maximilian Loessl CEO & Co-Founder

+49 176 856 557 88 [email protected]

www.agrilution.com

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