Hydroponic farming can change lives in Africa By Jeremy Daniel, CIO For refugees and communities in crisis, the use of analytics-based hydroponic farming in built-in shipping containers can help to break the cycle of poor nutrition and hopelessness. Life in a refugee camp, or an area devastated by a natural disaster, can be unbearably difficult. Most […]
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Ottevanger Milling Engineers: Containerized plants By Paul Eijmberts, Ottevanger Milling Engineers Ottevanger Milling Engineers is based in The Netherlands. The company is established in 1909 and specializes in equipment and engineering for the feed milling industry. The 105 years of experience took Ottevanger Milling Engineers from a small company providing milling solutions to a well-respected […]
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Scherjon Mobile Milk Processing Container Scherjon Dairy Equipment Holland is a reliable network company specialized in the design, development and production of equipment for the dairy industry, specifically cheese. They are active on both local and international markets. Their customers are small and medium-sized companies that process between 1,000 and 100,000 litres of milk a […]
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THE FISH FARM: Community Based Aquaculture The Fish Farm is a South African world first! – a patented micro fish farm which delivers an asset-based means of production to the urban poor, offering them the ability to participate in the economy of South Africa, in the massive growth industry of fish farming, right where they […]
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Insect farming: innovation by Amusca and Mavitec After a period of engineering, building and testing, Amusca and Mavitec are proud to present the first scalable, mobile Insect farming Unit. A revolutionary idea of Dr Ir. Walter Jansen of Amusca, an expert in insects. His mission: to produce living insect larvae for the production of protein for […]
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DADTCO Philafrica: Mobile Cassava Processing Technology By DADTCO Philafrica DADTCO Philafrica is a manufacturer of cassava-based products. We bridge the gap between small-holder farmers and food companies throughout Africa. Our added value lies in our innovative mobile processing technologies which make it possible to commercialize cassava in Africa. Cassava is the major starchy food crop […]
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Container farms: Shipping an urban solution? With increasing urbanisation and rising food prices, many people are looking for innovative ways to grow food in cities, instead of only outside them. One clever solution is shipping container farms. Why use container farms? In a modified shipping container, vegetables (or even fish) can be grown in multiple layers […]
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Clean Energy Anywhere Anytime CUBOX Solar-Kiosk CUBOX is a perfect symbiosis of a mobile kiosk and environmentally friendly solar power station. Whether in the garden, as a beach kiosk, at an event or as a city pavilion – with its top design and functionality, CUBOX cuts a fine figure as a bar, snack bar, mobile […]
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ContainaTech: Container conversion to your specific business needs ContainaTech, a newcomer in the container conversion industry, is headed by Paul Roos old boys Jacques Olivier and Ruan Bouwer – and they are taking the container industry by storm. On a mission to be a one-stop-shop streamlining the conversion process and a vision to turn their thriving young company into an eco-friendly […]
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Container Farming: What is the Future? By Peter Tasgal Editor’s Note: Peter Tasgal is an agriculture consultant with former experience as CFO and board member of a $100 million CPG business headquartered in Montreal, Canada. He was also an investment banker for over 10 years. Here he writes about the container farming industry, where startups have been […]
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