Association for Vertical Farming

The Association for Vertical Farming e.V. (AVF) is the leading global, non-profit organisation that enables international exchange and cooperation in order to accelerate the development of the Indoor/Vertical Farming industry.[1]

Association for Vertical Farming
FoundedJuly 2013 by Max Lössl, Philipp Wagner, Christine Zimmermann-Lössl, Jasper den Besten, Mick de Kok, Nick Hogervorst, Susanna Lössl, Ernst Lössl, Marius von Pawel in Munich, Germany
TypeNon-profit
NPO
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Location
  • Global
Websitewww.vertical-farming.net

The AVF was founded in Munich, Germany on July 18, 2013 and started out by gathering data to map out the urban farms all over the world and by developing a glossary to bring consistency to the industry while making the complex growing methods easier to understand for newcomers to the vertical farming space.[2]

The AVF hosts summits,[3] workshops,[4] and infodays and collaborates with other organizations around the world.[5]

History
DateEvent
2019, May Fifth AVF Summit, Oslo, Norway[6]
2018, September Fourth AVF Summit Hong Kong[7]
2017, September Third AVF Summit in conjunction with the University of the District of Columbia’s Agricultural Summit Washington D.C., U.S.[8]
2016, June 13Second AVF Summit Amsterdam, The Netherlands [9]
2015, May 9–10First AVF Summit Beijing, China [10]
2014, December 5–6First Collaborative Design workshop in New York City, U.S.
2014 SeptemberFirst Vertical Farming Glossary was released publicly
2014, July 8First Vertical Farming infoday in Munich, Germany
2014 MarchAVF launched a new website with an interactive online map displaying over 150 Vertical and Urban Farming locations
2013 July 18Foundation of the AVF in Munich, Germany

References
  1. "About the Association for Vertical Farming". Association for Vertical Farming. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  2. "Vertical Farming technologies trends - agritecture.com". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  3. "vertical farming - die flucht nach oben". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  4. "first place at agritecture design workshop NYC". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  5. "Vertical Farming Summit Beijing - Taking food production to new heights". Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  6. "AVF Partners with Urban Future global conference". Association for Vertical Farming. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  7. "AVF Hong Kong Summit 2018". Association for Vertical Farming. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  8. "AVF Summit 2017". Association for Vertical Farming. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  9. "Hortidaily: Circular economy drives sustainability in vertical farming". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  10. "Urban growth: Vertical farming offers solutions for China's cities". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
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