2024 Vertical Farming World Awards Finalists announced
The finalists for the 2024 Vertical Farming World Awards are now published. The winners will be announced during a dedicated awards ceremony on Wednesday 25 September, at the 2024 Vertical Farming World Congress hosted in Frankfurt, Germany and online.
The awards are organised by global food and drink experts Zenith Global. Celebrating excellence and innovation across the global vertical farming industry, entries were invited in 11 award categories spanning crops, technology, sustainability and commercial initiatives.
The Finalists
Best Resource Efficiency
- April Sun Farms – Sum of the Parts ‘The Symphony’
- Gardin – Gardin Pulse
- Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – Eye-Opening Results: 50% Reduction in CO2eq Footprint
- SweGreen – Four Global Records for SweGreen: LCA Project with Royal Institute of Technology & Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Best Sustainability Initiative
- Bin Dasmal Group – Ekthaar
- Farmacy HK Limited – 200+ decentralised Smart Mobile Farm network across the city
- Heartee Foods – Heartee Gourmet Mushrooms/Advancing access to sustainably grown food
Best Community Impact Initiative
- Bin Dismal Group – Ekthaar
- Farmacy HK Limited – Youth Omakase – Young Entrepreneurs Incubation through Green Technology
- Innovation Agritech Group – IAG Educate
- The Growcer Inc – Growcer’s modular vertical farms
Best Research and Development Contribution
- LettUs Grow – John Innes Centre, Quadram Institute & LettUs Grow’s B12 fortification project
- Philips Horticulture LED Solutions – Unlock the Profit Potential of Your Vertical Farm with Intelligent Lighting
- Priva Horticulture BV – Priva ECO (Energy Cost Optimizer (Digital Twin))
- SweGreen – SweGreen R&D Portfolio behind Growing platforms FREJA & SAGA for in-store farming
Best Collaborations/Partnerships Initiative
- 80 Acres Farms – Infinite Acres Field Lab and Experience Centre
- Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research – Precision Indoor Plants (PIP)
- Innovation Agritech Group – IAG x University of Essex
- LettUs Grow – LettUs Grow’s Aeroponic Licensing Programme
Best Start-up Innovation Achievement
- Farmacy HK Limited – Farmacy’s innovative ‘Farming as a Service’ model
- Gardin – Gardin Pulse
- Origeen Greener Cities – Vertical Plant Optimization ‘VPOT’
- Skytree – Skytree Cumulus
Best New Vertical Farming Facility
- Avisomo – Frøy Growth System
- Farmers Lab Ltd – BK Conveyor Culture
- Growy – Growy Amsterdam Farm
- Planet Farms – Cirimido Fully Automated Vertical Farm
Best Farm Design Innovation
- Freight Farms – Garden
- Growy – Growy Amsterdam Farm
- GrowPura – GPVFS
- Invertigro – InvertiCube crop-flexible plug-and-play farming solution
Best Product Marketing
- Bloemteknik – Align Platform / customisable vertical farming lighting solutions for optimised cultivation
- Heartee Foods – Heartee Foods/Building meaningful connections through digital marketing
Best Technology Advancement
- April Sun Farms – Hyper-Light ‘Breaking Through the Barrier’
- Philips Horticulture LED Solutions – Optimized Philips Greenpower Production module for highest flexibility
- SweGreen – Launch of SweGreen SAGA Growing Platform
- TTA B.V. – CuttingEdge – sticking robot for cuttings
Best AI/Automation Development
- Avisomo – Frøy Growth System
- Ellepot A/S – Ellepot Live App
- Fotenix – ALPHA
- Gardin – Gardin Pulse
The 2024 Vertical Farming World Congress will be held in Frankfurt, Germany from 25 to 26 September. Livestream access is also available. For full programme and booking details please visit http://www.zenithglobal.com/events/vfwc2024.
Notes for Editors
- A visual is attached for publication.
- For further information, please contact:
Matilda Grove, Events & Awards Manager, Zenith Global Ltd
8 Kingsmead Square, Bath BA1 2AB, United Kingdom
t +44 (0)1225 327900 e mgrove@zenithglobal.com w zenithglobal.com