Building a sustainable ecosystem for indoor produce

Added on 28 August 2022

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Building a sustainable ecosystem for indoor produce

As indoor production of fruits and vegetables takes root in the controlled-environment industry, it is important to understand how produce buyers and the fresh produce industry view the indoor farming space, and where they see opportunities.

The consolidation of growers/producers is also noticed in the agriculture industry. Will this be the same for indoor further down the line? How is this contributing to inflation? What does this mean for the future of crop production? What will the market share look like between open-field, high-tech greenhouse, and vertical farms in the next five to ten years? And how can growers within the industry plan for what's to come?

These were just a few of the questions addressed during a panel discussion at the Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit in New York in late June. Moderated by Vonnie Estes, Vice President of Innovation at the International Fresh Produce Association, the panel included Nate Storey, co-founder of Plenty; Abby Prior, Chief Commercial Officer at BrightFarms; Jim DiMenna, President of Red Sun Farms; and Joe McGuire, CEO of Pure Greens Farms.

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