LONDON / UK, 29 September 2023: The finalists for the 2023 Vertical Farming World Awards are now published. The winners will be announced during a dedicated awards ceremony on Tuesday 10 October, at the 2023 Vertical Farming World Congress hosted in London 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 10 award categories spanning crops, technology, sustainability and commercial initiatives.

The Finalists

Best Crop Innovation

Planet Farms – Pestooh
Soli Organic – Soli Organic Spinach
UrbanKisaan – Bred Okra seeds to be grown in vertical hydroponics, other plants include tomato, chilli and brinjal
Vertical Future – High Protein Amaranth Leaf
 

Best Crop Enhancement

Philips Horticulture LED Solutions – Boosting young plants for a better start
Spread – Techno Fresh
Vertical Future – Ameliorating Tip Burn
 

Best Yield Improvement

Artechno Growsystems – AVF+ Automated Vertical Farming – Artechno Growsystems
Freight Farms - The Greenery™ S
Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – Game-changing yields: Doubling harvests while reducing the carbon footprint
Vertical Future – 24% increase in energy conversion efficiency for whole head lettuce production
 

Best Technology Development

ELLEPOT A/S – Ellepot Sleeve System
Nippon Koi Farm Pte Ltd– Singapore SG Aquaponic
TTA – bHarvest: high tech harvester for indoor-grown crops
Vertical Future – ChronoTherm Technology for Real Time Plant Monitoring
 

Best AI/Automation Development

KETOS – KETOS SHIELD
SMARTKAS - SMARTKAS
 

Best Farm Design Innovation

Agritecture Designer - The world's only CEA design software
Artechno Growsystems – AVF+ Automated Vertical Farming – Artechno Growsystems
Nippon Koi Farm Pte Ltd– Singapore SG Aquaponic
Vertical Future - INFT
 

Best New Vertical Farming Facility

80 Acres Farms – 80 Acres Farms’ 200,000 square foot next generation facility in Florence, Kentucky -  increasing total production by more than 300% and bringing the company's produce to consumers across the American Southeast
Bowery – Bowery Bethlehem
Nippon Koi Farm Pte Ltd – Singapore SG Aquaponic
Soli Organic – Soli Organic’s Anderson Facility, one of the largest indoor organic farms in the world, producing millions of fresh, 100% USDA certified organic produce annually.
 

Best Product Marketing

AeroFarms – Everything Tastes Better with AeroFarms Microgreens
Bowery – The New Bowery
Innovation Agritech Group - The GrowFrame360™ by Innovation Agritech Group
Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – A completely normal salad grown in a Supernormal way.
 

Best Business Diversification/Development

Bowery – Bowery Salad Kits
CEA Advisors – Hydrofarm Strategic Alliance
 

Best Sustainability Initiative

ELLEPOT A/S – 18.4 Tons Plastic Reduction with Ellepot System for Hydroponic Farm
Ljusgårda/Supernormal Greens – Proven - 50% CO2e reduction in an independent LCA
Spread – Techno Fresh
Vertical Future – Energy Efficient Light Diets
 

The 2023 Vertical Farming World Congress will be held in London from 9 to 11 October 2023.