Company: <\/strong>GrowPonics<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Challenge<\/strong> Background Company: GrowPonics Who is GrowPonics?GrowPonics is the world\u2019s leader in AHGHs \u2013 automated hydroponic greenhouses. Established in 2010 by a joint team of Israeli and English entrepreneurs, GrowPonics has established their sustainable greenhouses all over the world. In Israel, GrowPonics is led by inventor-entrepreneur Lior Hessel, who pioneered the world\u2019s first hydroponic grow factories as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","geographic_location":[],"collaboration_opportunities":[],"technologies":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Who is GrowPonics?<\/strong>
GrowPonics is the world\u2019s leader in AHGHs \u2013 automated hydroponic greenhouses. Established in 2010 by a joint team of Israeli and English entrepreneurs, GrowPonics has established their sustainable greenhouses all over the world.
In Israel, GrowPonics is led by inventor-entrepreneur Lior Hessel, who pioneered the world\u2019s first hydroponic grow factories as CEO of OrganiTech, Ltd. Hessel has 20 years\u2019 experience in developing and building AHGHs on 4 continents. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSuccessful Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Traditional field farming methods are plagued by environmentally unsustainable practices and uncertain outcomes. Uncontrollable variables like weather cost farmers dearly. In 2013, the United States\u2019 Federal Crop Insurance Programs paid $17.3 billion dollars out to farmers who lost their crops because of extreme weather. Unstable crop yields drive fluctuation in food prices across the globe and fuel instability in regions with food security issues. Some environments are inhospitable to field farming, increasing many locations\u2019 reliance on imported crops. Given the unpredictability of field farming crop yields, it is unlikely that conventional agricultural methods will be able to produce enough crops to feed the planet\u2019s growing population in the coming decades. Beyond production concerns, conventional agriculture methods are linked with water waste (nearly 70 percent of all human water use is dedicated to agriculture) as well as the proliferation of contaminants with dubious effects for the environment and human health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Innovation<\/strong>
GrowPonics Ltd., designs and builds automated hydroponic greenhouse factories that use maximize food\/plant production and profitability on crop yields in any environment. All aspects of the growth environment \u2013 from the amount of nutrients to carbon dioxide and oxygen levels – are monitored by computer to ensure vegetation 365 days a year. GrowPonics\u2019 greenhouses mitigate environmental and climate variables and enable salad crop production in any location, expanding local farming industries and decreasing emissions from CO2 mileage.
GrowPonics\u2019 greenhouses lead in environmental sustainability, especially in terms of water conservation – 80% of the system\u2019s water recycled. The contained environment frees the crops within from the need for pesticides or antibacterial treatments, and the absence of such treatments means zero groundwater contamination, which is frequent side effect of conventional farming. Hydroponically grown crops do not have to undergo chemical washing before arriving to market, making the crops a safer choice for consumers and the environment.
GrowPonics\u2019 is a cost-effective solution. Automated hydroponic greenhouses produce larger yields than traditional farming with far less manpower. GrowPonics produce is cost effective for produce retailers as well, as the absence of the harsh chemicals used in conventional farm operations for growing and washing produce gives GrowPonics\u2019 produce a longer shelf-life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Global Impact<\/strong>
GrowPonics is next-generation agriculture at its finest. Its design meets today\u2019s biggest challenges, enabling abundant, reliable crop growth in the face of adversities like water shortages and extreme weather. Reliable crop growth stands to do much for stabilizing food prices and ensuring more people are fed.
As a clean technology, GrowPonics decreases the overall amount of agricultural pollutants. Its promotion of local, close to market crop production, stands to make positive environmental impact by decreasing transportation-related emissions, and can save salad farmers a sizable portion of their overhead, as up to 80% of salad crop cost is allotted to transportation.
GrowPonics is a multi-national company, with thriving business partnerships in the United Kingdom, United States, Turkey, and China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"