Why we cannot assume Vertical Farms are good for the planet.

And how we can support those that are.

In the first part of our series on Vertical Farming and Urban Sustainability, we will look at what is means to be a sustainable farm…

New business models: the key to integrated sustainability?

Ironically, the first time this concept grasped me was during a discussion about the role of ministries for the environment in public governance. A first-year Bachelor student at the time, I remember being enthused by the idea…

Colocating to scale the impact of new food technologies

A central element to what we’re doing at Qincho is bringing together actors from different fields to find and drive solutions to the unsustainable food system. Understanding how to collocate innovators to maximise their potential of…

Collaboration and innovation to fix the food value chain: Qincho’s raison d’être

The problems with the dominant food system are well documented and of growing popularity, so I don’t feel the need to delve too much into them here. We know that we’ll be 9 billion by 2050…

New blog series: Urban sustainability and vertical farming

70% of Europeans live in cities, and that share is growing in almost every country worldwide. These people, on average, eat three meals a day. In a city like London that’s 30 million meals.