Local food for the future (LOFT)
Description
The project aims to improve vertical farming production and operational efficiency by combining innovative production know-how and technologies with enhanced sustainability. The approach will establish the feasibility and profitability of sustainable, year-round production of high-quality crops.
Key data
Projectlead
Deputy Projectlead
Florentina Gartmann, Nathalie Pfister
Project team
Alex Mathis, Nikita Krähenbühl, Laila Lüthi, Dr. Linda Tschirren, Prof. Dr. Selçuk Yildirim, Nadine Rüegg, Susanna Miescher, Gabriel Mäder, Matthias Stucki, René Itten, Silvan Wanner, Michael Götz
Project partners
YASAI AG; Agroscope; fenaco Genossenschaft
Project status
completed, 02/2022 - 01/2025
Institute/Centre
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR); Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation (ILGI)
Funding partner
Innovationsprojekt / Projekt Nr. 54107.1 IP-LS
Publications
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Trade-offs between yield, physiological performance, and quality in basil (Ocimum basilicum) cultivated in hydroponic versus conventional soil-based greenhouse system
2026 Carron, Gil; Maret, Marilou; Farinet, Robert; Bosshard, Philip; Gartmann, Florentina; Rüegg, Nadine; Yildirim, Selçuk; Carlen, Christoph; Schmautz, Zala; Camps, Cédric; Tran, Daniel
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Urbanisation of food production : can indoor vertical farming reduce the footprint of kitchen herbs?
2024 Wanner, Silvan; Götz, Michael; Stucki, Matthias
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Urbanisation of food production : can indoor vertical farming reduce the footprint of kitchen herbs?
2023 Götz, Michael; Wanner, Silvan; Stucki, Matthias
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
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