Zurich University
of Applied Sciences

Underground Farming: Sustainability, land efficiency and food security in Swiss agriculture

Key data

Projectlead

Prof. Dr. Frank Tillenkamp

Co-Projectlead

Christian Jenni, Dr. Zala Schmautz

Project team

Milena Zurbrügg

Project partners

Förderverein SCAUT; Forster Gruppe AG; Amberg Engineering AG; Versuchsstollen Hagerbach AG

Project status

ongoing, started 06/2025

Institute/Centre

Institute of Energy Systems and Fluid Engineering (IEFE); Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)

Funding partner

Innosuisse Innovationsprojekt

Portrait photo of Christian Jenni

Christian Jenni

School of Engineering
Technikumstrasse 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 47 95
christian.jenni@zhaw.ch

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