Ukrainian water system helping farmers grow bigger and better fruit and veg
A VEGETABLE farmer has reaped the rewards following a successful trial of a revolutionary Ukrainian irrigation system. Supported by Menter Mon’s Tech Tyfu vertical farming project – based on Anglesey – Snowdon Valley Farm has tested the Adam’s Water technology over past months and seen a significant increase in the size, quality and yield of its fruit…
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Tech Tyfu vertical farming project extended after helping growers reach great heights
GROWERS across Wales reached great heights thanks to a revolutionary vertical farming project. And following a successful two-year programme the groundbreaking Tech Tyfu initiative – delivered by not-for-profit organisation Menter Môn – is set to continue until Summer 2024 via Welsh Government’s Backing Local Firms Fund. The Tech Tyfu Scale-Up project aimed to provide vertical…
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Minister launches vertical farming Innovation Hub for Tech Tyfu
A REVOLUTIONARY new climate-controlled facility designed to support a ground-breaking vertical farming project was officially launched today (Tuesday). Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd, opened the Tech Tyfu Innovation Hub at M-SParc on Anglesey. Delivered by not-for-profit organisation Menter Mon, with support from the Welsh Government, the pilot programme was…
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Up and up for vertical farming project thanks to success of pilot growers
AN INNOVATIVE vertical farming project will grow even further with the launch of a new accelerator programme. For two years the Tech Tyfu pilot initiative – delivered by not-for-profit organisation Menter Mon – has worked with growers in Gwynedd and Anglesey to develop fresh micro greens using sustainable, water-based hydroponic methods. Their success has seen…
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