Future of Agriculture Future of Agriculture 129: Utilizing Technology to Reinvent Local Produce Supply Chains with Irving Fain of Bowery Farming
Irving Fain is the CEO & Co-Founder of Bowery Farming, a company that seeks to innovate indoor and urban farming through sustainable methods without the need for pesticides. He is a seasoned entrepreneur who is passionate about expanding access to quality produce. Before he became the CEO of Bowery Farming, Irving began his career assisting early-stage companies and startups in raising capital as an investment banker.
Irving joins me today to discuss how he and his company plan to improve indoor farming. He explains the many benefits to indoor farming and what separates them from other companies. He discusses some of the projects they’re running and will run in the near future and shares why they decided to focus on indoor farming. He also explains the technologies they use to reinvent and innovate the local produce supply chain.
“The best way to generate positive impact is tying that to an economically viable business model." -Irving Fain
This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:
- What Bowery Farming is and why they focused on indoor farming.
- The technologies that allowed the innovations they developed.
- What Bowery Farming looks like today.
- Why they prioritize being in the commercial farming business.
- Managing pests and diseases without the use of pesticides.
- The most exciting aspect of their business.
Key Takeaways:
- In building businesses, focus matters a lot. Being focused is a critical component in being successful.
- With the current systems we have, not only can we know what's happening with the crop, but also what we expect to see from it.
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