| Association for Vertical Farming | |
| Type: | Non-profit, NPO |
| Founded: | July 2013 in Munich, Germany |
| Founder: | Max Lössl, Philipp Wagner, Christine Zimmermann-Lössl, Jasper den Besten, Mick de Kok, Nick Hogervorst, Susanna Lössl, Ernst Lössl, Marius von Pawel |
| Location: | Global |
| Purpose: | The purpose of AVF is to enable international exchange and cooperation in order to accelerate the development of the indoor/vertical farming industry. It also helps to raise awareness and connects all stakeholders to advance the implementation of vertical farming. |
| Headquarters: | Munich, Germany |
The Association for Vertical Farming e. V. (AVF) is the leading global, non-profit organization that enables international exchange and cooperation in order to accelerate the development of the Indoor/Vertical Farming industry.[1]
The AVF was founded in Munich, Germany on July 18, 2013 and started out by gathering data to map out the urban farms all over the world and by developing a glossary to bring consistency to the industry while making the complex growing methods easier to understand for newcomers to the vertical farming space.[2]
The AVF hosts summits,[3] workshops,[4] and info days and collaborates with other organizations around the world.[5]
The AVF acknowledges that vertical farming in its current state can provide access to fresh, safe, and sufficient food, independent of climate and location. In the decades to come, where overpopulation and severe planetary changes challenge our current way of life, vertical farming will become a necessary solution in global food production.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019, May | Fifth AVF Summit, Oslo, Norway[6] | |
| 2018, September | Fourth AVF Summit Hong Kong[7] | |
| 2017, September | Third AVF Summit in conjunction with the University of the District of Columbia’s Agricultural Summit Washington D.C., U.S.[8] | |
| 2016, June 13 | Second AVF Summit Amsterdam, The Netherlands [9] | |
| 2015, May 9–10 | First AVF Summit Beijing, China [10] | |
| 2014, December 5–6 | First Collaborative Design workshop in New York City, U.S. | |
| 2014 September | First Vertical Farming Glossary was released publicly | |
| 2014, July 8 | First Vertical Farming infoday in Munich, Germany | |
| 2014 March | AVF launched a new website with an interactive online map displaying over 150 Vertical and Urban Farming locations | |
| 2013 July 18 | Foundation of the AVF in Munich, Germany |