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nova-Institute presents the “Future Protein Award”

2018-04-24, Cologne – Many new ways to overcome future protein bottlenecks in food and feed. The best concept and the best taste will be awarded at the conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production (REFAB)”, 1 – 2 October 2018, Cologne (Germany)

Home, urban and vertical farming will play a central role in the future food supply of metropolitan areas

2018-04-18, Cologne – New technologies are entering the market and will soon change our habits for good. The conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production (REFAB)”, Cologne, 1-2 October, allows a deep look into the future. Food in our supermarkets has often travelled hundreds of kilometres. What if, nowadays, we have better options for producing healthy, tasty food with lower carbon footprint? Through indoor farming in our kitchens, vertical farming under controlled conditions at industrial scale and outdoor urban gardening methods, healthy food can be produced efficiently and locally.

Future Technologies for Food and Biomass Production

2018-03-22, Cologne – The conference “Revolution in Food and Biomass Production (REFAB)”, 1 – 2 October 2018, Cologne (Germany) will for the first time bring together forward-thinking experts from companies, start-ups and research institutions to have a look at the future of food and biomass production. What high-tech strategies are emerging to supply food and biomass to the growing world population? REFAB offers a unique opportunity to meet pioneers and forerunners in food and biomass production, providing a mix of perspectives, technologies and branches to give a comprehensive and holistic picture, and increase synergetic effects.

Conference "Revolution in Food and Biomass Production" (1-2 October 2018, Cologne)

2018-02-01, Cologne – Today’s global agriculture has a bad reputation, it is often considered a problem rather than a solution. Desertification and loss of fertile soils, over-fertilization and eutrophication of soil and water pose high risks to biodiversity conservation and the food security for billions of people. Extensive pesticide use with strong environmental impacts damage insect population and cause the death of bees. Mass livestock farming leads to sick animals whose medicines also burden humans. Agriculture is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions.