(Publ. 12 MAR 2016) On February 19th, our client Plantagon held a seminar on “New ways to tackle Food and Nutrition Security – The Role of the EU Agri-Food Sector”. Speakers were Dr. Franz Fischler (former EU commissioner for agriculture and rural development and candidate of general directory of FAO and current President of European forum Alpbach) and Dr. Bo Andersson (Vice President of The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry). The moderator was Mr. Mats Hellström (former Swedish minister of agriculture, foreign trade and European affairs). Groth & Co sponsored the event.
A video summary of the event can be seen here:
Plantagon International AB operates in the urban agriculture sector and is a world leader in vertical farming. Their vertical greenhouses reduce the need for energy, water and pesticides, and make use of emissions of carbon dioxide, CO2, and the waste heat from homes, industries and offices.
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