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"City Farming" system"

Staay Food Group wins Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2013

The Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2013 (FLIA) goes to the "City Farming" system from the Staay Food Group, the Netherlands. Custom greenhouses with specialised LED lighting allow seeds to be cultivated into young plants within 35 days independently of their natural season. Optimum growing conditions make pesticides completely unnecessary. Temperature, irrigation and fertilizing are controlled automatically. City Farming offers a sustainable, environmentally-friendly method of producing healthy food for a rapidly growing global population.



"We are very proud of our Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2013. The development of the City Farming system wouldn't have been possible without our partners. I would like to thank the jury for their appreciation of our work," said Hans de Groot of the Staay Food Group at the award ceremony.

Trade visitors at the world's leading fresh produce trade fair voted "Apfel-Schiffchen®" into second place. These ship-shaped apple slices were developed by Elbe-Obst Vertriebs GmbH , Germany. A new drying technique guarantees crispness and prevents browning. Third place went to Tozer Seeds Ltd., of the UK for "Flower Sprout TM" , a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale with green and purple leaves. 
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