December 14, 2020

Success factors for scaling vertical farming operations

David Farquhar, CEO of IGS, joins the discussion around what is required to scale vertical farming operations in Asia-Pacific and beyond. The group discusses how to meet local market demands with quality produce and how it requires the most efficient and sustainable technology solutions.

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The virtual Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit welcomed over 760 senior agri-food delegates from 43 countries to discuss how to accelerate innovation in supply chain resilience, urban food systems, alternative proteins and affordable nutrition.

The three-day summit was joined by leading agribusinesses, food brands, growers, entrepreneurs and investors from across the APAC agri-food value chain.

David Farquhar, CEO of IGS, joined the discussion around what is required to scale vertical farming operations in Asia-Pacific and beyond. The group discussed how to meet local market demands with quality produce and how it requires the most efficient and sustainable technology solutions.

David was joined by Marinus Luiten, Business Developer Indoor Growing, Priva, Jessica Naomi Fong, Business Developer Indoor Growing, General Manager & Co-Founder, Common Farms, and Sky Kurtz, Founder & CEO, Pure Harvest Smart Farms.

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Helping growers meet market demand with consultancy and recipe development

Discover how our crop consultancy and recipe development services help customers optimise recipes and meet market demand with IGS’ Product Manager, Freddie Reed.

Discover how our crop consultancy and recipe development services help customers optimise recipes and meet market demand with IGS’ Product Manager, Freddie Reed.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Repeatability at the heart: agritech software built for success

Delve into the core benefits our software offers growers, helping deliver repeatability, precision forecasting, and integration to a wider system.

Delve into the core benefits our software offers growers, helping deliver repeatability, precision forecasting, and integration to a wider system.

Monday, September 15, 2025

How we optimise vertical farming software through user-centric design

Discover how user-centric design improves vertical farming software, optimising workflows and supporting operations for a variety of crops.

Discover how user-centric design improves vertical farming software, optimising workflows and supporting operations for a variety of crops.