Title
Valleys Veg Scale Up
CoPED ID
e7d08416-429b-40b7-bd87-0f1e79093040
Status
Active
Funder
Value
£33,400
Start Date
Nov. 1, 2022
End Date
April 29, 2023
Description
Valleys Veg is an attempt to kickstart a hi-tech horticultural business in the economically disadvantaged ex-coalmining areas of South Wales. It will produce high-margin crops of healthy microgreens and salad items using Controlled Environment Agriculture ( CEA ) vertical farming methods. Produce is grown indoors without the need for harmful pesticides or chemicals, and growing can continue all year round, even through the winter months when market prices are at their highest. Our ambition is to establish a low-carbon local supply chain to address food security issues, and create local employment opportunities.
| Valleys Veg Ltd | LEAD_ORG |
| Valleys Veg Ltd | PARTICIPANT_ORG |
| Graham Lewis | PM_PER |
Subjects by relevance
- Food supply chains
- Pesticides
- Agriculture
- Crop cultivation
- Enterprises
- Supply chains
- Vertical farming
- Horticulture
- Food production
- Market gardening
Extracted key phrases
- Valley Veg Scale
- Valleys Veg
- Tech horticultural business
- Carbon local supply chain
- Attempt
- Disadvantaged ex
- Food security issue
- Vertical farming method
- Controlled Environment Agriculture
- Coalmining area
- Hi
- South Wales