Glowfarms
, Netherlands · Operator: Glowfarms
Overview
A Netherlands vertical-farming startup that ceased all activities in late 2022 after about two and a half years.
Citizen participation
Company-run mass production; no public participation.
Operating model
Small-scale commercial model growing and selling leafy greens in an indoor vertical farm.
Impact
Rising energy prices worsened economics and, unable to raise more funds, it disincorporated; the founder cited lack of government support against heavily subsidized greenhouse and conventional farmers. Lesson: unsubsidized vertical farms cannot compete on price with subsidized conventional agriculture.
Crops
- leafy greens
Scale
Ceased all activities in late 2022 after ~2.5 years, unable to secure sufficient funds
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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