Elevate Farms and Greengrower commence farm operations in New Zealand
by CM staff
The farm produces over 4,000 bags for retail distribution daily from its current site, with plans underway for further expansion of this capacity.
From left, Minister of Agriculture of New Zealand, Damien O’Connor, and co-founder and chief executive, Tom Schuyt, at the launch of MPI Sustainable Food and Fibres Futures programme. (Credit https://www.stuff.co.nz/ – March 21, 2023) (CNW Group/Elevate Farms Inc.)
TORONTO — Elevate Farms Inc., a tech-based vertical farming company and Greengrower, began the operations of Greengrower’s first indoor farm in Hamilton, New Zealand, powered by Elevate Farms’ patented proprietary technology.
The farm includes a fully autonomous grow room with product already available at local grocery stores on the North Island, one of the two main islands of New Zealand. The farm produces over 4,000 bags for retail distribution daily from its current site, with plans underway for further expansion of this capacity.
“We are extremely excited about our expansion into New Zealand. Tom Schuyt, and his entire team, are intently focused on spreading the message of local and sustainable food production and distribution and are well poised for exceptional growth in the region,” said Amin Jadavji, CEO of Elevate Farms. “New Zealand is a country with a reputation for producing high and world quality food and so this is an ideal location for Elevate Farms to support our local partner and expand our global operational footprint with our high volume, low labour, solution for automated vertical indoor farming.”
Tom Schuyt, CEO of Greengrower, stated “We are proud to bring sustainably grown, high quality and consistently supplied leafy green produce to New Zealand, working with a leader in the global industry to do so. Our partner, Elevate Farms, has a leading technology solution in the global vertical marking industry, and we have benefited greatly from working alongside Amin and his team to deliver this world leading technology to the market. We are excited to continue to work with Elevate Farms across the region to deliver on our mission of growing more with less.”
