Association for Vertical Farming
{{Short description|International nonprofit organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Association for Vertical Farming
| logo = File:Bildschirmfoto-2017-07-19-um-14.59.32.png
| type = Non-profit, NPO
| founded = July 2013 in Munich, Germany
| founder = Max Lössl, Philipp Wagner, Christine Zimmermann-Lössl, Jasper den Besten, Mick de Kok, Nick Hogervorst, Susanna Lössl, Ernst Lössl, Marius von Pawel
| location = Global
| purpose =
| headquarters = Munich, Germany
| homepage = {{URL|www.vertical-farming.net}}
}}
The Association for Vertical Farming e. V. (AVF) is the global, non-profit organization that enables international exchange and cooperation in order to accelerate the development of the Indoor/Vertical Farming industry.{{Cite web|title=About the Association for Vertical Farming|url=https://vertical-farming.net/about-avf/|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Association for Vertical Farming|language=en-US}}
Founded in Munich, Germany on July 18, 2013, it initially focused on mapping global urban farms and creating a glossary to simplify vertical farming methods for newcomers.{{cite web |url=http://agritecture.com/post/87002187837/spring2014 |title=Vertical Farming technologies trends - agritecture.com |accessdate=2015-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611091242/http://agritecture.com/post/87002187837/spring2014 |archive-date=2015-06-11 |url-status=dead }}
The AVF hosts summits,{{cite web |url=http://climate-kic.de/vertical-farming-die-flucht-nach-oben |title=vertical farming - die flucht nach oben |accessdate=2015-06-10 |archive-date=2015-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611164009/http://climate-kic.de/vertical-farming-die-flucht-nach-oben |url-status=dead }} workshops,{{cite web|url=http://www.powerhousehydroponics.com/first-place-at-agritecture-design-workshop-nyc/ |title= first place at agritecture design workshop NYC| accessdate=2015-06-10}} and info days and collaborates with other organizations around the world.{{cite web |url=http://www.ruaf.org/events/vertical-farming-summit-beijing-taking-food-production-new-heights/ |title=Vertical Farming Summit Beijing - Taking food production to new heights |accessdate=2015-06-10 |archive-date=2016-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309090147/http://www.ruaf.org/events/vertical-farming-summit-beijing-taking-food-production-new-heights |url-status=dead }}
Vision
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The AVF acknowledges that vertical farming in its current state can provide access to fresh, safe, and sufficient food, independent of climate and location. In the decades to come, where overpopulation and severe planetary changes challenge our current way of life, vertical farming will become a necessary solution in global food production.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}