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Fondatorul start-upului CityFarm a reprezentat Moldova pe scena Web Summit în fața a 70.000 de oameni
Dumitru Albot, founder of CityFarm, represented Moldova on the main stage of Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon, in front of a global audience.
Salată crescută fără soare și fără pământ - istoria City Farm, o fermă verticală dezvoltată cu sprijinul ODA
A vertical lettuce farm built in the heart of Chișinău with ODA's support brings fresh produce to Moldovan tables in record time, no chemicals involved.
Moldova is Changing Its Agricultural Legacy
How Dumitru Albot returned from Germany to build a smart vertical farming franchise supported by Startup Moldova's technology community.
Дмитрий Албот. Вертикальная ферма прямо в магазине
How CityFarm installs vertical greenhouses right inside Chișinău supermarkets, letting shoppers pick living lettuce straight from the bed.
City Farm: Revoluția agriculturii fără soare și sol, sprijinită de ODA în Moldova
CityFarm is changing how greens are grown in Moldova, with digitally controlled hydroponic systems running on CityFarm OS.
Dumitru Albot, City Farm: Proiectul de absolvire a universității a devenit o afacere cu perspective de export
What began as a university thesis in Germany has grown into Moldova's most ambitious vertical farming start-up.
Salată crescută fără soare și fără pământ - istoria City Farm
How City Farm grows fresh living lettuce 365 days a year, using water wisely and cutting out waste.
Un antreprenor din Moldova transformă agricultura prin ferme verticale
A TVR special report on CityFarm's innovation: controlled, steady harvests in smartly repurposed urban spaces.
Dumitru Albot este un tînăr antreprenor ce practică agricultura pe verticală
Noi.md profiles Dumitru as a young researcher who created modern opportunities in the country's agricultural sector.
Stability in uncertain times for Moldovan grower
International agritech journal profiles CityFarm's resilience and year-round yield consistency in the Moldovan retail market.
Дмитрий Албот. CityFarm - будущее агробизнеса у вас дома
The story of Growly, the smart home device born from a university project in Germany, and CityFarm's first steps toward commercial success.
Moldova is Changing Its Agricultural Legacy
How founder Dumitru Albot is transforming local agriculture with automated vertical farms, rockwool substrates, and the proprietary CityFarm OS.
Moldova's vertical farming boom: High-tech hydroponics ensures stable yields
National public broadcaster profiles CityFarm as a pioneer in Moldovan agritech: "If we set the equipment to yield 123 grams for each head of lettuce, it will be 123 grams every day of the year."
Legume crescute direct în supermarketuri – o premieră pentru Moldova
Vertical farms are gaining ground in Moldova thanks to their sustainability. In supermarkets, growing fresh greens and microplants right at the shelf pays off.
Salată vie direct din supermarket? O inovație revoluționară a ajuns în Moldova!
Living lettuce that keeps growing right in the supermarket - CityFarm's eco-innovation on the Moldovan market, bringing peak freshness straight to the shelf.
УМНЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ «GROWLY» В ШКОЛАХ ГАГАУЗИИ
Thirty schools in Gagauzia received desktop smart farms for growing greens - part of the project "AGRICULTURE OF THE FUTURE: youth inspired by innovation".
Как молдаване используют дроны, ИИ и вертикальные фермы в сельском хозяйстве
Technologies built and championed by Moldovans are reshaping what farming means. CityFarm, together with Greeno and Solvi, is building new infrastructure for farmers.
Un tânăr antreprenor din Moldova face agricultură pe verticală
A young Moldovan entrepreneur is upending traditional agriculture by growing plants vertically, in fully digitally controlled spaces.
Hidroponia schimbă regulile jocului în agricultură: producție constantă, fără sol
Lettuce grown without sun or soil is becoming the symbol of a new chapter for Moldovan agriculture, built on hydroponics and modern technology.
Agricultura viitorului prinde rădăcini în Moldova: Salată crescută fără soare și sol
Lettuce grown without soil or natural light is fast becoming a benchmark of modern Moldovan agriculture, focused on sustainability and advanced technology.
our philosophy
Alive. Roots and all.
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our mission
Learning today. Feeding the world tomorrow.
We visit schools and kindergartens across Moldova with Grow Boxes - little living gardens the kids grow themselves, under LED light, no soil.
That's how they learn 21st-century farming from an early age. For them, feeding the world with technology isn't a dream - it's just normal.
Education partnership →"They understand how it works from an early age. And they understand that with technology, we can create more value in this country."
- Dumitru Albot, founder of CityFarm
where we're going
Close by. At every meal.
We want living greens to stop being an event. To be as ordinary as bread. Tomorrow, more farms. Tomorrow, more sectors. Tomorrow, more people with today's harvest on the dinner table. It starts here. With you.
- More farms - closer to more doors.
- More sectors - today's harvest for everyone.
- More transparency - no filters.
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