VMD Agro and the African Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology enter into strategic partnership
VMD Agro and the African Centre for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology (“ACREST”) are pleased to announce their strategic partnership whereby VMD and ACREST will develop a new research and educational facility to train and develop high-skilled Aquaponics talent in Africa.
The new facility will open in Summer 2018 and provide an engaging curriculum to promote an understanding of Aquaponics technologies and solutions for Africa. The facility will also serve as a research and development facility to understand crop specific grow methods and collect data on agricultural yields in the region.
Key Partnership Details:
VMD to create an engaging curriculum for the African region, built on three decades of academic and practical research on Aquaponics and sustainable technologies, to develop high-skilled local agrarian talent to produce high nutrient content food for regional consumption
VMD and ACREST to develop a 15,000 sq. ft. R&D facility to test and collect data around growth characteristics of local and exotic fresh produce
Near term focus on establishing financing vehicles for urban Aquaponics investment
Near term focus on promoting Aquaponics and sustainable technologies
About VMD Agro:
Based in New York, United States, VMD Agro specializes in designing, building, and operating Aquaponic food production systems. We help commercial, academic, and non-government investors establish large-scale production facilities through ongoing, hands-on support for crop testing and yield optimization. VMD maintains an active investment in all facilities. VMD Agro currently has established Aquaponic operations in the United States, Kenya, Cameroon, and India. www.VMDagro.com
About ACREST:
The African Center for Appropriate Technologies and New and Renewable Energies, better known by the acronym ACREST, is a Cameroon association created in 2003 and focused on the popularization and promotion of appropriate technologies and new and renewable energies to improve the living conditions of populations in Africa. ACREST has active projects in water power, solar energy, wind energy, bio-fuel, clean water supply, improved stoves, and food processing. www.acrest.org
For more information about VMD Agro and/or the partnership with ACREST, please contact VMD Agro at: info@VMDAgro.com.