Advanced Container Technologies (OTC: ACTX), the exclusive U.S. distributor of self-contained, automated, indoor “micro-farms” announced that micro-farms, called GrowPods, has potential to help reduce global food shortages. According to the company, GrowPods provide a way for food production to take place virtually anywhere in the world, offering a way to enhance food security. The company noted that the war in Ukraine has disrupted global food supplies because the country is one of the world’s leading exporters of several agricultural products; the conflict has been tied to rising prices and import obstacles. The announcement noted that United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the war, along with other global crises, could “lead to mass hunger and famine because of the impact on food production and prices around the world” with tens of millions of people face food insecurity and malnutrition. He noted that the war in Ukraine, along with other global crises, threatens tens of millions of people with food insecurity, malnutrition, mass hunger and famine, resulting in governments and community groups are searching for alternative food solutions. ACTX’s GrowPods can be placed placed anywhere and can grow the equivalent of three acres of traditional farmland — all in an automated environment and without pesticides, harmful chemicals or risk of contamination. “Our modular hydroponic farms can provide healthy food where it is needed, and require minimal labor so that farming can be managed by just a few people with some basic training,” said Advanced Container Technologies CEO Doug Heldoorn in the press release. “Additionally, a GrowPod can be set up in a matter of just days, so that food shortages can be reduced in just weeks, instead of months or years.”
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About Advanced Container Technologies Inc.
Advanced Container Technologies is in the business of selling and distributing self-contained, automated, indoor “micro-farms” called Grow Pods, along with related equipment and supplies. Additionally, the company designs and sells patented proprietary medical-grade plastic containers, known as the Medtainer(R), that store and grind pharmaceuticals, herbs, teas and other solids or liquids. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.AdvancedContainerTechnologies.com.
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